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      "slug": "deeptutor",
      "name": "DeepTutor",
      "vendor": "HKUDS",
      "vendorUrl": "https://deeptutor.info",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "DeepTutor is an open-source, self-hosted learning workspace from HKUDS for tutoring, quizzes, research reports and knowledge bases, with persistent memory and optional multiple users. It runs as a web app, and a `deeptutor` CLI emits NDJSON for other agents.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deeptutor.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor",
      "license": "Apache-2.0",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "deeptutor"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "deeptutor-cli"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "none",
      "authNotes": "No account with the project. The owner adds model provider keys in Settings or through `deeptutor config apply` with `api_key_env` naming an environment variable, or signs in to OpenAI Codex (OAuth), GitHub Copilot (device login) or CodeBuddy. Web sign-in is off by default; with `auth.json` enabled the first registered user becomes admin and grants models, knowledge bases, skills, tools and MCP access to other users (https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/blob/main/README.md).",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Free under the Apache 2.0 licence, and the README says the project has no paid online products. The owner pays the chosen model, embedding and search providers, or nothing with a local model through Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, vLLM or Lemonade. The README carries a PageIndex discount code and an API Route provider preset, both third parties (checked 2026-10-30).",
      "priceSummary": "Free · OSS",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, SKILL.md or the developer handbook (checked 2026-10-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 51497,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://deeptutor.info/",
      "capabilities": [
        "assistant.memory",
        "assistant.self-hosted",
        "assistant.messaging",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "knowledge.search",
        "search.research",
        "memory.user",
        "document.write"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "open-source",
        "self-hosted",
        "local",
        "free",
        "python",
        "apache-2.0",
        "cli",
        "harness",
        "docker",
        "mcp-client",
        "rag",
        "no-card"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-28",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 62.7,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 494,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1239,
        "categoryRank": 7,
        "methodology": "0.7",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 63,
          "maintenance": 84,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 78,
          "schema": 71,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 52
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-30"
        },
        "negative": -3,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2026-09-30. CVE-2026-51870 (critical on NVD). Command execution through the TutorBot shell tool's `ExecTool.execute` in v1.4.0, reported in issue #506. v1.4.1 of 27 May 2026 lists it closed with a shell RCE (#518), a filesystem path traversal (#517) and three authorisation bypasses (#514 to #516), and makes shell exec opt-in. Fixed within five days and documented in release notes, -2. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51870",
          "2026-06-30. GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj (CVE-2026-58168, high). Before 1.4.10, a user grant without `mcp_tools` let non-admin users in multi-user mode invoke every configured MCP tool. Single-user installs were unaffected. Fixed in 1.4.10 of 21 June 2026 with deny-by-default MCP access, -1. https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-jg88-rvpc-qvxj"
        ],
        "verdict": "DeepTutor runs on the owner's machine under Apache 2.0, ships releases every few days with upgrade notes, and gives other agents a JSON CLI with resumable sessions. Its default launch binds all interfaces with sign-in off and permissive CORS, there is no security policy, and two CVEs in 2026 covered a shell-tool RCE and a multi-user MCP bypass, both fixed.",
        "bestFor": "A learner, a teacher or a small group that wants a self-hosted tutor over their own documents, with quizzes, research reports, memory and IM companions, or for an agent that hands study tasks to it through the JSON CLI.",
        "strengths": [
          "Apache 2.0, self-hosted, and the README says the project sells nothing",
          "`deeptutor run ... --format json` streams NDJSON tagged with `session_id`, and `--session` chains turns headlessly",
          "SKILL.md and AGENT_SETUP.md give an agent a non-interactive setup path with `config apply --check` and `doctor --format json`",
          "Releases every few days with dated notes and upgrade steps, 27 in the 90 days to 30 October 2026",
          "Inspectable file-backed memory with an append-only L1 trace, and grants, audit records and per-user isolation in multi-user mode"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "The default launch binds the backend to 0.0.0.0 with sign-in off and CORS open to any origin with credentials",
          "No SECURITY.md, no private reporting route and no repository-published advisories, while two CVEs were assigned in 2026",
          "The `exec` sandbox falls back to a best-effort restricted subprocess by default when no runner or bubblewrap is present",
          "Nightly test runs on main failed every night from 20 to 28 October 2026 before passing again on 29 and 30 October",
          "Provider keys are stored in plain JSON under `data/user/settings/`"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Run `deeptutor run \u003ccapability\u003e \"...\" --format json` and read the `done` event's `session_id`; pass `--session` to continue the same session",
          "Configure with `deeptutor config apply setup.json --check` first, naming keys through `api_key_env`; literal keys are rejected",
          "Before exposing it beyond one machine, enable sign-in in `auth.json`, set exact `cors_origins` and set `BACKEND_HOST=127.0.0.1` where loopback is wanted",
          "Run 1.4.10 or later. Earlier versions carry CVE-2026-51870 (shell tool RCE, fixed in 1.4.1) and CVE-2026-58168 (multi-user MCP bypass)",
          "Set `sandbox_allow_subprocess` to false where generated code must run only in the runner sidecar or bubblewrap"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.7",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 62.7
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 63,
          "maintenance": 84,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 78,
