Chapter 1 — Getting to Know WorkBuddy

WorkBuddy is Tencent's newest full-scenario workplace AI agent workbench.

It targets different workplace roles — HR, administration, operations, sales, R&D — and is an AI office app that can think, execute tasks and deliver results like a real colleague.

From "Answering Questions" to "Delivering Results"

Unlike traditional AI assistants, WorkBuddy doesn't just chat, answer questions or give suggestions.

You only need to describe your need in one natural-language sentence, and it can understand the task goal, autonomously plan execution steps on your local computer, and complete complex multimodal tasks.

With your authorization, WorkBuddy can read and process local files, and automatically complete batch file processing, document generation, spreadsheet analysis, PPT creation, multimodal content creation, industry research, local knowledge base building, and more.

For more complex tasks, it can also break down steps on its own and run multiple agents in parallel, reducing the cost of constantly switching between tools, files and tasks.

flowchart LR
    A[State the goal clearly] --> B[Read authorized materials]
    B --> C[Break down task & pick tools]
    C --> D[Execute & produce deliverables]
    D --> E[Human review]
    E -->|Rejected| F[Flag issues & rework]
    F --> D
    E -->|Approved| G[Archive or publish]

For example, you can simply tell WorkBuddy: analyze the sales data in this folder and generate a report PPT.

WorkBuddy will read the relevant files on its own, understand the data, complete the analysis and summary, and produce a final deliverable you can review and edit.

Throughout the process, you don't need to manually upload every file, nor tell the AI step by step what to do next.

WorkBuddy targets complete work tasks.

Its core capability comes down to three points: it understands plain language, it can think and plan on its own, and it can actually operate a computer to deliver results.

To handle different kinds of tasks, WorkBuddy also offers multi-model switching (Hunyuan/DeepSeek/GLM/Kimi/MiniMax, etc.), MCP Server, and Skills packs.

You can pick a suitable model for different tasks, and extend WorkBuddy's tools and professional capabilities through MCP and Skills.

At the same time, for scenarios like local file operations and terminal execution, WorkBuddy provides high-risk command interception and permission controls to reduce the risk of autonomous AI execution.

To rate WorkBuddy, you can go to Watcha and write your honest review.