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      "slug": "atticus",
      "name": "Atticus",
      "vendor": "SaarthurR (Saarth Ranka)",
      "vendorUrl": "https://saarthurr.github.io/atticus-mac/",
      "kind": "platform",
      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "Atticus is an open-source macOS menu bar assistant that takes spoken or typed requests and operates apps, windows, files and the web, using the owner's Claude Code or Devin CLI plan as its model.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/atticus.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/SaarthurR/atticus-mac",
      "license": "MIT",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "none",
      "authNotes": "No Atticus account. The app calls `claude -p` on the owner's signed-in Claude Pro or Max plan, or the Devin CLI on a Devin plan, so no API key is pasted. A $5 Gumroad licence check existed until 11 October 2026 and is switched off in the source.",
      "pricing": "byo-plan",
      "pricingNotes": "Free under MIT. It needs a paid Claude Pro or Max plan through Claude Code, or a Devin plan through the Devin CLI. The README estimates about 0.18 US cents of plan usage per AI request at API list rates. The source keeps a Gumroad product ID for \"when sales start\".",
      "priceSummary": "Your plan",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the source, the README or the project site (checked 2026-10-15). The app has nothing to buy.",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 163,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-15"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://github.com/SaarthurR/atticus-mac#readme",
      "capabilities": [
        "assistant.memory",
        "assistant.self-hosted",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "desktop.control",
        "meetings.transcript",
        "meetings.summary"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-for-agents",
        "open-source",
        "local",
        "free",
        "no-card",
        "byo-plan",
        "mit",
        "macos",
        "swift",
        "python",
        "voice",
        "claude-code",
        "desktop-app",
        "telemetry-default-on",
        "approvals"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-14",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 42.9,
        "grade": "E",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 974,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1094,
        "categoryRank": 16,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 9,
          "maintenance": 51,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 15,
          "security": 49,
          "transparency": 56
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-15"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Atticus runs a person's Mac by voice on their existing Claude or Devin plan, with a sandboxed safe mode and a local log of every command. It has no API, MCP server or documented command for another agent, it is five days old, and it rebuilds itself from the main branch every six hours by default.",
        "bestFor": "A person on macOS 26 with a Claude Pro or Max plan who wants voice control of apps, windows, files and the browser.",
        "strengths": [
          "MIT source, with 301 offline tests run by public CI on every push",
          "Safe mode on by default, with sandboxed shell commands, prompts before delete, send or buy, and rm and sudo denied",
          "Every request, step and cost logged locally in ~/.config/atticus/log.jsonl",
          "Speech recognised on the Mac, and simple requests run with no model call",
          "Telemetry described in the README, with a daily ping that can be turned off and failure reports off by default"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No API, MCP server or documented command an outside agent can call",
          "Pulls and builds the main branch every six hours by default, with no signed or tagged release step",
          "Five days old, one maintainer, two tagged releases and no changelog or deprecation policy",
          "No privacy policy, SECURITY.md or security.txt",
          "Needs macOS 26 and a paid Claude Pro or Max plan or a Devin plan"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Don't plan to call Atticus from another agent. It takes requests only from its own shortcut and typing box",
          "If a user runs Atticus beside you, expect it to move windows and type into apps on the same Mac",
          "Point a user who wants pinned versions to Settings \u003e About \u0026 Updates to turn off self-update"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "E",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 42.9
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 9,
          "maintenance": 51,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 15,
          "security": 49,
          "transparency": 58
        },
        "provenanceScore": 53
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SaarthurR/atticus-mac/main/install.sh | bash"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.memory",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/atticus"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Saarth Ranka (GitHub SaarthurR), individual",
        "domain": "saarthurr.github.io",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "",
        "privacy": "",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/SaarthurR/atticus-mac/releases",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-15",
        "notes": [
          "The commit author is Saarth Ranka. The GitHub account SaarthurR lists saarthranka.com and California and was created in January 2023. No company is named.",
          "The project site is a GitHub Pages page with no terms or privacy policy. /privacy, /llms.txt and /.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 15 October 2026. The repository has no SECURITY.md.",
          "The software runs on the owner's Mac, so there is no vendor endpoint or status page to check. Telemetry goes to PostHog's US capture endpoint."
