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What is Ekuri? Your Personal AI Assistant in the Cloud

February 2, 2026 4 min read By Ekuri
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You Deserve a Personal AI — Without the Headache

You've probably tried ChatGPT. Maybe you've heard of self-hosted AI agents. But there's a gap between "ask a chatbot a question" and "have a personal AI assistant that knows you."

On one end: chatbots that forget you exist between sessions. On the other: self-hosting projects that require a Linux server, Docker, config files, and hours of troubleshooting.

Ekuri sits right in the middle. It's a personal AI assistant that runs in the cloud — always on, always private, and set up in under a minute.

How It Works

When you sign up for ekuri, three things happen:

  1. We provision a dedicated VPS just for you. It runs on Hetzner, is isolated from every other user, and is exposed only through Cloudflare Tunnel.

  2. We install OpenClaw inside it. OpenClaw is the open-source AI framework that powers your assistant. It gives Claude (the AI model) persistent memory, web search, reminders, and tools.

  3. You connect through Telegram, the web dashboard, or the native Mac and iPhone apps. Open the app or your dashboard, send a message, and your assistant responds.

No servers to rent. No SSH. No YAML files. No "just follow these 47 steps."

What Makes It Different

It Remembers You

Regular chatbots start fresh every time. Ekuri's assistant remembers your conversations, your preferences, and your context. Tell it you prefer metric units, and it remembers. Mention your travel plans, and it can reference them weeks later.

It Lives in Your Pocket

Your assistant runs 24/7 in the cloud and is reachable from Telegram, the web dashboard, and the native Mac and iPhone apps. Use whichever surface fits the moment.

It's Yours Alone

Every user gets their own dedicated VPS. Your conversations, memory, and data are completely separate from every other user. It's like having your own server — without maintaining one.

It Can Do Things

This isn't just Q&A. Your assistant can:

  • Search the web for current information
  • Set reminders that fire on schedule
  • Remember anything you tell it for later
  • Help you write emails, messages, documents
  • Research topics and summarize what it finds
  • Manage tasks and keep you organized

Who Is Ekuri For?

Ekuri is for anyone who wants a personal AI assistant but doesn't want to deal with servers, code, or technical setup:

  • Busy professionals who want an AI that keeps up with their context across days and weeks
  • Non-technical users who want the power of self-hosted AI without the self-hosting
  • Privacy-conscious people who want their own isolated AI environment, not a shared service
  • Curious tinkerers who want to try AI agents without spending a weekend on setup

Pricing

Ekuri offers four plans:

  • Bring Your Own — $15/month. You provide your own API keys or AI subscriptions. Ekuri provides the dedicated server, networking, security, and maintenance.

  • Starter — $39/month. Managed AI access with monthly credits included.

  • Pro — $79/month. More monthly credits for daily use.

  • Max — $149/month. Highest credit allowance for heavy usage.

All plans include persistent memory, web search, reminders, and your own dedicated server.

Getting Started

  1. Go to ekuri.ai
  2. Sign up with Google or Apple
  3. Pick a plan
  4. Connect Telegram
  5. Start chatting

Your AI assistant will be live in under a minute. It starts with a short onboarding — introducing itself, learning your name, setting your timezone — and then it's ready.

Have questions? Send us a message at [email protected] or check out our guide to OpenClaw, the open-source engine behind ekuri.

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