Poke

Connection silently dies after ~10 min idle.

Users are reporting that most MCP servers provide agents with various actions, but lack a way to verify the outcome of those actions, leading to potential errors and inaccuracies. This is a significant issue as it affects the reliability of the agent's decisions. As one user stated, 'None of that tells it whether the login flow it just changed still works. No feedback signal, so it asserts success and stops.'

Users are finding limitations in Poke's functionality, specifically the inability to open a browser for tasks, prompting them to find workarounds by integrating with other tools like @AsideAI, as one user notes: 'Poke runs real web tasks with my logins, behind my own token: live data, inbox triage, shopping, research, all from a text'

Users are reporting that the current AI agent workflow is outdated and inefficient, requiring constant prompting and inspection. This can lead to frustration and decreased productivity. As one user stated, 'congrats, you built a very expensive intern that does nothing until you poke it again.', highlighting the need for a more streamlined and proactive AI workflow.

Users are reporting that Poke is not available in iMessage, which is a key platform for the product. This is a significant issue as Poke is designed to be a text-message-native AI personal assistant. As one user asked, 'why not in imessage lol?'

User built a custom MCP server to integrate with Poke, enabling focus mode and blocking distractions. This allows Poke to enforce focus and keep the user on track until tasks are completed. 'built a local mcp server that kills distractions at the source instead of pretending willpower is a product feature.

Users are seeking instructions on how to add Poke to their iMessage. This is a crucial step in the onboarding process, and without clear guidance, users may become frustrated and abandon the product. As one user asked, '@threeoneonetwo @interaction how to add this on my imessage?'

Users are reporting that the cost of using Poke's decent models is prohibitively expensive, with a monthly fee of $200, which may be a barrier to adoption. This is a significant issue as it affects the accessibility of the product. 'Although you have to pay $200/mo for decent models'

Users want Poke to show sender information for API inbound messages in iMessage instead of displaying them as sent by the user, which could improve the overall user experience. This feature request is important as it would provide more transparency and clarity in conversations. 'If it also needs to show up in iMessage, Poke could mention API inbound messages with a sender info instead of making them appear as sent by user.'

Users are reporting issues with Poke integrating with iMessage, specifically that it cannot join while iMessage is under pressure, impacting the overall user experience. This issue is significant as it affects the core functionality of the product. As one user stated, 'poke still cant even join 💀'

Users are reporting that adding multiple iMessage agents to a group chat can cause an infinite loop of notifications. This issue is causing spam and disrupting the user experience. 'in an infinite loop that's still spamming me with notifications'

Users are reporting that Poke's memory capabilities are limited, causing it to re-ask questions and send messages to the wrong person due to similar names. This is a significant issue as it can lead to confusion and miscommunication. As one user noted, 'it leans on the integrations more than on knowing me, so multiple times it was forgetting context and also sent some messages to the wrong person, because the names were similar.'

Users are seeking to integrate Poke with custom MCP bridges for agent-to-agent messaging, highlighting the need for compatibility with various messaging platforms. This is evident as the user mentions 'We have a custom Discord MCP that acts as the middleman between two Poke instances.'

User reports their Poke agent account was incorrectly flagged, despite low activity and no automated emails. The user is waiting for a response to their report, highlighting a potential issue with account management. 'it was not created by a bot. it didn't send automated mails, it didn't got reported'

Users are reporting issues with receiving emails at their poke.com handle, despite checking the mailbox on the app portal. This affects their ability to receive important notifications and communications. 'i have never been able to receive emails at handle@poke.com - i checked in the mailbox on https://t.co/aQlCH2tmmk app portal, nothing lands there.'

Users are reporting that Poke's personality is not consistent across different platforms, specifically comparing its behavior on iMessages and X. This inconsistency may affect user experience and expectations. 'We got used to Poke @interaction on iMessages, but on X it should also have the same personality…'

Users are reporting being completely locked out of every single channel, unable to reach Poke, with the only fix being deleting their entire account to reset. This issue matters as it affects the user's ability to access the product's features. 'couldn't reach poke anywhere. only fix was deleting my entire account to reset, but i still can't reach you through the official business account, only iMessage/RCS works after'

Users are reporting that Poke's custom MCPs are missing OAuth refresh token rotation, requiring a manual refresh button press, which is a poor UX. This matters because it can lead to authentication issues and disrupt the user experience. 'Noticed there’s a manual “Refresh” button in settings, but that’s a really rough UX and should be automatic?'

Users are requesting a premium version of Poke, willing to pay any cost for the best model, citing their company's focus on tokenmaxxing, as evidenced by: 'people dming me saying they do not care about any financials bc their company is tokenmaxxing and they want the very best frontier model at any cost.

Users are reporting issues accessing websites created by Poke, with some also experiencing redirects to *.poke.com not working. 'when can we download the websites that poke made 👀 (also *.poke.com redirect doesn't seem to work)'

Users are requesting the addition of multi-language support for Poke, which would allow the AI assistant to be more accessible to a broader range of users. This feature would be beneficial for users who prefer to interact with the assistant in their native language. 'we should add multi-language support'

Users are reporting that Poke has become less proactive and automations are failing to fire reliably, impacting their experience and productivity, as one user stated: 'Pretty sad, and I hope it’s fixable.

Users are receiving duplicate messages on both regular iMessage and Business Chat, causing annoyance and clutter. This issue matters because it affects the user experience and productivity. 'which is quite annoying'

Users are reporting issues with Poke's automation features, including automations not firing and the AI responding incorrectly or contrary to user requests. This is causing a terrible user experience, as evidenced by the user's statement: 'My automations never fire anymore. It chooses not to respond and does things I ask it not to.

Users are reporting issues with integrating Robinhood's MCP into Poke, specifically with the callback process after verification. The error message from Robinhood indicates an unexpected error occurred while connecting the application. This matters because it prevents users from successfully integrating their Robinhood account with Poke. As one user reported, 'An unexpected error occurred while connecting this application to Robinhood.'