# an AI assistant for small agencies **There is demand for agency-focused AI assistants, but the search mostly found generic assistant tooling and a few niche workflows, not a clear small-agency operating system.** Confidence: medium · 85 signals · checked 2026-08-01 [Full report with live links](https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-ai-assistant-for-small-agencies) ## Who is already building this *From data* - assistant-ui is the clearest active ecosystem here: @assistant-ui/react has 5,586,784 monthly npm downloads, assistant-stream has 6,444,192, assistant-cloud has 5,661,334, and @assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk has 1,328,208. - [npm: assistant-cloud](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-cloud) `registries` — 2026-07-28 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: assistant-stream](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-stream) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react) `registries` — 2026-07-29 - AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant is a maintained open-source project with 41 stars and a last push on 2026-07-03. - [AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant](https://github.com/AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant) `github` — 2023-07-07 - GSA/AI-Assistant-Pilot is a stale competitor with 49 stars and a last push on 2017-04-21. - [GSA/AI-Assistant-Pilot](https://github.com/GSA/AI-Assistant-Pilot) `github` — 2017-04-05 - DoPlan-dev/CLI is a small maintained project with 4 stars and a last push on 2025-12-09, focused on generating a full AI agency system for new projects. - [DoPlan-dev/CLI](https://github.com/DoPlan-dev/CLI) `github` — 2025-11-23 - n8n-adjacent agency tools show up too, including Senseiglobal/creative-studio-mcp with 2 stars and a last push on 2026-07-29, plus several tiny agency-specific repos like real-estate, marketing, travel, and lead-automation assistants with 1-10 stars each. - [Senseiglobal/creative-studio-mcp](https://github.com/Senseiglobal/creative-studio-mcp) `github` — 2026-06-19 - [eslam22elabd/Real-Estate-Sales-Automation-n8n](https://github.com/eslam22elabd/Real-Estate-Sales-Automation-n8n) `github` — 2026-02-11 - [VesnaPop-Dimitrijoska/Marketing-AI-Assistant](https://github.com/VesnaPop-Dimitrijoska/Marketing-AI-Assistant) `github` — 2024-09-08 - [azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant](https://github.com/azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant) `github` — 2025-03-26 - [IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-](https://github.com/IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-) `github` — 2025-12-23 - [jokads/Email-lead-ai](https://github.com/jokads/Email-lead-ai) `github` — 2026-07-05 - [pavich5/Travel-Agency](https://github.com/pavich5/Travel-Agency) `github` — 2024-03-09 ## What people actually say *From data* - "I want to hire a dev agency that uses OpenAI's Dev Tools (assistants API, Realtime, Etc.) but I can't find these agencies." One user on Discourse is explicitly looking for agencies with current AI tooling. - [I Want Custom AI Solutions but Can't Find Dev Agencies Using The Latest Tools?](https://community.openai.com/t/i-want-custom-ai-solutions-but-cant-find-dev-agencies-using-the-latest-tools/1018823) `discourse` — 2024-11-15 - "Manage workflows across clients and environments from one place. Template library, monitoring, service desk, knowledge base, and AI assistant". This is the kind of bundled workflow agencies are already asking for around n8n. - [The missing companion for your n8n instance](https://community.n8n.io/t/the-missing-companion-for-your-n8n-instance/278652) `discourse` — 2026-03-18 - "I would like to suggest a feature for ChatGPT: an integrated AI workspace/CRM for real estate agencies." This is a direct request for a workflow product, not just a chatbot. - [An integrated AI CRM and property management workspace for real estate agencies](https://community.openai.com/t/an-integrated-ai-crm-and-property-management-workspace-for-real-estate-agencies/1385547) `discourse` — 2026-07-02 - "Why would I want an AI assistant to have agency? I want them to help me, not to further their personal goals." This HN comment shows real skepticism about autonomous assistants. - [We are beginning to roll out new voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37643122) `hackernews` — 2023-09-25 - "I have a quite specific use case... we run our AI assistant with models from Azure... Our most