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    "run": "2026-10-01",
    "runLabel": "October 2026 research run"
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    "name": "Tomo",
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    "category": "personal-assistants",
    "summary": "Tomo is a personal AI from Mapo Labs that a person texts over iMessage or uses in its iOS app. It remembers goals, checks in first, joins group chats, sets reminders and connects to the owner's calendar and email.",
    "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo",
    "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.md",
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    "license": "Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026).",
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    "pricing": "paid",
    "pricingNotes": "The base plan starts at $19.99 a month, with other plans that raise messaging limits, and the site says prices may vary by user and promotion (https://www.tomo.ai/about). The App Store lists in-app purchases named Tomo Pro at $19.99 and $119.99 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tomo-your-personal-ai/id6757726935), checked 12 October 2026. No free plan was found. Payments run through Stripe.",
    "priceSummary": "$19.99 / mo",
    "where": "local",
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      "level": "no",
      "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on tomo.ai, checked 12 October 2026.",
      "endpoints": []
    },
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      "npmWeekly": null,
      "pypiWeekly": null,
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      "assistant.memory",
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      "calendar.write",
      "mailbox.read",
      "notify.push",
      "memory.user",
      "web.search"
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      "hosted",
      "official",
      "closed-source",
      "paid",
      "ios"
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      "methodology": "0.4",
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        "maintenance": 54,
        "payments": 10,
        "reliability": 15,
        "schema": 0,
        "security": 0,
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        "tasks"
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          "weight": 16,
          "effectiveWeight": 20,
          "score": 15,
          "points": 3,
          "reason": "Read with the hosted lines. No status page found, and status.tomo.ai doesn't resolve (0). No readable incident history (5). Plans raise messaging limits, with no numbers published, and there's no interface for an outside agent (0). No overload or retry guidance (0). No SLA (0). On the App Store since 5 April 2026 and not labelled beta (10)."
        },
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          "effectiveWeight": 0,
          "pending": true,
          "points": 0,
          "reason": "Pending. Latency is measured per call by our probes, which haven't run yet, so this run doesn't score it. Its weight is shared across the assessed categories until the first probe window closes."
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          "effectiveWeight": 16.25,
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          "points": 0,
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        },
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          "effectiveWeight": 16.25,
          "score": 0,
          "points": 0,
          "reason": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. Tomo has none, so context cost, pagination, errors, retries and defaults have nothing to score (0 on each line). This says nothing about the app for people."
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          "weight": 14,
          "effectiveWeight": 17.5,
          "score": 0,
          "points": 0,
          "reason": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. With none for Tomo, the credential, least-privilege, injection and audit lines score nothing (0 of 30, 0 of 20, 0 of 15, 0 of 15), whatever the app does for its owner. The security programme line doesn't need an interface and is scored. tomo.ai/.well-known/security.txt redirects to the login page, and no security contact, disclosure policy, bug bounty, certification or advisories were found (0 of 20)."
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          "score": 10,
          "points": 1.25,
          "reason": "Read with the hosted rule. No x402, MPP or L402 (0). The about page says the base plan starts at $19.99 a month, with other plans for higher messaging limits and prices that may vary by user and promotion, and the App Store lists Tomo Pro at $19.99 and $119.99, so plan-only (10). No free plan or trial found (0). A person signs up by text or at tomo.ai/login with a phone number (0)."
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          "key": "tasks",
          "name": "Task success",
          "weight": 10,
          "effectiveWeight": 0,
          "pending": true,
          "points": 0,
          "reason": "Pending. Task success needs the category task suites run through each tool, which haven't run yet, so this run doesn't score it. Its weight is shared across the assessed categories until then. A data provider's data-quality score is published on its listing now and becomes half of this category when it's scored."
        },
        {
          "key": "maintenance",
          "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community",
          "weight": 7,
          "effectiveWeight": 8.75,
          "score": 54,
          "points": 4.72,
          "reason": "Read for a closed service. iOS 1.2.11 on 29 September 2026, 13 days before this check (30). At least eight iOS releases between 31 July and 29 September (20). No changelog page, App Store notes that repeat one generic line, and human support at hello@tomo.ai, which we didn't test (4 of 15). No MCP server or SDK (0). No package or CI to judge (0)."
        },
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          "effectiveWeight": 8.75,
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          "points": 4.11,
          "note": "editorial 33, provenance 60",
          "reason": "Closed service under terms of 24 September 2026 (15). The privacy policy of 6 October 2026 keeps data as long as necessary with no periods, completes deletion requests within 30 days, excludes Google Workspace and health data from training, and shares visitor identifiers with Meta, TikTok and Snap for ad measurement and targeting, with an opt-out by email. It doesn't say whether conversations train models, while the terms licence content for improving the service (12 of 30). The terms change on posting with no notice, and there's no deprecation policy. The Aider dossier gave 3 where nothing was found (2 of 20). Providers appear by category with the three ad partners named, AI model providers aren't named, and data may be processed wherever providers are, with no regions (4 of 20)."