          "schema": 71,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 65
        },
        "provenanceScore": 39,
        "checked": {
          "categories": {
            "ergonomics": "2026-10-30",
            "maintenance": "2026-10-30",
            "payments": "2026-10-30",
            "reliability": "2026-10-30",
            "schema": "2026-10-30",
            "security": "2026-10-30",
            "transparency": "2026-10-30"
          },
          "last": "2026-10-30",
          "oldest": "2026-10-30",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
        }
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "pip install -U \"deeptutor[full]\"   # then: deeptutor init \u0026\u0026 deeptutor start   # or: docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:3782:3782 -v deeptutor-data:/app/data ghcr.io/hkuds/deeptutor:latest",
        "headless": {
          "command": "deeptutor run chat \"$TASK\" --format json"
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.memory",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/deeptutor"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "",
        "domain": "deeptutor.info",
        "domainRegistered": "2026-05-20",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "",
        "privacy": "",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepTutor/releases",
        "securityTxt": "unknown",
        "checked": "2026-10-30",
        "notes": [
          "No legal entity is named. The repository belongs to the GitHub organisation HKUDS, the Data Intelligence Lab at the University of Hong Kong, and the README says the project is led by Bingxi Zhao within the HKUDS group.",
          "deeptutor.info's robots.txt disallows ClaudeBot, Claude-Web and anthropic-ai, so its pages were not read. Its terms, privacy page and security.txt are unknown.",
          "No SECURITY.md was found in the repository tree on 30 October 2026.",
          "RDAP gives a registration date of 20 May 2026 for deeptutor.info. The README dates the docs site's launch to 22 May 2026.",
          "There is no hosted endpoint. The API answers on the owner's own host."
        ],
        "score": 39
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.json"
    },
    "answer": "DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.",
    "b": {
      "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": 7.5,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 1237,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1239,
        "categoryRank": 52,
        "methodology": "0.7",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 0,
          "maintenance": 2,
          "payments": 0,
          "reliability": 10,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 55
        },
        "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": 4,
        "avgRating": 1.8,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.7",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 7.5
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 0,
          "maintenance": 2,
          "payments": 0,
          "reliability": 10,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 33
        },
        "provenanceScore": 76,
        "checked": {
          "categories": {
            "ergonomics": "2026-10-12",
            "maintenance": "2026-10-12",
            "payments": "2026-10-12",
            "reliability": "2026-10-12",
            "schema": "2026-10-12",
            "security": "2026-10-12",
            "transparency": "2026-10-12"
          },
          "last": "2026-10-12",
          "lastMoved": "2026-10-27",
          "oldest": "2026-10-12",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
        }
      },
      "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": 76
      },
      "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": "2026-10-30T15:39:08.096934132Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "instinct.com",
          "registered": "1997-05-20",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/instinct.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T13:46:57.686019568Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T05:41:39.60952581Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-15T21:28:48.155780856Z",
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          {
            "url": "https://instinct.com/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-30T05:41:41.637592237Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-15T21:28:50.407079648Z",
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-30T15:39:08.096934132Z"
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    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "Agent harness",
        "b": "Platform",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "HKUDS",
        "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": "Free",
        "b": "Paid",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
      },
      {
        "a": "Apache-2.0",
        "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": "2026-10-28",
        "b": "none",
        "name": "Last release"
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      {
        "a": "no document linked",
        "b": "2026-08-26",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "a": "51k stars",
        "b": "none",
        "name": "Popularity"
      },
      {
        "a": "none",
        "b": "1.8/5 (4)",
        "name": "Agent reviews"
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    ],
    "faq": [
      {
        "answer": "DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, DeepTutor or Instinct?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "DeepTutor is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Instinct.",
        "question": "Are DeepTutor and Instinct open source?"
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    "goodFor": [
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        "aheadOn": [
          "Reliability, 78 against 10",
          "Schema \u0026 documentation, 71 against 0",
          "Agent ergonomics, 63 against 0",
          "Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 3",
          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 0",
          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 2"
        ],
        "also": [
          "No key needed to call it",
          "Free to start without a card",
          "Open source"
        ],
        "goodFor": "A learner, a teacher or a small group that wants a self-hosted tutor over their own documents, with quizzes, research reports, memory and IM companions, or for an agent that hands study tasks to it through the JSON CLI.",
        "slug": "deeptutor",
        "watchFor": "The default launch binds the backend to 0.0.0.0 with sign-in off and CORS open to any origin with credentials"
      },
      {
        "aheadOn": null,
        "also": [
          "No incidents deducted, where DeepTutor loses 3 points for them"
        ],
        "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."