interesting data and documents are classified... and I don't know of any good certified AI solutions for that yet." This is a first-hand statement that off-the-shelf options do not fit regulated agency use. - [Show HN: OpenClawMachines – Extending OpenClaw to the Enterprise](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48902904) `hackernews` — 2026-07-14 ## People asking to be sold to *From data* - "I want to hire a dev agency that uses OpenAI's Dev Tools (assistants API, Realtime, Etc.) but I can't find these agencies." That is a clear willingness-to-buy signal from someone shopping for an agency. - [I Want Custom AI Solutions but Can't Find Dev Agencies Using The Latest Tools?](https://community.openai.com/t/i-want-custom-ai-solutions-but-cant-find-dev-agencies-using-the-latest-tools/1018823) `discourse` — 2024-11-15 - "I would like to suggest a feature for ChatGPT: an integrated AI workspace/CRM for real estate agencies." This is a concrete unmet-need statement from a user asking for a product direction. - [An integrated AI CRM and property management workspace for real estate agencies](https://community.openai.com/t/an-integrated-ai-crm-and-property-management-workspace-for-real-estate-agencies/1385547) `discourse` — 2026-07-02 - "I don't know of any good certified AI solutions for that yet." This suggests budget exists in agency-adjacent regulated work, but the user cannot find a compliant option. - [Show HN: OpenClawMachines – Extending OpenClaw to the Enterprise](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48902904) `hackernews` — 2026-07-14 ## Where the opening is *Model estimate* - The signals do not show a product that gives a small agency one place to handle client intake, lead qualification, work routing, follow-up, reporting, and knowledge management together. - [I Want Custom AI Solutions but Can't Find Dev Agencies Using The Latest Tools?](https://community.openai.com/t/i-want-custom-ai-solutions-but-cant-find-dev-agencies-using-the-latest-tools/1018823) `discourse` — 2024-11-15 - [N8n -library - n8n Library is a self-hosted management platform that sits alongside your n8n instances](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-library-n8n-library-is-a-self-hosted-management-platform-that-sits-alongside-your-n8n-instances/284785) `discourse` — 2026-04-05 - [The missing companion for your n8n instance](https://community.n8n.io/t/the-missing-companion-for-your-n8n-instance/278652) `discourse` — 2026-03-18 - [An integrated AI CRM and property management workspace for real estate agencies](https://community.openai.com/t/an-integrated-ai-crm-and-property-management-workspace-for-real-estate-agencies/1385547) `discourse` — 2026-07-02 - [Show HN: I built Vapi.ai whitelabel dashboard for agencies](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43246286) `hackernews` — 2025-03-03 - The strongest existing tools are either low-level assistant infrastructure or narrow vertical automations; none of the named projects clearly targets a small agency's day-to-day operating workflow end to end. - [npm: assistant-cloud](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-cloud) `registries` — 2026-07-28 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: assistant-stream](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-stream) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react) `registries` — 2026-07-29 - [AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant](https://github.com/AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant) `github` — 2023-07-07 - [eslam22elabd/Real-Estate-Sales-Automation-n8n](https://github.com/eslam22elabd/Real-Estate-Sales-Automation-n8n) `github` — 2026-02-11 - [DoPlan-dev/CLI](https://github.com/DoPlan-dev/CLI) `github` — 2025-11-23 - [Senseiglobal/creative-studio-mcp](https://github.com/Senseiglobal/creative-studio-mcp) `github` — 2026-06-19 - [azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant](https://github.com/azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant) `github` — 2025-03-26 - [IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-](https://github.com/IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-) `github` — 2025-12-23 - [jokads/Email-lead-ai](https://github.com/jokads/Email-lead-ai) `github` — 2026-07-05 - [pavich5/Travel-Agency](https://github.com/pavich5/Travel-Agency) `github` — 2024-03-09 - There is no clear evidence of a small-agency product that combines AI assistant behavior with shared team controls, client separation, and service-desk