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Daily launches and updates about AI agents, coding agents and MCP, with short summaries in our own words. Updated 2026-10-16 19:16 UTC.

Friday, October 16, 2026

1. Self Labs ships Agent Vault so agents can pay and log in without real credentials

   Self Labs released Agent Vault, which gives AI agents stand-in tokens for logins and payments and swaps in the real credentials only at the moment of use. Users set spending caps, allowed merchants and a kill switch.

   X · 2026-10-16 01:03 UTC · Source ↗ · On AgentScout →

Thursday, October 15, 2026

1. Manus makes a US$500M comeback push in China's agent market

   DigiTimes reports that Manus is returning to China's AI agent market alongside a US$500 million reset. See the source for the details.

   digitimes · 2026-10-15 23:51 UTC · Source ↗ · On AgentScout →

2. Ledger adds Agent Intent: AI agents propose, your hardware wallet approves

   Ledger introduced Agent Intent at its Paris event: AI agents can propose actions such as payments, but each one has to be approved on the user's hardware wallet. Private keys stay with the user, and the beta is free on compatible devices.

   X · 2026-10-15 17:23 UTC · Source ↗

3. Figma Specs feeds design decisions to coding agents over MCP (open beta)

   Figma Specs keeps written design decisions next to the frames and code they describe, and passes that context to coding agents over MCP. The open beta is rolling out now.

   X · 2026-10-15 16:13 UTC · Source ↗

4. AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

   TechCrunch · 2026-10-15 15:02 UTC · Source ↗

5. GSA hosts a government hackathon on MCP servers and AI agents

   The US General Services Administration has posted a government hackathon focused on Model Context Protocol servers and AI agents.

   GSA (.gov) · 2026-10-15 10:06 UTC · Source ↗ · On AgentScout →

6. Figma sets rules for how AI agents work inside its platform

   TechCrunch reports that Figma announced new features defining how AI agents can work on its platform.

   TechCrunch · 2026-10-15 04:30 UTC · Source ↗

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

1. Attio launches a CRM built for humans and AI agents side by side

   Attio launched a CRM design where people and AI agents work from the same data, with SQL queries over up to 100 million records per object and permissions still enforced.

   X · 2026-10-14 21:33 UTC · Source ↗

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

1. TasteSkill v2 gives coding agents art direction and a browser self-check

   TasteSkill v2 was rebuilt from scratch and gives coding agents an art direction, assets and a browser check so they can verify their own work.

   X · 2026-10-13 21:34 UTC · Source ↗

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