        ],
        "score": 53
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.json"
    },
    "answer": "Atticus scores 42.9 (E) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category.",
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      "slug": "instinct",
      "name": "Instinct",
      "vendor": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)",
      "vendorUrl": "https://instinct.com",
      "kind": "platform",
      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "Instinct is a hosted personal assistant that a person texts or calls. It uses a phone and a computer on the owner's behalf, connects to Google Workspace and WhatsApp, and handles tasks such as bills, gifts, groceries and appointments.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json",
      "license": "Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026).",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "People sign in to the web app at https://app.instinct.com/login, and the terms allow linking an Apple, Facebook or Google account (https://instinct.com/terms). The web app's onboarding has a capacity waitlist state (\"You're on the waitlist. We're letting people in as fast as we can.\") and an invite page, so a new sign-up may not get access straight away. No API key, MCP server or other programmatic access was found.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "No price or plan was published on instinct.com or found in the web app, checked 12 October 2026. The terms say people may have to pay fees for some parts of the service, charged in US dollars (https://instinct.com/terms, section 4). The value of this field is unconfirmed.",
      "priceSummary": "Paid",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on instinct.com or in the web app, checked 12 October 2026.",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-12"
      },
      "capabilities": [
        "assistant.proactive",
        "assistant.messaging",
        "assistant.accounts",
        "assistant.memory",
        "mailbox.read",
        "calendar.write",
        "messaging.whatsapp",
        "voice.calls",
        "commerce.checkout",
        "memory.user"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "official",
        "closed-source",
        "security-txt",
        "waitlist"
      ],
      "graded": true,
      "disclosure": "Instinct 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.",
      "competesWith": "localghost",
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 7.3,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 1093,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1094,
        "categoryRank": 42,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 0,
          "maintenance": 2,
          "payments": 0,
          "reliability": 10,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 53
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-12"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Instinct is a hosted assistant reached by text or call that acts in the owner's Google Workspace and WhatsApp and can make purchases. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, new sign-ups may meet a capacity waitlist, and materials train models unless the owner opts out.",
        "bestFor": "People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.",
        "disclosure": "Instinct 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": [
          "The privacy policy warns that third parties may plant instructions aimed at autonomous agents and asks owners to review actions.",
          "Google Workspace data and Vault items are excluded from model training.",
          "security.txt published with a contact and an expiry of 18 February 2027."
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.",
          "No published price, plan or free tier.",
          "The web app has a capacity waitlist step for new sign-ups.",
          "Materials train models by default, and indexed data stays in use after a disconnect unless deletion is requested."
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Don't look for an endpoint. app.instinct.com/mcp serves the web app shell and refuses POST with 405.",
          "Confirm any purchase with the owner. The terms say Actions may not be reversible."
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
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            "run": "2026-10-01",
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            "score": 7.3
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          "maintenance": 2,
          "payments": 0,
          "reliability": 10,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 33
        },
        "provenanceScore": 72
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/instinct"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)",
        "domain": "instinct.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1997-05-20",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://instinct.com/terms",
        "privacy": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-12",
        "notes": [
          "instinct.co redirects to instinct.com.",
          "instinct.com/.well-known/security.txt names support@instinct.com and expires on 18 February 2027.",
          "Privacy questions go to privacy@instinct.com, and the site footer gives comms@instinct.com.",
          "No status page, changelog or llms.txt was found. Unknown paths on instinct.com return the site's HTML shell.",
          "The terms and privacy policy were last revised on 26 August 2026.",
          "RDAP gives a registration date of 1997-05-20 for instinct.com, which predates the company."
        ],
        "score": 72
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "instinct",
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://instinct.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "valid",
          "expires": "2027-02-18T00:00:00.000Z",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T15:46:20.27010016Z"
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        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:01:46.241171015Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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          {
            "url": "https://instinct.com/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:01:48.251876694Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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        "a": "Platform",
        "b": "Platform",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "SaarthurR (Saarth Ranka)",
        "b": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
      {
        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "None",
        "b": "OAuth or key",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Your plan",
        "b": "Paid",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
      },
      {
        "a": "MIT",
        "b": "Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026).",
        "name": "Licence"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
      {
        "a": "2026-10-14",
        "b": "none",
        "name": "Last release"
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      {
        "a": "no document linked",
        "b": "2026-08-26",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "no document linked",
        "b": "2026-08-26",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "yes, with an opt-out",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
      },
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        "a": "163 stars",
        "b": "none",
        "name": "Popularity"
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      {
        "answer": "Atticus scores 42.9 (E) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Atticus or Instinct?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "Atticus is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Instinct.",
        "question": "Are Atticus and Instinct open source?"