style operations. - [N8n -library - n8n Library is a self-hosted management platform that sits alongside your n8n instances](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-library-n8n-library-is-a-self-hosted-management-platform-that-sits-alongside-your-n8n-instances/284785) `discourse` — 2026-04-05 - [The missing companion for your n8n instance](https://community.n8n.io/t/the-missing-companion-for-your-n8n-instance/278652) `discourse` — 2026-03-18 - [Show HN: I built Vapi.ai whitelabel dashboard for agencies](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43246286) `hackernews` — 2025-03-03 - [Show HN: OpenClawMachines – Extending OpenClaw to the Enterprise](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48902904) `hackernews` — 2026-07-14 ## How big the market might be *Model estimate* - This search found 2 named open-source projects, with 1 active and 1 dead. - [GSA/AI-Assistant-Pilot](https://github.com/GSA/AI-Assistant-Pilot) `github` — 2017-04-05 - [AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant](https://github.com/AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant) `github` — 2023-07-07 - The largest usage signal is assistant-stream at 6,444,192 monthly downloads, with assistant-cloud at 5,661,334 and @assistant-ui/react at 5,586,784. - [npm: assistant-cloud](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-cloud) `registries` — 2026-07-28 - [npm: assistant-stream](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-stream) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react) `registries` — 2026-07-29 - There were 10 first-hand complaints and 1 stated want across community.home-assistant.io, community.n8n.io, and community.openai.com. - [I Want Custom AI Solutions but Can't Find Dev Agencies Using The Latest Tools?](https://community.openai.com/t/i-want-custom-ai-solutions-but-cant-find-dev-agencies-using-the-latest-tools/1018823) `discourse` — 2024-11-15 - [N8n -library - n8n Library is a self-hosted management platform that sits alongside your n8n instances](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-library-n8n-library-is-a-self-hosted-management-platform-that-sits-alongside-your-n8n-instances/284785) `discourse` — 2026-04-05 - [The missing companion for your n8n instance](https://community.n8n.io/t/the-missing-companion-for-your-n8n-instance/278652) `discourse` — 2026-03-18 - [An integrated AI CRM and property management workspace for real estate agencies](https://community.openai.com/t/an-integrated-ai-crm-and-property-management-workspace-for-real-estate-agencies/1385547) `discourse` — 2026-07-02 - [Assistants API - prompt requirements and OpenAI "self" knowldge](https://community.openai.com/t/assistants-api-prompt-requirements-and-openai-self-knowldge/604573) `discourse` — 2024-01-28 - [Getting different count of tokens for the same prompt and response](https://community.openai.com/t/getting-different-count-of-tokens-for-the-same-prompt-and-response/623018/3) `discourse` — 2024-02-12 - [Environment Agency Flood Levels and Maps](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/environment-agency-flood-levels-and-maps/962476) `discourse` — 2025-12-14 - [Local Flooding - How to get the webcam into Home Assistant](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/local-flooding-how-to-get-the-webcam-into-home-assistant/984812/3) `discourse` — 2026-02-09 - [🌦️ Slovenian Weather Integration 🇸🇮](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/slovenian-weather-integration/841042) `discourse` — 2025-02-03 - [ARPA Puglia (Apulia -Italy) environmental pollutant data acquisition in Home Assistant via Node-RED](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/arpa-puglia-apulia-italy-environmental-pollutant-data-acquisition-in-home-assistant-via-node-red/838646) `discourse` — 2025-01-30 - Community discussion is real but scattered: the matching threads are in community.home-assistant.io, community.n8n.io, and community.openai.com, while the rest of the signal is mostly HN chatter and blog posts. - [I Want Custom AI Solutions but Can't Find Dev Agencies Using The Latest Tools?](https://community.openai.com/t/i-want-custom-ai-solutions-but-cant-find-dev-agencies-using-the-latest-tools/1018823) `discourse` — 2024-11-15 - [N8n -library - n8n Library is a self-hosted management platform that sits alongside your n8n instances](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-library-n8n-library-is-a-self-hosted-management-platform-that-sits-alongside-your-n8n-instances/284785) `discourse` — 