Elvin
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What is Elvin?
Elvin is a proactive AI assistant designed for professionals who are drowning in coordination work across email, calendar, chat, and meetings. Unlike traditional AI that waits for prompts, Elvin watches your context, finds what needs doing, and drafts work before you ask—you just say yes. It keeps your to-do list, inbox, and calendar moving forward with less manual effort and reduced cognitive load.
Key features include Context Live (picks up how you work from what you already do), Memory Live (remembers how you want Elvin to behave after you tell it once), and a Skills library with pre-built workflows for roles like product managers, consultants, founders, eng managers, and investors. Elvin operates a computer in the cloud to deliver finished files—formatted documents, decks, spreadsheets with working formulas, and charts—not just text. It lives in five places: web browser, iOS app, Android app, Telegram, and SMS/text, letting you message it like a coworker.
Elvin is built for people holding many threads at once: product managers get sprint updates drafted before standup, consultants get check-ins for quiet client threads, founders get investor threads organized during raises, eng managers get project health checks flagging blockers, and investors get deal briefs for inbound pitches. The team behind Elvin includes founders who built Google Play, Slack, and SmartThings.
The tool is currently in private beta and available free while in beta. It requires about a minute to set up with zero configuration—just connect your accounts. Elvin is CASA Tier 2 Certified, SOC 2 in progress, and never trains on your data. It integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, Linear, Outlook, Teams, Slack, Zoom, HubSpot, Salesforce, Stripe, and dozens more tools.
Elvin pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free while in private beta. The website states 'Beta Free while we're in beta' at the top. No paid plans or pricing details are published yet since the product is still in private beta. Users can join the waitlist at tryelvin.com to access the beta.
Elvin pros
- Works ahead of you without waiting for prompts
- Zero setup—connects and learns you in about a minute
- Free while in private beta
- Delivers finished files like documents, decks, and spreadsheets with formulas
- Lives in 5 places: web, iOS, Android, Telegram, and SMS
- Pre-built Skills library for product managers, consultants, founders, eng managers, investors
- Context Live picks up how you work from existing behavior
- Memory Live remembers preferences after telling it once
- CASA Tier 2 Certified for independent security review
- SOC 2 compliance in progress
- Never trains on your data
- Sandboxed and permissioned—asks before acting on sensitive tasks
- Integrates with 50+ tools including Gmail, Notion, Linear, Slack, Zoom
- Catches repetitive tasks and offers to automate them after you approve once
- Daily Briefing delivers your day plan before you start
- Brain dump feature pulls tasks from voice notes between meetings
- Flags quiet client threads and draft check-ins in your voice
- Pulls action items from meeting notes into real documents
- Researches companies and founders for investor deal briefs
- Flag project blockers and slipping work before standup
Elvin cons
- Currently only available in private beta
- No paid pricing tiers announced yet
- Runs in the cloud rather than locally on your device
- Requires connecting multiple accounts for full functionality
- Limited to specific integrations—may not support niche tools
- Proactive suggestions could feel disruptive to some workflows
- Cloud sandbox may have limitations compared to full computer access
- Depends on email/calendar/message access which some may find invasive
Frequently asked questions about Elvin
What is Elvin and how does it work?
Elvin is proactive AI for professionals drowning in coordination work. It watches your inbox, calendar, and messages, finds what needs doing, and drafts it before you ask. You just say yes. Unlike most AI that waits for a prompt, Elvin works ahead of you by using Context Live (picks up who you are and how you work from what you already do) and Memory Live (remembers how you want it to behave after you tell it once).
How long does setup take?
Setup takes about a minute with zero configuration. There are no prompts to perfect and no agents to build. You simply connect your accounts (Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, Linear, etc.) and Elvin starts learning you immediately.
Is Elvin free to use?
Yes, Elvin is free while the company is in private beta. The website explicitly states 'Beta Free while we're in beta.' Paid pricing tiers have not been announced yet.
What integrations does Elvin support?
Elvin integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, Linear, Granola, Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, Outlook, Teams, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides/Drive, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Apollo, Slack, Asana, Trello, Monday.com, Coda, Basecamp, ClickUp, Jira & Confluence, Airtable, Zoom, Otter, Fathom, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Gorgias, Stripe, Shopify, QuickBooks, Klaviyo, Loops, Mixpanel, Mailchimp, Product Hunt, Typeform, Greenhouse, BambooHR, Envoy, Gusto, Lattice, Lever, Rippling, Gamma, Calendly, Amplitude, PagerDuty, Datadog, Dropbox, and Box.
Where can I use Elvin?
Elvin lives in five places: web browser, iPhone app, Android app, Telegram, and SMS/text. Telegram and SMS are not just integrations—they are Elvin. You can message it like a coworker, kick off tasks, or get briefings back all in the same thread. You can also use Siri to text Elvin from your car.
Is Elvin safe and secure?
Yes. Elvin runs in the cloud, sandboxed, with only the access it needs. It never takes sensitive actions without your approval. The company is CASA Tier 2 Certified (independent security review), SOC 2 is in progress, and they never train on your data. Your emails and tasks stay yours.
What are Elvin Skills?
Skills are pre-built workflows for your job. Everyone rebuilds the same workflows prompt-by-prompt, but Elvin already has them built for your role. Turn one on with a click, customize it for how you work, and Elvin runs it at the right moment then brings results to approve. Examples include Meeting Prep, Stakeholder Update, Inbox Zero, Follow-Up, Weekly Deal Flow, and Due Diligence. You can also describe your own and Elvin builds the Skill.
How is Elvin different from ChatGPT, Claude, or Zapier?
Unlike ChatGPT and Claude that require you to prompt and remember to ask, Elvin works ahead of you and brings work to you. Unlike Lindy and Zapier where you build automation step-by-step, Elvin writes its own plans from your context. Unlike OpenClaw which gives full machine access with security risk, Elvin is sandboxed, permissioned, and asks before it acts. Elvin is the one that moves first.
What time does Elvin save users?
According to the website, founders get back approximately 1 hour a day with Elvin. This comes from automating follow-ups, drafting meeting agendas, checking in on quiet threads, pulling action items, and building daily plans while you sleep.
Can I create my own custom Skills?
Yes. You can describe what you want and Elvin builds the Skill. When it builds a plan you like, you save it as your own Skill, name it, and tell it how often to run. This lets you customize workflows for your specific job needs.