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Bring your own agent vs a chatbot.

Some platforms give you their chatbot. Sois lets you connect the agent you already use and trust. It is the difference between renting an assistant and bringing your own.

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Built-in chatbot

Bring your own agent

Which AI

Built-in chatbotWhatever the vendor ships, at the vendor’s pace.

Bring your own agentClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, or any MCP client, your choice.

Capability

Built-in chatbotLimited to the chatbot’s wired-up skills.

Bring your own agentFull access to every tool in your workspace.

Switching models

Built-in chatbotYou wait for the vendor to upgrade.

Bring your own agentPoint a better agent at the same workspace any time.

Where it runs

Built-in chatbotInside the vendor’s box only.

Bring your own agentFrom your own agent, even outside the Sois interface.

If you have no agent

Built-in chatbotYou click it yourself.

Bring your own agentThe Chat Agent Gateway still does the work for you.

The bottom line

Where it lands.

A built-in chatbot ties your AI to one vendor’s roadmap. Bring-your-own keeps you on the frontier. Sois is open by protocol, so the best agent is always an option.

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Questions

Good to know.

What if I don’t have my own AI agent?

You are covered. Send a plain-English request to the Chat Agent Gateway and the Sois agent does the work and replies. You can connect your own agent later for the richest experience.

Why does bringing my own agent matter?

Your agent already has your context and your preferences, and you are never stuck waiting for one vendor’s roadmap. As models improve, you simply connect the better one.

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Launch a workspace, connect the agent you already use, and hand it the work.

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