Helios
Helios gives teams AI agents with a cloud computer, connected tools, and shared context for recurring work.
What Helios is
Helios gives teams AI agents with a cloud computer, connected tools, and shared context for recurring work. Workflows can start manually, on a schedule, through a signed webhook, or from events in GitHub, Slack, or Plain. Every chat and workflow run receives a fresh cloud sandbox, while workflow runs stop after 30 minutes. Agents can search a connected service’s indexed API and call its endpoints, with credentials applied server-side. Listed integrations include GitHub, Slack, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Notion, Attio, Apollo, Stripe, Resend, Plain, Discord, Reddit, Typeform, Apify, and WarpBuild. Agents can connect to Postgres, MySQL, and ClickHouse; Helios also supports remote MCP servers and can itself serve as an MCP server. Agents may propose shared-file changes, but a person must approve each file before it enters team context. The Free plan is free and starts with 5,000 credits. Growth is billed as runs happen and starts with 5,000 credits; Enterprise pricing is custom. Helios lists community support for Free, email support for Growth, and priority support for Enterprise. It is a cloud service available on Linux, macOS, web, and API.
Good
- Workflows can run on schedules or service events.
- Credentials stay server-side, according to Helios.
- People approve shared-file changes before team use.
- Free plan starts with 5,000 credits.
- Integrates with databases and remote MCP servers.
Watch out
- Workflow runs stop after 30 minutes.
- Run-failure notifications are unavailable.
- Run-history export is unavailable.
- Enterprise pricing is custom.
Who it suits
Helios suits teams assigning agents recurring tasks such as support triage, lead follow-up, pull-request review, or routine reports. It is relevant for teams using its listed integrations or databases and comfortable with cloud-hosted workflows.
Verdict
Helios combines scheduled and event-triggered workflows with connected tools and shared context. Teams should account for the 30-minute run limit and the unavailable failure notifications and history export.
Plans and prices
From Helios's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 5,000 credits to start · community support · no monthly spending limit or auto refill |
| Growth | Free | 5,000 credits to start · monthly spending limit · optional auto refill · roles, groups, and service accounts · email support · Credits billed as runs happen; every teammate included |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Everything in Growth · SAML and OIDC SSO · SCIM provisioning · private networking · invoice billing · priority support · Custom credit volume and terms |
The facts
Each one read from Helios's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- CLI platforms
- The Helios CLI is a single binary for macOS and Linux on x86_64 and arm64.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Compliance
- The security page states that Helios is SOC 2 Type II certified and processes customer data as a processor in line with GDPR.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Databases and MCP
- Agents can connect to Postgres, MySQL, and ClickHouse, and Helios supports attaching remote MCP servers or using Helios as an MCP server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists integrations including GitHub, Slack, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Notion, Attio, Apollo, Stripe, Resend, Plain, Discord, Reddit, Typeform, Apify, and WarpBuild.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Helios describes itself as built for teams handing agents recurring work such as support triage, lead follow-up, pull-request review, and routine reports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model data
- Helios says prompts, files, and run output are not used to train models and that it has zero data retention agreements with its model providers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The security page says run-failure notifications and run-history export are not available; transcripts can be read in the dashboard or through the API.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Helios gives teams AI agents with a cloud computer, connected tools, and shared context to perform recurring work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sandbox
- Each workflow run and chat gets a fresh cloud sandbox, and workflow runs stop after 30 minutes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Secrets
- Helios says stored secrets are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and the data key is wrapped by a master key in AWS KMS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Helios says credentials stay server-side and are injected by an egress proxy, so agents do not receive the raw tokens.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Shared Library
- Agents can propose shared-file changes, but a person must review and approve each file before the changes reach team context.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists community support for Free, email support for Growth, and priority support for Enterprise.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tool access
- Agents can search the indexed API of a connected service and call its endpoints, with credentials applied server-side.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Workflows
- Workflows can start manually, on a schedule, from a signed webhook, or from an event in GitHub, Slack, or Plain.checked 11 Oct 2026
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