{ "data": { "a": { "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": 1009, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 41, "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, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 7.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "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": "2026-10-13T15:45:01.894126056Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T20:18:01.474114904Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "bb6232361476" }, { "url": "https://instinct.com/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T20:18:03.550077596Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "eb19bd068bfc" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-13T20:18:03.550077596Z" } }, "answer": "Tab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on reliability and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "tab-bot", "name": "Tab", "vendor": "Terrasoft, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://tab.bot", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Tab is a hosted AI assistant in private beta that people text in Messages. It has its own computer and browser, makes phone calls, works with connected accounts, and places orders or pays invoices after the owner approves.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json", "license": "Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Join the waitlist with a name and mobile number. Account access starts with a code sent to the verified number, and web sessions use HttpOnly SameSite cookies with only a keyed hash stored (https://tab.bot and https://tab.bot/security). Connected accounts use the provider's own authorisation flow, and write actions are denied by default unless the exact action is enabled (https://tab.bot/security).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No price or plan was published on tab.bot, checked 14 October 2026. The terms cover purchases the owner approves but name no subscription fee. The value of this field is unconfirmed.", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on tab.bot, its terms or security page, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.memory", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "browser.hosted", "voice.calls", "commerce.checkout", "payments.card-token", "memory.user" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "paid", "waitlist" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "Tab 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": 10.7, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1003, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 37, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 58, "payments": 0, "reliability": 5, "schema": 0, "security": 4, "transparency": 45 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Tab is a private-beta texting assistant with a detailed security page on credential isolation and checkout binding, and a public updates page. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, and its privacy policy says nothing on training with user content.", "bestFor": "A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.", "disclosure": "Tab 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": [ "Saved passwords are encrypted and filled inside a separate boundary, with only an opaque ID passed to the AI.", "Checkout is bound to the merchant, cart, recipient and exact total, and a charge is attempted once.", "Write actions on connected accounts are denied by default unless the exact action is enabled.", "Dated updates on eight days in September 2026." ], "weaknesses": [ "Private beta behind a waitlist.", "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "No price or plan published.", "The privacy policy says nothing on training with user content, and the home page loads ad pixels." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call Tab from another agent. It answers only the owner's Messages or WhatsApp thread.", "Tell the owner that access needs a waitlist place and no price is published." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 10.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 58, "payments": 0, "reliability": 5, "schema": 0, "security": 4, "transparency": 30 }, "provenanceScore": 59 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/tab-bot" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Terrasoft, Inc.", "domain": "tab.bot", "domainRegistered": "2026-08-21", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://tab.bot/terms", "privacy": "https://tab.bot/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://tab.bot/updates", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms and privacy policy name Terrasoft, Inc. and are effective 2 September 2026. The security page was last reviewed on 21 August 2026.", "tab.bot/.well-known/security.txt and llms.txt return 404. No status page was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2026-08-21 for tab.bot." ], "score": 59 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)", "b": "Terrasoft, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026).", "b": "Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026).", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-08-26", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-26", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Tab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on reliability and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Instinct or Tab?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 10 against 5", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 53 against 45" ], "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." }, { "aheadOn": [ "Maintenance \u0026 community, 58 against 2" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.", "slug": "tab-bot", "watchFor": "Private beta behind a waitlist." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.messaging", "name": "Assistants reached by message" }, "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/asaply-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "asaply vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tab-bot" }, { "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/asmi-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Asmi vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tab-bot" }, { "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/boba-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Boba vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Boski vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-tab-bot" }, { "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/brea-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Brea vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Caddy vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot" }, { "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/del-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Del vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "folk vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "GAIA vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Haven vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tab-bot" }, { "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/hirealpha-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-tab-bot" }, { "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-zapia.json", "title": "Instinct vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Lindy vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "nanobot vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Dots vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Orbits vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Orchid vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Pally vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Poke vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "szn vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Tab vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-town.json", "title": "Tab vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Tab vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Tab vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Tab vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "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/gemini-spark-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tab-bot" }, { "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/leon-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Leon vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Tab vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Tab vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-wajo" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 5, "edge": "instinct", "instinct": 10, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "tab-bot": 5, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "instinct": 0, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "tab-bot": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "instinct": 0, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "tab-bot": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "tab-bot", "instinct": 3, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "tab-bot": 4, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "instinct": 0, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "tab-bot": 0, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 56, "edge": "tab-bot", "instinct": 2, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "tab-bot": 58, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "instinct", "instinct": 53, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "tab-bot": 45, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Tab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on reliability and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do assistants reached by message.", "verdicts": { "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.", "tab-bot": "Tab is a private-beta texting assistant with a detailed security page on credential isolation and checkout binding, and a public updates page. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, and its privacy policy says nothing on training with user content." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.min.md" }, "markdown": "Tab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on reliability and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- 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\n- Tab: grade F, 10.7/100, rank #1003 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Instinct (F)\n\nGood for: People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 10 against 5\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 53 against 45\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n### Tab (F)\n\nGood for: A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.\n\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 58 against 2\n\nWatch for: Private beta behind a waitlist.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Instinct | Tab | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 5 | Instinct +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 3 | 4 | Tab +1 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 58 | Tab +56 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 45 | Instinct +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **7.3 · F** | **10.7 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Instinct | Tab |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) | Terrasoft, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 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\n## Verdicts\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**Tab.** Tab is a private-beta texting assistant with a detailed security page on credential isolation and checkout binding, and a public updates page. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, and its privacy policy says nothing on training with user content.\n\n## Before you call either\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### Tab\n\n1. Don't plan to call Tab from another agent. It answers only the owner's Messages or WhatsApp thread.\n2. Tell the owner that access needs a waitlist place and no price is published.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Instinct or Tab?\n\nTab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on reliability and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"instinct\", \"b\": \"tab-bot\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare instinct tab-bot`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Instinct or Tab\n\n- [asaply vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct.md)\n- [asaply vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Asmi vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Asmi vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Boba vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Boba vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Boski vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Brea vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Brea vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Caddy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Del vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Del vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [folk vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [GAIA vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Haven vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-instinct.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-tab-bot.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 Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Lindy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [nanobot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Dots vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Orbits vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Orchid vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Pally vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Poke vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [szn vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Tab vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Tab vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-town.md)\n- [Tab vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Tab vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Tab vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zo-computer.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- [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 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- [Gemini Spark vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Instinct vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Leon vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Tab vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Tab vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-wajo.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- 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.\n- Tab competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. 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