Cognition is welcoming The Interaction Company of California—makers of Poke, the personal agent that lives in your texts—into the fold. Scott Wu’s note frames it as a bet both teams already share: always-on cloud agents.
Why it matters on this desk
Devin’s lane has been enterprise software engineering. Poke’s lane is consumer messaging—proactive follow-ups, native Apple Messages, and (per Cognition) 100M+ messages in three months. The acquisition thesis isn’t “chatbots for PRs”; it’s making Devin feel more like a partner that initiates, remembers, and sticks around.
From the announcement
- Poke messages first, follows up, and is positioned as the only AI agent approved to text natively on Apple Messages.
- Interaction founders (Marvin & team) are long-time peers; Walden and Scott were early angels.
- Poke keeps working as today; Cognition models/infra are expected to make it faster and more reliable soon.
- Devin = top companies for SWE; Poke = hundreds of thousands for everyday life—now building together.
Sources
Fan coverage from Devin Central — not an official Cognition announcement. Devin is a trademark of Cognition.