2026-04-05 - [The missing companion for your n8n instance](https://community.n8n.io/t/the-missing-companion-for-your-n8n-instance/278652) `discourse` — 2026-03-18 - [An integrated AI CRM and property management workspace for real estate agencies](https://community.openai.com/t/an-integrated-ai-crm-and-property-management-workspace-for-real-estate-agencies/1385547) `discourse` — 2026-07-02 - [Assistants API - prompt requirements and OpenAI "self" knowldge](https://community.openai.com/t/assistants-api-prompt-requirements-and-openai-self-knowldge/604573) `discourse` — 2024-01-28 - [Getting different count of tokens for the same prompt and response](https://community.openai.com/t/getting-different-count-of-tokens-for-the-same-prompt-and-response/623018/3) `discourse` — 2024-02-12 - [Environment Agency Flood Levels and Maps](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/environment-agency-flood-levels-and-maps/962476) `discourse` — 2025-12-14 - [Local Flooding - How to get the webcam into Home Assistant](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/local-flooding-how-to-get-the-webcam-into-home-assistant/984812/3) `discourse` — 2026-02-09 - [🌦️ Slovenian Weather Integration 🇸🇮](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/slovenian-weather-integration/841042) `discourse` — 2025-02-03 - [ARPA Puglia (Apulia -Italy) environmental pollutant data acquisition in Home Assistant via Node-RED](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/arpa-puglia-apulia-italy-environmental-pollutant-data-acquisition-in-home-assistant-via-node-red/838646) `discourse` — 2025-01-30 ## What could go wrong *Model estimate* - This can collapse into generic AI assistant tooling, which already has massive distribution and heavy ecosystem gravity. - [npm: assistant-cloud](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-cloud) `registries` — 2026-07-28 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: assistant-stream](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-stream) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react) `registries` — 2026-07-29 - Agency buyers may resist autonomous behavior unless the product is tightly governed; one HN comment explicitly rejects assistants with too much agency. - [We are beginning to roll out new voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37643122) `hackernews` — 2023-09-25 - The market may fragment by agency type, since the signals point to different needs in marketing, real estate, tourism, insurance, and regulated government work. - [eslam22elabd/Real-Estate-Sales-Automation-n8n](https://github.com/eslam22elabd/Real-Estate-Sales-Automation-n8n) `github` — 2026-02-11 - [VesnaPop-Dimitrijoska/Marketing-AI-Assistant](https://github.com/VesnaPop-Dimitrijoska/Marketing-AI-Assistant) `github` — 2024-09-08 - [Dosik9/enterprise-ai-assistant](https://github.com/Dosik9/enterprise-ai-assistant) `github` — 2026-06-17 - [azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant](https://github.com/azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant) `github` — 2025-03-26 - [IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-](https://github.com/IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-) `github` — 2025-12-23 - [jokads/Email-lead-ai](https://github.com/jokads/Email-lead-ai) `github` — 2026-07-05 - [pavich5/Travel-Agency](https://github.com/pavich5/Travel-Agency) `github` — 2024-03-09 - [Show HN: OpenClawMachines – Extending OpenClaw to the Enterprise](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48902904) `hackernews` — 2026-07-14 - If you build only a chatbot wrapper, the search suggests you will be late to a crowded, commoditized layer. - [AI Assistants — The Wiki-First Approach](https://dev.to/__3545da69e7b38a555/ai-assistants-the-wiki-first-approach-3k0h) `devto` — 2026-04-15 - [How to Design an AI Assistant UI Using Rive (Orbs & Avatars)](https://dev.to/uianimation/how-to-design-an-ai-assistant-ui-using-rive-orbs-avatars-42ci) `devto` — 2026-04-26 - [10 Best AI Assistants for Small Business in 2026 - Vellum](https://www.vellum.ai/blog/best-ai-assistant-for-small-business) `tavily` - [AI Virtual Assistants for Small Business | Microsoft 365](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business-insights-ideas/resources/how-ai-virtual-assistants-help-small-businesses) `tavily` - [AI Assistant for Business: We Reviewed The Best 7 in 2026](https://www.saner.ai/blogs/best-ai-assistant-for-business) `tavily` - [Best AI Agents for Small B2B SaaS Support