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        "aheadOn": [
          "Reliability, 68 against 10",
          "Schema \u0026 documentation, 15 against 0",
          "Agent ergonomics, 9 against 0",
          "Security \u0026 auth, 49 against 3",
          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 0",
          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 51 against 2"
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        "also": [
          "No key needed to call it",
          "Free to start without a card",
          "Open source"
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        "goodFor": "A person on macOS 26 with a Claude Pro or Max plan who wants voice control of apps, windows, files and the browser.",
        "slug": "atticus",
        "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or documented command an outside agent can call"
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        "aheadOn": null,
        "also": null,
        "goodFor": "People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.",
        "slug": "instinct",
        "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent."
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      "capability": "assistant.memory",
      "name": "Assistants that remember you"
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    "others": [
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "asaply vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Asmi vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Boba vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Brea vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Del vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "HireAlpha vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs OpenInstinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Orbits",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orchid-ai.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Orchid",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orchid-ai"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs szn",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Tab",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "AstrBot vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Boski vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Caddy vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "folk vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "GAIA vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Gemini Spark vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Grok Bot vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Haven vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "Hermes Agent vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs IronClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Leon",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Lindy",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs nanobot",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs NanoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Dots",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs OpenClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Poke",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs QwenPaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-town.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Town",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-town"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs ZeroClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Zo Computer",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-natura.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Natura tinyNature",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-natura"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-pally.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Pally",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-pally"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Wajo (Fo)",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-atticus.json",
        "title": "asaply vs Atticus",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-atticus"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-atticus.json",
        "title": "Asmi vs Atticus",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-atticus"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-boba.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Boba",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-boba"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-boski.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Boski",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-boski"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-brea.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Brea",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-brea"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-caddy-app.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Caddy",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-caddy-app"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-cowagent.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs CowAgent",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-cowagent"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-del.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Del",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-del"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-folk-nozomio.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs folk",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-folk-nozomio"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gaia.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs GAIA",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gaia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gemini-spark.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Gemini Spark",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gemini-spark"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-grok-bot.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Grok Bot",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-grok-bot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-haven.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Haven",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-haven"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-hermes-agent.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Hermes Agent",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-hermes-agent"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-hirealpha.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs HireAlpha",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-hirealpha"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-ironclaw.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs IronClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-ironclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-leon.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Leon",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-leon"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-lindy.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Lindy",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-lindy"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-nanobot.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs nanobot",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-nanobot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-nanoclaw.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs NanoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-nanoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-natura.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Natura tinyNature",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-natura"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openai-dots.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Dots",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openai-dots"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openclaw.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs OpenClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openinstinct.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs OpenInstinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openinstinct"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-orbits.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Orbits",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-orbits"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-orchid-ai.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Orchid",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-orchid-ai"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-pally.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Pally",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-pally"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-picoclaw.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs PicoClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-picoclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-poke.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Poke",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-poke"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-qwenpaw.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs QwenPaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-qwenpaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-szn.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs szn",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-szn"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-tab-bot.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Tab",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-tab-bot"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-talorys.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Talorys",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-talorys"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-town.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Town",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-town"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-wajo.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Wajo (Fo)",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-wajo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zapia.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Zapia",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zapia"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zeroclaw.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs ZeroClaw",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zeroclaw"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zo-computer.json",
        "title": "Atticus vs Zo Computer",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zo-computer"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Talorys",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-atticus.json",
        "title": "AstrBot vs Atticus",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-atticus"
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        "by": 58,
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        "instinct": 10,
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        "weight": 16
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        "weight": 10
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        "weight": 13
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        "atticus": 9,
        "by": 9,
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        "weight": 13
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        "atticus": 49,
        "by": 46,
        "edge": "atticus",
        "instinct": 3,
        "key": "security",
        "name": "Security \u0026 auth",
        "weight": 14
      },
      {
        "atticus": 60,
        "by": 60,
        "edge": "atticus",
        "instinct": 0,
        "key": "payments",
        "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing",
        "weight": 10
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        "key": "tasks",
        "name": "Task success",
        "pending": true,
        "weight": 10
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        "atticus": 51,
        "by": 49,
        "edge": "atticus",
        "instinct": 2,
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        "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community",
        "weight": 7
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        "atticus": 56,
        "by": 3,
        "edge": "atticus",
        "instinct": 53,
        "key": "transparency",
        "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust",
        "weight": 7
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      "atticus": "Atticus runs a person's Mac by voice on their existing Claude or Devin plan, with a sandboxed safe mode and a local log of every command. It has no API, MCP server or documented command for another agent, it is five days old, and it rebuilds itself from the main branch every six hours by default.",
      "instinct": "Instinct is a hosted assistant reached by text or call that acts in the owner's Google Workspace and WhatsApp and can make purchases. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, new sign-ups may meet a capacity waitlist, and materials train models unless the owner opts out."
