Chert is Vapi for FaceTime. Build and deploy interactive AI video agents that can answer and place FaceTime calls with just a few lines of code. Deploy agents for remote support, field service, telehealth intake, guided onboarding, or anything that's easier to show than explain. Try it live: FaceTime an agent right now and show it something.
Hey everyone! I'm Gary, co-founder of Chert (YC P26).
Chert is launching Vapi for FaceTime. In a few lines of code, you can deploy an AI agent that answers and places FaceTime calls, sees what the user shows their camera, and responds in real time.
Here's why we're fired up about this: every voice agent shipping today is blind. It can only handle what a customer can describe, so the second a problem is visual (e.g. "which cable goes where?", "what's this error on my screen?"), a human has to jump in. The most natural fix is video.
Now any builder can put an agent on the single most trusted and already-installed video channel: FaceTime. Remote support that can actually see the problem. Telehealth intake that reads the room. Onboarding that walks you through it live. This is the interface AI has been missing.
“Vapi for FaceTime: AI video agents in a few lines”
Chert launched on Product Hunt on August 16th, 2026 and earned 214 upvotes and 28 comments, placing #5 on the daily leaderboard. Chert is Vapi for FaceTime. Build and deploy interactive AI video agents that can answer and place FaceTime calls with just a few lines of code. Deploy agents for remote support, field service, telehealth intake, guided onboarding, or anything that's easier to show than explain. Try it live: FaceTime an agent right now and show it something.
On the analytics side, Chert competes within API, Developer Tools and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 1.1M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Chert performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Chert?
Chert was hunted by Garry Tan. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Chert including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Garry Tan
Hey everyone! I'm Gary, co-founder of Chert (YC P26).
Chert is launching Vapi for FaceTime. In a few lines of code, you can deploy an AI agent that answers and places FaceTime calls, sees what the user shows their camera, and responds in real time.
Here's why we're fired up about this: every voice agent shipping today is blind. It can only handle what a customer can describe, so the second a problem is visual (e.g. "which cable goes where?", "what's this error on my screen?"), a human has to jump in. The most natural fix is video.
Now any builder can put an agent on the single most trusted and already-installed video channel: FaceTime. Remote support that can actually see the problem. Telehealth intake that reads the room. Onboarding that walks you through it live. This is the interface AI has been missing.
Try it right now: FaceTime +1 310 279 2297 and check out https://www.trychert.com/facetime
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