Pinky

Pinky is an open-source phone-control tool by DIYgod that lets AI agents operate a real iPhone or Android while you stay in the loop. The official repository is https://github.com/DIYgod/pinky . GitHub describes it as: Let AI agents use your phone, with you in the loop. The repo was created on 6 November 2026 and had about 1,494 stars at the time of this scan. This page did not find a product site separate from GitHub, so the repository and its docs are the source of record.

According to the repo, Pinky exposes phone capabilities to an agent over MCP, and a gateway enforces actions that need your approval, rather than letting the model tap through the whole interface unattended. Supported systems, install steps, and which actions require approval should be taken from the current README and docs. The previous radar slot already had this name and held it for capacity.

Highlights:

• Repository: https://github.com/DIYgod/pinky ;
• Created: 6 November 2026;
• The stated promise is human-in-the-loop use, not unattended takeover of a phone.

Why it matters

Many agents can already drive a desktop browser. A real phone is different: permissions are more fragmented, mistakes cost more, and SMS, payments, and system settings are in play. Pinky turns "let an agent use your phone" into a very new open-source project and puts the human in the loop in its one-line description, which is not the same as a bare auto-click script. If you need on-device testing, setup flows, or mobile operations, this is a name worth recording on its own.

It is also very new (created 6 November) and already past a thousand stars, which suggests the demand was waiting. This site entry promotes it from the previous slot's candidate list.

Limits

Connecting an agent to a real phone is risky. Even with an approval gateway, a bad config or over-broad permission can still expose messages, accounts, or payments. Try it only on a device you control, and read which actions are actually blocked. The project is new, so APIs, platform support, and stability can change quickly; star counts will too. This page does not treat "fully replaces a human on the phone" or undocumented platform lists as facts.

1. Read the README and docs at https://github.com/DIYgod/pinky and confirm current OS support, install steps, and the approval flow;
2. Start on your own test device; do not begin by attaching the phone that holds your bank or primary accounts;
3. Check the list of actions that require your approval, then run a low-risk task over the MCP connection;
4. When you are done, review sessions, permissions, and any helper apps that were installed, and close or remove them if you are finished testing.