Sidekick

AI agent that manages manufacturing operations over text

1.9Score#730 of 999 agents#7 of 7 in Manufacturing engineer

Why it ranks #730

Sidekick, an AI manufacturing engineer from YC S26, ranks #730 of 999 AI agents and #7 of 7 in Manufacturing engineer, with a score of 1.9 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 0 × 30% 0.0
Momentum 4 × 25% 1.0
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 1.9

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
0
No public claims of customers or revenue yet.
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
0
1 person.
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
4
Shows a recent launch and a new batch.
- +3
  Launched in the last 6 monthsSidekick: AI agent that handles frontline operations over textLaunch YC post · 7 Aug 2026
- +1
  New: YC Summer 2026
Not found: open roles on YC (+2), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 94% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 41% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 96% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Sidekick

Sidekick is an AI agent that runs custom manufacturing operations over text. Workers text a problem, photo, video, or voice memo and get an answer from the shop's own documents. It reads live machine data and acts on its own: flagging issues before they become downtime, opening and routing work orders, and placing purchase orders. No app, no login.

These shops run on tribal knowledge: a handful of veterans know how every job is set up, and they are retiring. Sidekick learns from every message it handles, so answers outlive the people who gave them, and shops run 15% more jobs with the same crew. Sidekick captures it as a byproduct of the work, in an industry that was never documented.