Bento Launches Tanuki AI: The First AI Marketing Agent That Builds Email Automations From Simple Conversations

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Skip the learning curve: AI builds production-ready email marketing campaigns in seconds

SYDNEY, Australia, January 10, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Bento, the AI-powered email marketing and automation platform serving over 4,000 small businesses, today announces Tanuki AI — an AI marketing agent that transforms plain-English descriptions into complete, production-ready email automations and campaigns.

Instead of dragging and dropping nodes or learning complex interfaces, users simply describe what they need: "create a welcome series for new subscribers" or "build an abandoned cart recovery flow." Tanuki generates the complete workflow — triggers, delays, conditions, and email content — in seconds.

Tanuki AI includes two operating modes: Ask mode, which confirms actions before execution, and YOLO mode for users who want fully autonomous building. Every AI action can be reversed with one-click undo. The assistant works across all of Bento's email editors — visual, plain text, and raw HTML — adapting to each user's preferred workflow.

For developers, Bento's MCP Server integration brings Tanuki's capabilities directly into tools like Cursor and Claude Code, enabling teams to iterate on email copy and automation logic without leaving their development environment.

"We've built Cursor for email," said Jesse Hanley, founder of Bento. "Small business owners shouldn't need to hire consultants or spend weeks learning software to send effective marketing emails. With Tanuki, you just describe what you want and it happens."

The launch reflects Bento's broader mission to make enterprise-grade marketing tools accessible to small businesses. The platform consolidates email marketing, automation, transactional email, and AI-powered customer support into a single system with simple pricing: $0.01 per contact, no per-seat fees, and no feature tiers.

Bento achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance in 2025 with zero audit exceptions and maintains HIPAA compliance, delivering enterprise-level security without enterprise complexity.

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Jesse Hanley

Founder, Bento

[email protected]

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SOURCE: Bento

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