Agentic Keyboard Examples: Real Mobile AI Workflows

Agentic keyboards turn typing moments into actions. Here are real examples of what that looks like in practice — with honest notes on what is available today vs. what is still emerging.

Search without switching apps
Book or schedule from a message
Share context back into the conversation
Draft, summarize, or translate inline
Agentic keyboard examples fall into four availability levels. Some — like inline translation and location sharing — are usable today with SwiftKey and Gboard. Others — like keyboard-based booking and search — are emerging in early products like Acti. A third group — like calendar-aware drafting — work as companion-app workflows with ChatGPT or Perplexity. A few — like reminder creation from typed intent — remain conceptual. See our best agentic keyboard apps for which products deliver which examples today.

How to Read the Availability Badges

TodayUsable with current tools — available in at least one keyboard or companion app today.
EmergingPossible in early products or limited rollout — not broadly available yet.
ConceptualCategory direction — no single product delivers this experience today.
Companion-app workflowPossible with a separate assistant app (ChatGPT, Perplexity), not keyboard-native.

What Counts as an Agentic Keyboard Example?

A real agentic keyboard example includes three elements: intent (what you want to do), context (where you are, who you're talking to), and action (a completed task, not just better text). If the keyboard only suggests better words, that's an AI keyboard example — not an agentic one.

For the full definition, see our concept guide and comparison page.

Example Workflows

Eight concrete examples showing what agentic keyboards can do. Each includes an availability badge so you know what is usable today.

Search

Search restaurants from a chat

Emerging
User intent

"find sushi near Shibuya for tonight"

What the keyboard does

The keyboard detects the search intent, queries a maps or restaurant service directly from the typing surface, and returns ranked results with ratings and availability.

Result

Top 5 sushi spots with ratings, distance, and tappable reservation links shown inline

Availability note

Acti can perform this on iOS where available. Gboard can search Google from the keyboard but returns web results, not structured restaurant cards.

Booking

Book a table from the keyboard

Emerging
User intent

"book a table for 4 at 8pm"

What the keyboard does

The keyboard connects to a supported reservation service, checks availability, and presents confirmable reservation options within the keyboard interface.

Result

Available time slots at nearby restaurants; tap to confirm booking

Availability note

Acti supports booking-style integrations where available. Requires calendar and potentially location permissions. Service coverage varies by region.

Sharing

Share a map or location into a message

Today
User intent

"send the restaurant address to the group chat"

What the keyboard does

The keyboard pulls the current location or a recently searched place and composes a shareable map link or address card without app-switching.

Result

A tappable location card inserted directly into the message thread

Availability note

Gboard can share search results from the keyboard. Acti supports location sharing. Both require appropriate permissions.

Writing

Draft a reply using calendar context

Companion-app workflow
User intent

"reply to this email and suggest 3 times next week"

What the keyboard does

The agentic keyboard reads the incoming message, checks your calendar for open slots, drafts a context-aware reply with specific available times.

Result

A polished draft reply with 3 specific time slots, ready to send or edit

Availability note

ChatGPT with calendar integration can draft these replies, but requires switching to the ChatGPT app. No keyboard today does this fully on-device with calendar access.

Productivity

Summarize a web page and send key points

Companion-app workflow
User intent

"summarize this article and share the key points"

What the keyboard does

The keyboard processes the current page or pasted text, extracts the most important points, and produces a concise summary for sharing.

Result

A 3-bullet summary formatted for quick sharing, with source link preserved

Availability note

Perplexity and ChatGPT can summarize articles and web pages. You copy-paste results into your typing app. Not available inline from a keyboard today.

Writing

Translate and localize a message

Today
User intent

"translate this into Japanese and keep it casual"

What the keyboard does

The keyboard detects the target language from your instruction, translates the draft while preserving the requested tone, and inserts the translation inline.

Result

A natural-sounding translation dropped inline, no copy-paste between a translation app

Availability note

SwiftKey and Gboard both support inline translation. Grammarly supports tone and writing suggestions. The inline keyboard translation experience is one of the more mature examples on this page.

