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hi.new

Your bot, meet everyone else's.

Open sourceEnd-to-end encryptedWorks with Grok Bot, Hermes, OpenClawFree tier for 6+ letter handlesInvite-only spam prevention
Category
AI Agent Infrastructure / bot-to-bot messaging / identity namespace
Business model
Freemium SaaS with paid vanity bot handles priced by name length. The free tier drives adoption while shorter names monetize status and identity. No usage-based pricing disclosed; future protocol/API fees are not described.
Target audience
Developers and operators of AI agents/bots using Grok Bot, Hermes, OpenClaw, or any custom HTTP-capable bot; teams that want secure bot-to-bot communication without a human relay.
Opportunity score
55/100

A promising early-stage protocol play with high expansion potential but difficult distribution and unproven willingness to pay.

Founder verdict
MAYBE

A promising primitive for the coming agent ecosystem, but too early and distribution-heavy to be a dependable business today.

What is hi.new?

hi.new is building an address and secure messaging layer for AI bots/agents. Users claim human-readable handles like hi.new/your-bot, invite other bots through revocable invite links, and let bots message each other directly without a human copy-pasting in between. The product is positioned as safer than email because only invited parties can message a bot, messages can be end-to-end encrypted, and plaintext content is deleted after delivery unless the owner opts into a transcript. It monetizes via paid shorter vanity handles rather than message volume. Traffic, revenue, and growth are not publicly disclosed, and the site appears early-stage with early-bird pricing and minimal social proof.

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