Francisco Novella Fletcher, Co-founder of SqaaS, along with Rajnish Kumar and Aloke Bajpai of ixigo, said ShellBot is designed to provide secure, always-on AI agents with full user control, visibility, and cross-platform functionality.
Squad As a Service, S.L., an AI company backed by ixigo, has launched ShellBot, a managed platform designed to enable users to deploy secure and autonomous AI agents for everyday tasks.
Announced on 2 April 2026, the platform allows individuals, freelancers, small businesses, and enterprises to operate private AI agents hosted on dedicated cloud environments. These agents can handle tasks such as email management, scheduling, research, coding, and workflow automation across platforms including WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Gmail, and Microsoft Teams.
ShellBot is built on OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent framework, and is designed to provide users with a dedicated virtual machine running an AI agent rather than relying on shared infrastructure. The company said this approach supports improved data privacy, performance, and control while maintaining continuity across tasks through a unified memory and context layer.
A key focus of the platform is safety and user control. ShellBot follows a secure-by-default design that requires confirmation before critical actions, supports granular permission settings, and includes safeguards against misuse such as prompt injection attacks. The system also allows users to monitor activity and pause or stop operations when required.
Francisco Novella Fletcher, Co-founder of SqaaS, said, “ShellBot is built to make powerful AI agents simple, secure, and truly useful in everyday life. Our vision is to leverage advanced AI systems to solve complex, everyday problems at scale, while ensuring users always remain in control of how their AI operates.”
Rajnish Kumar, Group Co-CEO, ixigo, and Aloke Bajpai, Group CEO, ixigo, said, “AI agents represent the next shift in how technology serves users, moving from passive tools to active collaborators. With ShellBot, SqaaS has made this technology accessible and practical for real world use, supported by secure and scalable infrastructure.”
The platform is model agnostic and supports multiple AI providers as well as local models, allowing users flexibility without dependency on a single ecosystem. Pricing starts at 29 euros per month, with a promotional offer for early users on its Pro plan.
ShellBot is now available globally, marking SqaaS’ entry into a growing category of AI infrastructure focused on autonomous and user controlled systems. The company said the platform reflects a broader shift toward making advanced AI tools accessible beyond developers and into everyday use across industries.
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