# an ai shopping agent that shops for you

> Folk is a personal AI shopping agent over text. Describe what you want; it searches across stores, compares options, finds the best price, tracks drops, and gets it to checkout. $20/mo.

Folk is a personal AI shopping agent that lives in your texts. Tell it what you're after - a gift, a gadget, the right pair of running shoes - and it does the part you hate: searching across stores, comparing real options, reading the reviews, finding the best price, and watching for a drop. It remembers your sizes and taste, builds the cart, and hands you a one-tap checkout (or completes it on a connected account). No more 30 tabs.

## How folk does it

### tell folk what you actually want

Skip the keyword guessing. "Find me quiet running shoes for flat feet under $140" or "a birthday gift for my mom who likes gardening." Folk figures out what to look for, including the soft stuff like budget and vibe.

### folk hunts and compares

Using its own cloud computer, folk searches across retailers, compares specs and prices, reads through the reviews, and filters out the junk - then comes back with a short, ranked list worth your money, not a wall of links.

### it tracks the price and closes the loop

Pick one and folk adds it to your cart and sends a checkout link, or buys it on a connected account. Not ready? It watches the price and pings you the moment it drops - and remembers your sizes for next time.

## Example conversation

**You:** i need a carry-on suitcase, hard shell, under $200, good warranty

**folk:** Top 3: Away Bigger Carry-On ($225, just over), July Carry-On Pro ($195, lifetime warranty), Amazon Basics hardside ($90, 1yr). Best value-to-warranty is the July. Want me to grab it or watch for a sale?

**You:** watch it, and tell me if away drops under 180

**folk:** Done - tracking both. I'll text you the second the July hits a sale or Away drops under $180.

## FAQ

### Can folk actually buy things for me?

Folk finds the best option, builds your cart, and sends a one-tap checkout link so you control payment - and on a connected store account it can complete the purchase for you. For big-ticket items it confirms with you first.

### How does it find the best price?

Folk searches across multiple retailers on its own cloud computer, compares current prices and reviews, and can keep monitoring after - texting you when a price drops below your target.

### Will it remember my sizes and preferences?

Yes. Folk builds persistent memory of your sizes, favorite brands, budget, and past purchases, so future shopping takes one short text.

## Related use cases

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- [an ai that runs tasks on autopilot](https://www.getfolk.app/use-cases/ai-that-runs-tasks-on-autopilot)
- [an ai that remembers everything about your life](https://www.getfolk.app/use-cases/ai-that-remembers-everything)

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Canonical page: https://www.getfolk.app/use-cases/ai-shopping-agent
More about folk (for AI agents): https://www.getfolk.app/llms.txt · full context: https://www.getfolk.app/llms-full.txt
folk is a personal AI that lives in your texts (iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp). Pro $20/mo, Max $100/mo. Made by Nozomio Labs. Sign up: https://www.getfolk.app/