# Caddy vs Instinct > Caddy scores 16.7 (F) to Instinct's 7.3 (F) for proactive personal assistants. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.md (~3,250 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.min.md (~580 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - Updated: 2026-10-13 Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do proactive personal assistants. - Caddy: grade F, 16.7/100, rank #996 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/caddy-app.json - Instinct: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #1009 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json - Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md - All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md ## Which one, for what ### Caddy (F) Good for: People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting. Ahead on: - Schema & documentation, 10 against 0 - Payments & pricing, 30 against 0 - Maintenance & community, 55 against 2 Watch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent. ### Instinct (F) Good for: People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone. Watch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent. ## Score by category | Category | Weight | Caddy | Instinct | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 10 | even | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 0 | Caddy +10 | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 3 | Instinct +3 | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 0 | Caddy +30 | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 55 | 2 | Caddy +53 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 52 | 53 | Instinct +1 | | Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | | | **Total** | | **16.7 · F** | **7.3 · F** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | Caddy | Instinct | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Platform | Platform | | Vendor | Caddy Technologies Inc. | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) | | Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) | | Transports | | | | Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Free | Paid | | x402 | no | no | | Licence | Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026). | Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). | | Read-only variant documented | yes | no | | llms.txt | yes | no | | Last release | 2026-10-13 | none | | Terms last updated | | 2026-08-26 | | Privacy policy last updated | | 2026-08-26 | | Customer content may train models | | yes, with an opt-out | | Terms restrict automated access | | yes | | Terms restrict benchmarking | | yes | | Terms or service can change without notice | | not found in the text | | Arbitration or class-action waiver | | yes | ## Verdicts **Caddy.** Caddy is a free iMessage and RCS assistant in public beta that watches connected mail, calendars and work apps and asks before sending email or changing data. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found, though its iOS app ships every week or two. **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. ## Before you call either ### Caddy 1. Don't plan to call Caddy from another agent. It answers the owner's text messages, Siri and group chats it's added to. 2. Expect Caddy to ask the owner before it sends email or creates an invite. ### Instinct 1. Don't look for an endpoint. app.instinct.com/mcp serves the web app shell and refuses POST with 405. 2. Confirm any purchase with the owner. The terms say Actions may not be reversible. ## Questions ### Which is better for AI agents, Caddy or Instinct? Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. ## For agents - This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.min.md - Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "caddy-app", "b": "instinct"}`. 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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. - 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.