ElevenLabs Launches 11ai, a Voice Assistant That Can Take Action

ElevenLabs has introduced 11ai, a new AI assistant designed to move beyond voice-enabled Q&A and actually get work done. Available today in alpha, 11ai serves as a live demonstration of ElevenLabs’ Conversational AI platform—showcasing how voice-first interaction, paired with structured integrations, can power real-world productivity.

Unlike traditional voice assistants that are limited to answering questions, 11ai is designed to understand context and take sequential actions across common workplace tools. The assistant connects directly to applications like Slack, Notion, and Linear through a standardized integration layer called the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Voice-First, Action-Oriented Workflows

11ai is built to handle not just conversation, but execution. It connects to the services professionals already use—task boards, communication platforms, research tools—and aims to automate common actions by voice alone.

Example workflows include:

• Morning planning: “Plan my day and add my priority tasks to Linear.”
  

• Customer research: “Use Perplexity to research our prospect meeting today and summarize their recent funding.”
  

• Project management: “Search our Linear issues for the API bug and create a new ticket for the follow-up work.”
  

• Team updates: “Catch me up on yesterday’s Slack messages in the engineering channel.”

In each case, 11ai is designed to understand the user’s intent, gather relevant information, and take action in the appropriate tool—closing the loop between conversation and execution.

What Is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standardized framework that allows AI agents to securely integrate with external APIs. ElevenLabs’ Conversational AI platform now supports MCP natively, enabling 11ai to connect to widely used services like Salesforce, HubSpot, Gmail, Zapier, and others.

Out-of-the-box integrations currently include:

• Perplexity for real-time web-powered research

• Linear for issue tracking & project management

• Slack for messaging and team updates

• Notion for knowledge and task management

More integrations are being released each week as the platform continues to expand.

Developers can also connect custom MCP servers, allowing organizations to integrate 11ai with internal or specialized tools. Each connection is permission-controlled, ensuring the assistant only performs actions the user has explicitly authorized.

Powered by ElevenLabs Conversational AI

11ai also serves as a showcase for the broader capabilities of ElevenLabs’ voice technology stack. The platform offers:

• Ultra-low latency for real-time responsiveness

• Multimodal support, blending voice and text

• Integrated RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) for external knowledge access and context-aware responses

• Automatic language detection for multilingual conversations

• Enterprise-grade security, including HIPAA compliance

Users can choose from over 5,000 voices or generate a custom clone to personalize the experience. Combined, these features allow 11ai to function more like a virtual teammate than a generic voice bot.

Privacy and Data Use

According to ElevenLabs, all conversations with 11ai are encrypted and access is tightly controlled under strict data protection policies. The company says user interactions are only used to improve the service, not for unrelated data collection or external sharing.

Free Access in Alpha

11ai is now available in an experimental alpha phase. ElevenLabs is offering free access to gather user feedback and refine the platform.

To try it out:

• Sign up at 11.ai and complete the setup

• Select your voice or create a custom one

• Connect tools like Google Calendar, Slack, Perplexity, or your own MCP endpoints

• Try your first workflow, such as planning your day or summarizing a research topic

The company is especially interested in learning which integrations are most valuable, what additional MCP endpoints users want, how the conversational experience compares to traditional interfaces, and what new capabilities would make 11ai essential for your daily routine.

What This Means

With 11ai, ElevenLabs is joining a growing field of AI products designed to move beyond chat—and into action. While many AI systems focus on language generation, 11ai is built around structured interaction: using voice to trigger real-world updates, task management, and workflow support.

It’s still early—the product is labeled as a proof of concept—but the architecture suggests a longer-term vision: one where voice assistants don’t just respond, but participate meaningfully in everyday work.

By open-sourcing access through MCP and offering custom server support, ElevenLabs is positioning 11ai not just as a consumer tool, but as a developer platform for the next wave of productivity-focused AI.

Whether or not 11ai becomes a standalone product, it offers a compelling glimpse of where AI assistants may be heading next: from passive listeners to active collaborators.

Editor’s Note: This article was created by Alicia Shapiro, CMO of AiNews.com, with writing, image, and idea-generation support from ChatGPT, an AI assistant. However, the final perspective and editorial choices are solely Alicia Shapiro’s. Special thanks to ChatGPT for assistance with research and editorial support in crafting this article.