diff --git a/bridgeconfig/ai.tpl.yaml b/bridgeconfig/ai.tpl.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..002c62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bridgeconfig/ai.tpl.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+network:
+    beeper:
+        base_url: {{ .HungryAddress }}
+        token: {{ .ProvisioningSecret }}
+
+    providers:
+        beeper:
+            default_model: "openai/gpt-5.2"
+        openai:
+            default_model: "openai/gpt-4o-mini"
+        openrouter:
+            default_model: "openrouter/openai/gpt-4o-mini"
+
+    default_system_prompt: |
+        You are a helpful assistant.
+    model_cache_duration: 6h
+
+    bridge:
+        command_prefix: "!ai"
+
+{{ setfield . "CommandPrefix" "!ai" -}}
+{{ setfield . "DatabaseFileName" "ai" -}}
+{{ setfield . "BridgeTypeName" "AI" -}}
+{{ setfield . "BridgeTypeIcon" "mxc://maunium.net/HPiAFz2uVH54camzatoorkWY" -}}
+{{ setfield . "DefaultPickleKey" "go.beeper.ai" -}}
+{{ template "bridgev2.tpl.yaml" . }}
diff --git a/cmd/bbctl/bridgeutil.go b/cmd/bbctl/bridgeutil.go
index 4a7eaf8..1e34981 100644
--- a/cmd/bbctl/bridgeutil.go
+++ b/cmd/bbctl/bridgeutil.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type bridgeTypeToNames struct {
 }
 
 var officialBridges = []bridgeTypeToNames{
+	{"ai", []string{"ai"}},
 	{"discord", []string{"discord"}},
 	{"meta", []string{"meta", "instagram", "facebook"}},
 	{"googlechat", []string{"googlechat", "gchat"}},
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ var websocketBridges = map[string]bool{
 	"imessagego":   true,
 	"signal":       true,
 	"bridgev2":     true,
+	"ai":           true,
 	"meta":         true,
 	"twitter":      true,
 	"bluesky":      true,
diff --git a/cmd/bbctl/run.go b/cmd/bbctl/run.go
index 408c28f..2f93094 100644
--- a/cmd/bbctl/run.go
+++ b/cmd/bbctl/run.go
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ func compileGoBridge(ctx context.Context, buildDir, binaryPath, bridgeType strin
 		repo := fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/mautrix/%s.git", bridgeType)
 		if bridgeType == "imessagego" {
 			repo = "https://github.com/beeper/imessage.git"
+		} else if bridgeType == "ai" {
+			repo = "https://github.com/beeper/ai-bridge.git"
 		}
 		log.Printf("Cloning [cyan]%s[reset] to [cyan]%s[reset]", repo, buildDir)
 		err = makeCmd(ctx, buildDirParent, "git", "clone", repo, buildDir).Run()
@@ -367,6 +369,29 @@ func runBridge(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		}
 		heisenHomeserverURL := strings.Replace(cfg.HomeserverURL, "https://", "wss://", 1)
 		bridgeArgs = []string{"-m", "heisenbridge", "-c", configFileName, "-o", cfg.YourUserID.String(), heisenHomeserverURL}
+	case "ai":
+		if !localDev && !compile && overrideBridgeCmd == "" {
+			return UserError{"AI bridge binaries are not available in CI. Use --local-dev or --compile mode."}
+		}
+		binaryName := "ai"
+		bridgeCmd = filepath.Join(dataDir, "binaries", binaryName)
+		if localDev && overrideBridgeCmd == "" {
+			bridgeCmd = filepath.Join(bridgeDir, binaryName)
+			buildScript := "./build.sh"
+			log.Printf("Compiling [cyan]%s[reset] with %s", binaryName, buildScript)
+			err = makeCmd(ctx.Context, bridgeDir, buildScript).Run()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to compile bridge: %w", err)
+			}
+		} else if compile && overrideBridgeCmd == "" {
+			buildDir := filepath.Join(dataDir, "compile", binaryName)
+			bridgeCmd = filepath.Join(buildDir, binaryName)
+			err = compileGoBridge(ctx.Context, buildDir, bridgeCmd, "ai", ctx.Bool("no-update"))
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to compile bridge: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+		bridgeArgs = []string{"-c", configFileName}
 	default:
 		if overrideBridgeCmd == "" {
 			return UserError{"Unsupported bridge type for bbctl run"}