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        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "basis": "public evidence",
        "confidence": "medium",
        "notes": {
          "ergonomics": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. Tomo has none, so context cost, pagination, errors, retries and defaults have nothing to score (0 on each line). This says nothing about the app for people.",
          "maintenance": "Read for a closed service. iOS 1.2.11 on 29 September 2026, 13 days before this check (30). At least eight iOS releases between 31 July and 29 September (20). No changelog page, App Store notes that repeat one generic line, and human support at hello@tomo.ai, which we didn't test (4 of 15). No MCP server or SDK (0). No package or CI to judge (0).",
          "payments": "Read with the hosted rule. No x402, MPP or L402 (0). The about page says the base plan starts at $19.99 a month, with other plans for higher messaging limits and prices that may vary by user and promotion, and the App Store lists Tomo Pro at $19.99 and $119.99, so plan-only (10). No free plan or trial found (0). A person signs up by text or at tomo.ai/login with a phone number (0).",
          "reliability": "Read with the hosted lines. No status page found, and status.tomo.ai doesn't resolve (0). No readable incident history (5). Plans raise messaging limits, with no numbers published, and there's no interface for an outside agent (0). No overload or retry guidance (0). No SLA (0). On the App Store since 5 April 2026 and not labelled beta (10).",
          "schema": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use, as GRADER.md asks. Tomo has no API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an agent, so the contract, description, typed-input and example lines score nothing (0 of 25, 0 of 20, 0 of 15, 0 of 15). That is a statement about agent access, not about the app for people. No llms.txt (tomo.ai/llms.txt redirects to the login page) and no Markdown docs (0). The versioning and changelog line versions an agent interface, and with none there is nothing to version, so it scores nothing (0 of 15). We read it this way for every listing in this batch without an agent interface, and app release notes count under maintenance instead.",
          "security": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. With none for Tomo, the credential, least-privilege, injection and audit lines score nothing (0 of 30, 0 of 20, 0 of 15, 0 of 15), whatever the app does for its owner. The security programme line doesn't need an interface and is scored. tomo.ai/.well-known/security.txt redirects to the login page, and no security contact, disclosure policy, bug bounty, certification or advisories were found (0 of 20).",
          "transparency": "Closed service under terms of 24 September 2026 (15). The privacy policy of 6 October 2026 keeps data as long as necessary with no periods, completes deletion requests within 30 days, excludes Google Workspace and health data from training, and shares visitor identifiers with Meta, TikTok and Snap for ad measurement and targeting, with an opt-out by email. It doesn't say whether conversations train models, while the terms licence content for improving the service (12 of 30). The terms change on posting with no notice, and there's no deprecation policy. The Aider dossier gave 3 where nothing was found (2 of 20). Providers appear by category with the three ad partners named, AI model providers aren't named, and data may be processed wherever providers are, with no regions (4 of 20)."
        },
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            "url": "https://www.tomo.ai/about",
            "seen": "2026-10-12"
          },
          {
            "what": "terms",
            "url": "https://www.tomo.ai/terms",
            "seen": "2026-10-12"
          },
          {
            "what": "privacy policy",
            "url": "https://www.tomo.ai/privacy",
            "seen": "2026-10-12"
          },
          {
            "what": "App Store listing and version history",
            "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tomo-your-personal-ai/id6757726935",
            "seen": "2026-10-12"
          },
          {
            "what": "security.txt (redirects to login)",
            "url": "https://www.tomo.ai/.well-known/security.txt",
            "seen": "2026-10-12"
          },
          {
            "what": "security.txt (redirects to login)",
            "url": "https://tomo.ai/.well-known/security.txt",
            "seen": "2026-10-12"
          }
        ],
        "openQuestions": [
          "Whether conversations other than Google and health data are used to train models. The privacy policy doesn't say.",
          "The messaging limits of each plan aren't published.",
          "The hosting provider and region."
        ]
      },
      "negative": 0,
      "verdict": "Tomo is a hosted personal AI over iMessage and an iOS app, centred on goals, check-ins and reminders, with regular iOS releases since April 2026. No outside agent can call it, there's no free plan, and no status page, security contact or subprocessor list was found.",
      "bestFor": "People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats.",
      "disclosure": "Tomo competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.",
      "strengths": [
        "In iMessage group chats it shares only busy times from a connected calendar, not event details.",
        "Google Workspace and health data are excluded from AI training, per the privacy policy.",
        "Complete deletion requests are processed within 30 days.",
        "Eight iOS releases between 31 July and 29 September 2026."
      ],
      "weaknesses": [
        "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.",
        "No free plan or trial found, and prices may vary by user.",
        "No status page, security.txt or security contact found.",
        "The privacy policy shares visitor identifiers with Meta, TikTok and Snap for ad targeting."