Productivity

Create a reminder or task from typed intent

Conceptual
User intent

"remind me to follow up on this tomorrow at 9am"

What the keyboard does

The keyboard parses the natural-language reminder request, creates a task with the correct date and time in your preferred task manager or reminders app.

Result

A confirmed reminder set for tomorrow at 9am, with a link back to the original context

Availability note

Siri and Google Assistant can create reminders by voice. No keyboard today reliably creates app-based reminders from typed intent. Shortcuts + AI can build this as a custom automation.

Research

Compare products or options inline

Companion-app workflow
User intent

"compare these two headphones on price, battery, and reviews"

What the keyboard does

The keyboard searches for the mentioned products, pulls key specs, and formats a side-by-side comparison in the typing area.

Result

A clean comparison table with price, battery life, and average review score for both products

Availability note

Perplexity and ChatGPT can research and compare products with web search. Copy-paste results into your conversation. No keyboard does this inline today.

True Agentic vs. Adjacent AI

True Agentic Keyboard

Executes actions from the keyboard. Search, book, share, and run workflows without leaving the typing surface.

Example: Acti

AI Keyboard

Improves text — grammar, tone, predictions, translation. Covers writing-focused examples but does not execute tasks.

Examples: Grammarly, SwiftKey, Gboard

Mobile AI Agent

Can act on intent but runs as a separate app — requires app-switching, not keyboard-native.

Examples: ChatGPT, Perplexity

For a detailed breakdown: best agentic keyboard apps, AI keyboard agents guide, and apps directory.

Why These Examples Matter

Each example replaces 3-5 app switches with one keyboard interaction. Multiply that by dozens of small tasks per day, and the productivity gain is significant.

The keyboard is already the most-used surface on every phone. Making it agentic is an evolution, not a replacement. These examples show the pattern: stay in the conversation, let the keyboard handle the friction between apps.

Privacy Note

Agentic examples often require more permissions than standard keyboards. Always check what permissions a keyboard requests. Read our full privacy guide before enabling Full Access or granting broad permissions.

Frequently Asked Questions

A practical example: you are texting a friend about dinner plans and type 'find sushi near me for 7pm.' An agentic keyboard searches restaurant availability from within the keyboard, returns tappable results with ratings, and lets you book without leaving the chat. Acti is the clearest example of a product built around this pattern. Other examples — translation (SwiftKey, Gboard), search (Gboard), and sharing (Acti) — are available today with varying maturity.
Partially. Some examples are available today with current tools: translation (SwiftKey, Gboard), search sharing (Gboard, Acti where available), and dictation (Wispr Flow). Other examples are emerging (Acti's booking integrations) or conceptual (keyboard-based reminder creation). Several examples require using a companion app like ChatGPT or Perplexity alongside your keyboard. The fully integrated keyboard experience is still emerging.
Not yet. Gboard with Gemini has Google Search integration and AI-powered text predictions, which are building blocks for agentic features. However, it does not execute cross-app actions the way a true agentic keyboard does — it improves what you type rather than acting on your intent. It is an advanced AI keyboard with agentic potential.
ChatGPT can perform many agentic tasks — searching the web, drafting replies, summarizing content. But it runs as a separate app, not as a keyboard replacement. You switch to ChatGPT rather than using it inline while typing. An agentic keyboard integrates these capabilities into the typing surface itself. Many users combine both.
Agentic keyboard workflows often require more permissions than standard keyboards: location access for nearby search, calendar access for booking and scheduling, contacts for sharing, and network access for cloud AI features. On iOS, many features require Full Access. Always review what each keyboard requests and only enable permissions needed for the workflows you actually use.
An AI keyboard example shows text improvement: fixing grammar in an email, adjusting tone, or predicting the next word. An agentic keyboard example shows task completion: searching for a restaurant, booking a table, creating a reminder, or sharing a location. The key distinction is that agentic examples produce completed tasks, not just improved words.