Teams | Helply](https://helply.com/blog/15-best-ai-agents-for-small-business) `tavily` ## What to do this week *Model estimate* - Build for one agency workflow first, not a general assistant: client intake, task routing, and follow-up for a specific agency niche. - [I Want Custom AI Solutions but Can't Find Dev Agencies Using The Latest Tools?](https://community.openai.com/t/i-want-custom-ai-solutions-but-cant-find-dev-agencies-using-the-latest-tools/1018823) `discourse` — 2024-11-15 - [An integrated AI CRM and property management workspace for real estate agencies](https://community.openai.com/t/an-integrated-ai-crm-and-property-management-workspace-for-real-estate-agencies/1385547) `discourse` — 2026-07-02 - [azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant](https://github.com/azerchniti/real-estate-ai-assistant) `github` — 2025-03-26 - [IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-](https://github.com/IMmanahil/AI-Lead-Qualification-Call-Booking-Bot-for-Marketing-Agencies-) `github` — 2025-12-23 - Add team controls from day one: client separation, approval gates, logs, and a simple handoff from AI to human. - [N8n -library - n8n Library is a self-hosted management platform that sits alongside your n8n instances](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-library-n8n-library-is-a-self-hosted-management-platform-that-sits-alongside-your-n8n-instances/284785) `discourse` — 2026-04-05 - [The missing companion for your n8n instance](https://community.n8n.io/t/the-missing-companion-for-your-n8n-instance/278652) `discourse` — 2026-03-18 - [Show HN: I built Vapi.ai whitelabel dashboard for agencies](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43246286) `hackernews` — 2025-03-03 - [We are beginning to roll out new voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37643122) `hackernews` — 2023-09-25 - [Show HN: OpenClawMachines – Extending OpenClaw to the Enterprise](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48902904) `hackernews` — 2026-07-14 - Test with agencies already using n8n, OpenAI tools, or client dashboards, because that is where the current complaints and requests cluster. - [I Want Custom AI Solutions but Can't Find Dev Agencies Using The Latest Tools?](https://community.openai.com/t/i-want-custom-ai-solutions-but-cant-find-dev-agencies-using-the-latest-tools/1018823) `discourse` — 2024-11-15 - [N8n -library - n8n Library is a self-hosted management platform that sits alongside your n8n instances](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-library-n8n-library-is-a-self-hosted-management-platform-that-sits-alongside-your-n8n-instances/284785) `discourse` — 2026-04-05 - [The missing companion for your n8n instance](https://community.n8n.io/t/the-missing-companion-for-your-n8n-instance/278652) `discourse` — 2026-03-18 - [Show HN: I built Vapi.ai whitelabel dashboard for agencies](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43246286) `hackernews` — 2025-03-03 - Do not start by competing with assistant infrastructure; start by wrapping one painful agency process into a product people can adopt in a week. - [npm: assistant-cloud](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-cloud) `registries` — 2026-07-28 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react-ai-sdk) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: assistant-stream](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assistant-stream) `registries` — 2026-07-30 - [npm: @assistant-ui/react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@assistant-ui/react) `registries` — 2026-07-29 - [DoPlan-dev/CLI](https://github.com/DoPlan-dev/CLI) `github` — 2025-11-23 - [Senseiglobal/creative-studio-mcp](https://github.com/Senseiglobal/creative-studio-mcp) `github` — 2026-06-19 ## Competitor strength | Project | Stars | Downloads/mo | Activity | |---|---:|---:|---| | [GSA/AI-Assistant-Pilot](https://github.com/GSA/AI-Assistant-Pilot) | 49 | — | dead | | [AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant](https://github.com/AvengerMoJo/MoJoAssistant) | 41 | — | active | ## Domain names - `agencyai.com` — taken - `agencyai.io` — available - `agency.com` — taken - `getagency.com` — taken --- Sources searched: hackernews (30), github (20), githubissues (none), discourse (10), intent (1), stackexchange (none), registries (7), tavily (7), devto (10) Generated by Shows Its Work — https://showsitsworks.com/idea/an-ai-assistant-for-small-agencies Findings link to their sources. Estimates are marked as estimates.