Why I’m building local-first Android automation for AI agents

AI agent demos often look magical — until they try to operate a real Android device. Over the past months I’ve been building AIVane / AI‑RPA, a local‑first Android automation workflow designed specifically for AI agents. The goal isn’t to claim “AI can use your phone like a human,” but to explore whether agent‑driven Android automation can be practical when privacy, control, and repeatability are treated as first‑class constraints. Here’s the current model: A lightweight Android app runs loca...