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  "markdown": "Atticus scores 42.9 (E) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants that remember you.\n\n- Atticus: grade E, 42.9/100, rank #974 of 1094. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/atticus.json\n- Instinct: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #1093 of 1094. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 875 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Atticus (E)\n\nGood for: A person on macOS 26 with a Claude Pro or Max plan who wants voice control of apps, windows, files and the browser.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 68 against 10\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 15 against 0\n- Agent ergonomics, 9 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 49 against 3\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 51 against 2\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or documented command an outside agent can call\n\n### Instinct (F)\n\nGood for: People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Atticus | Instinct | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 10 | Atticus +58 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 15 | 0 | Atticus +15 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 9 | 0 | Atticus +9 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 49 | 3 | Atticus +46 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 0 | Atticus +60 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 51 | 2 | Atticus +49 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 53 | Atticus +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **42.9 · E** | **7.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Atticus | Instinct |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | SaarthurR (Saarth Ranka) | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | None | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Your plan | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | none |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-26 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-26 |\n| Customer content may train models |  | yes, with an opt-out |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |\n| Popularity | 163 stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Atticus.** Atticus runs a person's Mac by voice on their existing Claude or Devin plan, with a sandboxed safe mode and a local log of every command. It has no API, MCP server or documented command for another agent, it is five days old, and it rebuilds itself from the main branch every six hours by default.\n\n**Instinct.** Instinct is a hosted assistant reached by text or call that acts in the owner's Google Workspace and WhatsApp and can make purchases. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, new sign-ups may meet a capacity waitlist, and materials train models unless the owner opts out.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Atticus\n\n1. Don't plan to call Atticus from another agent. It takes requests only from its own shortcut and typing box\n2. If a user runs Atticus beside you, expect it to move windows and type into apps on the same Mac\n3. Point a user who wants pinned versions to Settings \u003e About \u0026 Updates to turn off self-update\n\n### Instinct\n\n1. Don't look for an endpoint. app.instinct.com/mcp serves the web app shell and refuses POST with 405.\n2. Confirm any purchase with the owner. The terms say Actions may not be reversible.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Atticus or Instinct?\n\nAtticus scores 42.9 (E) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Are Atticus and Instinct open source?\n\nAtticus is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Instinct.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-instinct.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-instinct.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"atticus\", \"b\": \"instinct\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare atticus instinct`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/atticus.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Atticus or Instinct\n\n- [asaply vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Asmi vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Boba vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Brea vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Del vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Instinct vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Instinct vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Instinct vs 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Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Haven vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Instinct vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon.md)\n- [Instinct vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Instinct vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Instinct vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Instinct vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke.md)\n- [Instinct vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-town.md)\n- [Instinct vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Instinct vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-natura.md)\n- [Instinct vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-pally.md)\n- [Instinct vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Instinct vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo.md)\n- [asaply vs Atticus](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-atticus.md)\n- [Asmi vs Atticus](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-atticus.md)\n- [Atticus vs Boba](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-boba.md)\n- [Atticus vs Boski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-boski.md)\n- [Atticus vs Brea](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-brea.md)\n- [Atticus vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Atticus vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Atticus vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-del.md)\n- [Atticus vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Atticus vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Atticus vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [Atticus vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [Atticus vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-haven.md)\n- [Atticus vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Atticus vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [Atticus vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Atticus vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-leon.md)\n- [Atticus vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Atticus vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Atticus vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Atticus vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-natura.md)\n- [Atticus vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Atticus vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Atticus vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Atticus vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Atticus vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Atticus vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-pally.md)\n- [Atticus vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Atticus vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-poke.md)\n- [Atticus vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Atticus vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-szn.md)\n- [Atticus vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Atticus vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Atticus vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Atticus vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-town.md)\n- [Atticus vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Atticus vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Atticus vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Atticus vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Instinct vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Atticus](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-atticus.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Instinct competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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