> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ploti.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Always-on assistants

> Always-on assistants such as Muse, Grok Bot, Instinct and dots keep running when you are not chatting. How each connects to Ploti depends on the assistant; most are set up with one chat message.

Always-on assistants keep running when you are not chatting. They live in your messaging apps, run tasks on a schedule, and message you when something changes. Muse, Grok Bot, Instinct and dots are examples. Connected to Ploti, they answer from the official parcel, zoning, permit and ordinance records Ploti holds for your coverage areas, the counties you pick and pay for.

Most are set up with one chat message that links to Ploti's setup instructions. The assistant reads them and installs what it needs. From then on it reaches Ploti's records through the command-line tool or web API, with a key you make.

## Set up with one message

> [card] [Muse](https://ploti.ai/docs/mcp/muse.md)
>
> One message, then Ploti's command-line tool and API

> [card] [Grok Bot](https://ploti.ai/docs/mcp/grok-bot.md)
>
> One message, then Ploti's command-line tool and API

> [card] [Instinct](https://ploti.ai/docs/mcp/instinct.md)
>
> One message, then Ploti's command-line tool and API

> [card] [dots](https://ploti.ai/docs/mcp/dots.md)
>
> One message, then Ploti's command-line tool and API

Each setup follows the same steps:

1. Open **Connect your assistant** in Ploti, choose the assistant and make a key.
2. Send the assistant the setup message.
3. When it asks for the key, add it in the assistant's settings, not in the chat.

## An agent you run yourself

A bot you build and run on your own server uses the command-line tool or the Python library with an API key. It might watch for new permits or answer your team's questions in chat. [Your own agent](https://ploti.ai/docs/mcp/your-own-agent.md) covers it.

## Any other assistant

An assistant that can fetch a web page and keep a secret can follow the same setup message. One that supports MCP connectors can use Ploti's connector instead; see [Chat assistants](https://ploti.ai/docs/mcp/overview.md#chat-assistants).

An always-on assistant can also put what it finds on a Ploti map and send you the link. [Show results on a map](https://ploti.ai/docs/mcp/maps.md) explains how, including the CLI commands for assistants that use only the command-line tool.


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