AINov 10, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC·1 min read

T-Bank Adds AI Assistant and MCP Server to Time Messenger

T-Technologies has updated its corporate messenger Time with a built-in AI assistant that summarizes chats and replies for users, plus an MCP server for third-party AI agents.

Corporate messenger interface with an AI assistant chat summarizing a team discussion on a laptop screen. — Image: vc.ru

T-Technologies, the group behind T-Bank, has released an update for its corporate messenger Time. The headline additions are a built-in AI assistant and an MCP server that lets companies connect their own AI agents to the platform.

The assistant lives in a dedicated chat inside Time. Users can ask it to search for messages and missed questions, gather context, analyze tasks and respond on their behalf. According to the company, it can, for example, tell an employee what happened in the team during a week of vacation.

Thread and channel summaries

Time also gained a summary function for a selected thread or channel. Users can refine the result by asking the assistant to focus on messages from a particular colleague or on discussions within a specific period.

The company says the AI tools run through internal interfaces and have no internet access, a point likely to matter for businesses wary of sending internal correspondence to external services.

MCP server for any model

The new MCP server allows an AI agent built on any model to be connected to Time. Such an agent can likewise read and summarize chats and reply on the user's behalf. Connection instructions are available to current Time users.

Background

The bank launched the messenger, then called TiMe (short for Tinkoff Messenger), on 10 November 2022. It is built on the open-source messenger Mattermost, and the company positions its features as comparable to Slack. Access requires submitting a connection request.

The update reflects a broader push to turn workplace chat into a surface for AI agents. Support for MCP, a standard way to link agents to external tools and data, means companies are not tied to the built-in assistant and can plug in their own models and workflows.

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