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Photon

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Framework connecting AI agents to messaging apps

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What is Photon?

Photon is an open-source framework, called Spectrum in code, that lets developers connect AI agents to iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, SMS and other messaging channels. It supports group chats, rich media and hosted infrastructure, with a dashboard and paid plans for production use.

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Open source
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Coding
Website
https://photon.codes/
Listing updated
Nov 11, 2026

Photon FAQ

What is Photon?

Photon is an open-source framework, called Spectrum in code, that lets developers connect AI agents to iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, SMS and other messaging channels. It supports group chats, rich media and hosted infrastructure, with a dashboard and paid plans for production use.

What does Photon cost?

Photon pricing is listed as Open source.

What are alternatives to Photon?

Coding alternatives to Photon include GitHub Copilot, Together AI, Baseten, Straion, Cursor and Pinecone.

Alternatives to Photon

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