Hey ARTIES,
Toye here again. Last time we spoke, we walked you through where ARTISH stood as we eased into public-private beta, and we teased a few things sitting on the roadmap. A couple months on, three of those are live, and we wanted to walk you through them the same way we always do: plainly, and without the AI slopaganda.
Here's what's new.
Agent-Ready Infrastructure (MCP) is live
ARTISH now speaks MCP. In practice, that means ARTISH is no longer a destination you have to remember to open; it's a node your other tools and agents can talk to directly. If you're already running agents to manage parts of your workflow, they can now read from and write to your ARTISH projects: task status, gig requests, invoices, project details, all without you copying anything between tabs.
This is the piece we were most excited to ship, because it's the one that quietly removes the most manual work. Fewer handoffs, fewer "did you see the update in ARTISH" messages, more of the tool working in the background the way it should.
Smart Bots on WhatsApp and Slack
The second piece: ARTISH now shows up where your team already lives. We've launched smart bots for WhatsApp and Slack, so project updates, file summaries, and notifications can reach you without opening the app. If a milestone gets marked complete, or a gig request comes in, or an invoice status changes, you'll hear about it in the same thread you're already using to talk to your team.
This isn't a bot that replaces the conversation you're having with your collaborators; it's one that keeps you looped in on the structural stuff (deadlines, approvals, payment status) so the human conversation can stay about the actual work.
Third-Party Integrations
Alongside the agent infrastructure, we've opened up our first batch of third-party integrations, connecting your existing toolchain directly to your project layer instead of asking you to rebuild your workflow around us. You can see what's currently available on our integrations page.
If you're running something specific, Teams for instance, or another tool that isn't listed yet, reach out to our sales team directly. A lot of what's coming next on this front is being shaped by exactly those conversations, so if it's not there yet, tell us. That's often the fastest way it gets built.
What this means in practice
Put together, these three updates are really one idea: ARTISH shouldn't be another tab you have to remember to check. It should sit underneath the tools you already use, doing the coordination work quietly, and only surfacing when something actually needs your attention.
We'll keep building toward that. As always, if something's missing or clunky, tell us. That feedback is most of how this roadmap gets written.
Welcome to the next bit of the future of work.
Sincerely,
The Founding Collective
Toye & Steven