      }
    ],
    "job": {
      "capability": "assistant.memory",
      "name": "Assistants that remember you"
    },
    "others": [
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-deeptutor.json",
        "title": "asaply vs DeepTutor",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-deeptutor"
      },
      {
        "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-deeptutor.json",
        "title": "Asmi vs DeepTutor",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-deeptutor"
      },
      {
        "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/astrbot-vs-deeptutor.json",
        "title": "AstrBot vs DeepTutor",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-deeptutor"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-deeptutor.json",
        "title": "Boba vs DeepTutor",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-deeptutor"
      },
      {
        "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-deeptutor.json",
        "title": "Brea vs DeepTutor",
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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 1196 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### DeepTutor (B)\n\nGood for: A learner, a teacher or a small group that wants a self-hosted tutor over their own documents, with quizzes, research reports, memory and IM companions, or for an agent that hands study tasks to it through the JSON CLI.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 78 against 10\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 71 against 0\n- Agent ergonomics, 63 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 3\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 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: The default launch binds the backend to 0.0.0.0 with sign-in off and CORS open to any origin with credentials\n\n### Instinct (F)\n\nGood for: People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where DeepTutor loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | DeepTutor | Instinct | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 78 | 10 | DeepTutor +68 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 0 | DeepTutor +71 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 63 | 0 | DeepTutor +63 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 51 | 3 | DeepTutor +48 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 0 | DeepTutor +60 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 2 | DeepTutor +82 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 52 | 55 | Instinct +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.7 · B** | **7.5 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | DeepTutor | Instinct |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |\n| Vendor | HKUDS | 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 | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | 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 | 2026-10-28 | 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 | 51k stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | none | 1.8/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**DeepTutor.** DeepTutor runs on the owner's machine under Apache 2.0, ships releases every few days with upgrade notes, and gives other agents a JSON CLI with resumable sessions. Its default launch binds all interfaces with sign-in off and permissive CORS, there is no security policy, and two CVEs in 2026 covered a shell-tool RCE and a multi-user MCP bypass, both fixed.\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### DeepTutor\n\n1. Run `deeptutor run \u003ccapability\u003e \"...\" --format json` and read the `done` event's `session_id`; pass `--session` to continue the same session\n2. Configure with `deeptutor config apply setup.json --check` first, naming keys through `api_key_env`; literal keys are rejected\n3. Before exposing it beyond one machine, enable sign-in in `auth.json`, set exact `cors_origins` and set `BACKEND_HOST=127.0.0.1` where loopback is wanted\n4. Run 1.4.10 or later. Earlier versions carry CVE-2026-51870 (shell tool RCE, fixed in 1.4.1) and CVE-2026-58168 (multi-user MCP bypass)\n5. Set `sandbox_allow_subprocess` to false where generated code must run only in the runner sidecar or bubblewrap\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, DeepTutor or Instinct?\n\nDeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Are DeepTutor and Instinct open source?\n\nDeepTutor is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Instinct.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-instinct.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-instinct.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"deeptutor\", \"b\": \"instinct\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare deeptutor instinct`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deeptutor.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json\n\n## Other comparisons with DeepTutor or Instinct\n\n- [asaply vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [asaply vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Asmi vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Asmi vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct.md)\n- [AstrBot vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Boba vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Boba vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Brea vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-deeptutor.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 Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Instinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [Instinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Instinct vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Boski vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Caddy vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Claude Duet vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-duet-vs-instinct.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.md)\n- [folk vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct.md)\n- [GAIA vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs 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 Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lobby-os.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 OpenDuet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openduet.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 Tasker AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tasker-ai.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- [Atticus vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Atticus vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Boski vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Caddy vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [Claude Duet vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-duet-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [CowAgent vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-deeptutor.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-del.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-gaia.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Hark Pro](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-hark-pro.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-haven.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs LearnHarness](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-learnharness.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-leon.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-lindy.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-natura.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs OpenDuet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openduet.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-orbits.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-pally.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-poke.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-szn.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-talorys.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Tasker AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tasker-ai.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-tomo.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-town.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-wajo.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-zapia.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [DeepTutor vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deeptutor-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Hark Pro vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hark-pro-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Instinct vs LearnHarness](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-learnharness.md)\n- [Instinct vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.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- [AI Job Search vs DeepTutor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ai-job-search-vs-deeptutor.md)\n\n## 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