Merlin
Merlin is an AI-powered Productivity tool — Run Claude Code and Codex directly from Slack, Linear, and GitHub using your own subscription. Best for: Productivity. Pricing: Free (GateOnAI Score: 67/100).
Run Claude Code and Codex directly from Slack, Linear, and GitHub using your own subscription
Merlin lets AI agents run on your team’s own computers and appear inside the collaboration tools you already use. By connecting a machine with the Merlin desktop app or CLI, Claude Code and Codex operate on the MCP servers and skills you already pay for, so no extra API keys or separate model billing are required. Once installed, you invite Merlin to Slack channels, where it can respond only when mentioned or proactively, and you can also use it in Linear and GitHub. Team members give plain‑language requests in a thread or issue, and Merlin dispatches the work to the agents on your devices, returning progress and results in the same conversation. Shared memory means any skill, machine, or schedule set up by one person is visible to the whole team, turning solo agent work into a multiplayer experience with a common history and decisions. Designed for small AI‑native teams, Merlin keeps tasks where the context already lives, eliminating the need for a separate app and allowing teams to steer runs together in real time.
Summary written from Merlin's own website on 17 Oct 2026. Check the vendor's website for current details.
How to evaluate Merlin before you buy
What GateOnAI has on record
- Pricing model: Listed as free to use
- GDPR: No statement recorded on GateOnAI - ask the vendor
- EU data hosting: Not recorded on GateOnAI - ask the vendor
- Website check: Online at our check on 30 Oct 2026
Questions to ask the vendor
- Will you sign a GDPR data processing agreement (Article 28) and share your list of sub-processors?
- Where is our data stored and processed, and is it used to train your models?
- Are there usage limits on the free version, and could it become paid?
- Can we export all our data, and how is it deleted when we cancel?
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