Block officially introduced Buzz, a new open-source collaboration platform created to bring together employees and artificial intelligence agents in a single work environment. The project was announced by Jack Dorsey and comes with the proposal to integrate communication, software development, and automation, reducing the need to use different corporate tools.
When announcing the news on the social network X, Dorsey stated: "We are launching BUZZ!, a new group chat platform for teams of people and agents of all sizes."
According to the executive, Buzz was developed to be compatible with different AI models and to operate in a decentralized manner. He also highlighted that the initiative seeks to reduce Block's dependence on widely used platforms, such as Slack and GitHub, by offering a single environment for communication and project development.
The platform brings together features such as channels, discussion threads, direct messages, voice calls, file sharing, code repositories, and automated workflows. Although its interface resembles other corporate solutions, the differentiator lies in the way AI agents participate in activities.
Instead of acting only as assistants that respond to commands, the agents function as team members. Each one receives its own identity, specific permissions, and an individual activity history, allowing them to post messages, review code, execute authorized tasks, and collaborate directly with human developers.
Buzz was built on the decentralized Nostr protocol, in which all actions are recorded as digitally signed events. In this way, messages, code changes, approvals, reactions, and workflow executions can be stored in a shared and searchable history, offering greater transparency about the evolution of projects.
Another highlight is compatibility with different artificial intelligence models and frameworks, including Claude Code, Codex, and Goose, developed by Block itself. In addition, companies will be able to connect databases, internal systems, codebases, and local files, defining exactly which information each agent will be able to access.
The company stated that Buzz may be used both in the hosted version and in self-hosted installations. This approach offers organizations greater control over their data, infrastructure, and AI agents. The software was also made available under the Apache 2.0 license, allowing companies to adapt the platform to their needs.
The first version already includes channels, direct messages, media sharing, integrated search, audit log, desktop apps, initial Git integration, and process automation. Features such as mobile apps, additional approval mechanisms, and new voice functionalities are still under development.
With this initiative, Block intends to concentrate in a single platform functions that are currently distributed across communication, code hosting, automation, and continuous integration services, creating a shared space where developers and artificial intelligence agents can collaborate in an integrated manner.