      ],
      "agentNotes": [
        "Don't plan to call Tomo from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage, group chats it's added to and the iOS app.",
        "Tell the owner that adding Tomo to a group chat applies its terms to every participant."
      ],
      "metrics": {
        "kind": "remote",
        "measured": false
      },
      "reviewCount": 0,
      "avgRating": 0,
      "history": [
        {
          "basis": "public evidence",
          "confidence": "medium",
          "grade": "F",
          "methodology": "0.4",
          "pending": [
            "performance",
            "tasks"
          ],
          "run": "2026-10-01",
          "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
          "score": 13.1
        }
      ],
      "editorialScores": {
        "ergonomics": 0,
        "maintenance": 54,
        "payments": 10,
        "reliability": 15,
        "schema": 0,
        "security": 0,
        "transparency": 33
      },
      "provenanceScore": 60
    },
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      "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.accounts",
      "tool": "https://letme.dev/tomo"
    },
    "notable": [
      "Mapo Labs says Tomo can join group chats, send reminders, watch videos, edit photos, search the web, proactively message the owner and connect to calendar, email and more (https://www.tomo.ai/about)",
      "The App Store listing says Tomo builds custom tracker apps such as workout logs, budgets and habit streaks, and works in iMessage or in the app. It was first released on 5 April 2026 and version 1.2.11 dates from 29 September 2026 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tomo-your-personal-ai/id6757726935)",
      "The terms cover iMessage group chats that Tomo is added to or starts at a user's request, and apply to every participant in them (https://www.tomo.ai/terms)",
      "Tomo is not intended for children under 13, and people aged 13 to 18 need a parent's or guardian's supervision and consent (https://www.tomo.ai/about)",
      "The privacy policy (last updated 6 October 2026) shares visitor identifiers with Meta, TikTok and Snap for ad measurement and targeting, and says Google Workspace and health data are not used to train AI models (https://www.tomo.ai/privacy)",
      "Owners can clear messages, reminders and memories from dashboard settings, and complete deletion requests through a form are processed within 30 days (https://www.tomo.ai/about)",
      "No API, MCP server, status page, changelog or security.txt was found. tomo.ai/.well-known/security.txt redirects to the login page"
    ],
    "area": "frameworks",
    "details": [
      {
        "label": "Surface listed",
        "value": "The Tomo service on iMessage and the iOS app, as described on tomo.ai, its terms and privacy policy and the App Store listing, read on 12 October 2026. No account was created."
      },
      {
        "label": "Where it runs",
        "value": "A cloud service. The hosting provider and region are not named in the reviewed pages."
      },
      {
        "label": "What it acts on",
        "value": "Reminders, iMessage group chats, the owner's calendar and email through Google Workspace, web search, photos and videos, and custom tracker apps inside the Tomo app (https://www.tomo.ai/about and https://www.tomo.ai/privacy)."
      },
      {
        "label": "Outside agent access",
        "value": "None found."
      },
      {
        "label": "Data handling",
        "value": "Personal data is kept as long as necessary for the stated purposes. The terms licence submitted content to Mapo Labs for operating and improving the service. Complete deletion within 30 days on request, subject to legal retention (https://www.tomo.ai/privacy and https://www.tomo.ai/terms)."
      },
      {
        "label": "Company",
        "value": "Mapo Labs, Inc., a small team in San Francisco. Support is hello@tomo.ai (https://www.tomo.ai/about)."
      }
    ],
    "unitPrices": [
      {
        "item": "Tomo base plan",
        "unit": "month",
        "usd": 19.99,
        "note": "Starting price on tomo.ai. Prices may vary by user and promotion."
      }
    ],
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      "legalEntity": "Mapo Labs, Inc.",
      "domain": "tomo.ai",
      "domainRegistered": "2020-12-14",
      "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
      "terms": "https://www.tomo.ai/terms",
      "privacy": "https://www.tomo.ai/privacy",
      "statusPage": "",
      "changelog": "",
      "securityTxt": "none",
      "checked": "2026-10-12",
      "notes": [
        "tomo.ai redirects to www.tomo.ai. The footer links mapolabs.com.",
        "tomo.ai/.well-known/security.txt and tomo.ai/llms.txt redirect to the login page.",
        "No status page or changelog was found.",
        "RDAP gives a registration date of 2020-12-14 for tomo.ai."
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      "checks": [
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          "value": "Mapo Labs, Inc.",
          "points": 20,
          "max": 20,
          "state": "ok"
        },
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          "check": "Domain age",
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          "points": 11,
          "max": 15,
          "state": "part"
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          "check": "Endpoint on the vendor's domain",
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          "points": 0,
          "max": 0,
          "state": "na"
        },
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          "check": "Terms of service",
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          "state": "ok"
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          "check": "Privacy policy",
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          "check": "Changelog",
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          "points": 0,
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          "state": "no"
        },
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          "check": "security.txt",
          "value": "not found",
          "points": 0,
          "max": 10,
          "state": "no"
        }
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