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      "name": "Instinct",
      "vendor": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)",
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      "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.",
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      "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.",
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      "where": "local",
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        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on instinct.com or in the web app, checked 12 October 2026.",
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        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
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        "assistant.messaging",
        "assistant.accounts",
        "assistant.memory",
        "mailbox.read",
        "calendar.write",
        "messaging.whatsapp",
        "voice.calls",
        "commerce.checkout",
        "memory.user"
      ],
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        "hosted",
        "official",
        "closed-source",
        "security-txt",
        "waitlist"
      ],
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        "score": 7.3,
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        "ranked": true,
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          "tasks"
        ],
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          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-12"
        },
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        "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."
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          "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."
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          "measured": false
        },
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              "tasks"
            ],
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          "maintenance": 2,
          "payments": 0,
          "reliability": 10,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 33
        },
        "provenanceScore": 72
      },
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        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/instinct"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
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        "legalEntity": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)",
        "domain": "instinct.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1997-05-20",
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        "terms": "https://instinct.com/terms",
        "privacy": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
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        "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."
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        "score": 72
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.json",
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        "slug": "instinct",
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          {
            "url": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy",
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            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-12T19:53:19.022642875Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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          {
            "url": "https://instinct.com/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
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    "answer": "Talorys scores 28.9 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.",
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      "slug": "talorys",
      "name": "Talorys",
      "vendor": "Roc Yu (rociiu) and contributors",
      "vendorUrl": "https://github.com/rociiu/talorys",
      "kind": "platform",
      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "Talorys is an open-source, single-user personal AI assistant that its owner deploys into their own Cloudflare account with one command. It chats, keeps editable memories, and manages tasks, notes, projects, reminders and scheduled routines.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/talorys.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/rociiu/talorys",
      "license": "MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms.",
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      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "create-talorys"
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      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "The installer signs in to Cloudflare through Wrangler's OAuth flow, or uses an API token with Workers Scripts, Pages, Workers AI and Account Settings permissions. The owner password is hashed locally with PBKDF2-SHA256 and stored as a Worker secret. The web app uses an HttpOnly session cookie, and every non-GET request needs an x-talorys-request header and a same-origin Origin (https://github.com/rociiu/talorys/blob/main/docs/security.md). There is no API key, MCP server or signup.",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Free and MIT-licensed, designed to fit the Cloudflare Workers Free plan, including a daily Workers AI allocation. On a paid Cloudflare plan, use beyond the included amounts is billed by Cloudflare (https://github.com/rociiu/talorys#7-what-is-free-and-what-may-cost-money).",
      "priceSummary": "Free · OSS",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No payment protocol. Talorys has no billing of its own, checked 12 October 2026.",
        "endpoints": []
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        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": 978,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-12"
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        "assistant.self-hosted",
        "memory.user",
        "memory.search",
        "tasks.create",
        "tasks.update",
        "notify.in-app"
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        "open-source",
        "self-hosted",
        "free",
        "typescript",
        "cloudflare"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-12",
      "graded": true,
      "disclosure": "Talorys 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.",
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        "score": 28.9,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 976,
        "ranked": true,
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          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 41,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 8,
          "transparency": 52
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          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-12"
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        "verdict": "Talorys is an MIT-licensed assistant its owner deploys to their own Cloudflare account, with no telemetry, a documented threat model and code-enforced confirmation for destructive tools. It is two days old at version 0.1.5, has no mail, calendar or payment connections, and no interface for an outside agent.",
        "bestFor": "A single person who wants a private assistant for memory, tasks, notes and reminders on their own Cloudflare account.",
        "disclosure": "Talorys 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": [
          "MIT licence, and no telemetry, analytics or tracking, stated in the README and confirmed in the code.",
          "Destructive tools need confirmation in the owner's latest message, enforced in code, and scheduled runs get read-only tools.",
          "SECURITY.md with private reporting, a 3-business-day acknowledgement target and a threat model.",
          "Designed to fit Cloudflare's Workers Free plan, with nothing to buy from Talorys."
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No API key, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the /api routes need the owner's browser session.",
          "First released on 10 October 2026 and still pre-1.0 at 0.1.5.",
          "No changelog or breaking-change notes.",
          "No mail, calendar, booking, payment or messaging connections in the code."
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Run `npx create-talorys@latest` with Node.js 22 or later and a Cloudflare login or an API token with Workers, Pages and Workers AI permissions.",
          "Don't script the /api routes. They need the owner's session cookie and CSRF header and aren't documented for other callers.",
          "Update with `npx create-talorys@latest update`. Only the latest version gets security fixes."
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        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
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            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
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        ],
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          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 41,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 8,
          "transparency": 77
        },
        "provenanceScore": 27
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "npx create-talorys@latest   # Node.js 22+, signs in to Cloudflare and deploys into your account"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.memory",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/talorys"
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        "github-mcp-server",
        "github-copilot-cli"
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      "area": "frameworks",
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        "domain": "github.com",
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        "privacy": "",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/rociiu/talorys/commits/main",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-12",
        "notes": [
          "No company, terms of service or privacy policy. The MIT licence names The Talorys contributors, and Cloudflare's terms and privacy policy cover the hosting.",
          "Security reports go through GitHub private vulnerability reporting per SECURITY.md. There is no security.txt.",
          "There is no hosted endpoint. Each install answers on the owner's own pages.dev address.",
          "GitHub star count was not checked because the GitHub API was not available to us."
        ],
        "score": 27
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.json",
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        "versions": [
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            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "create-talorys",
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        "name": "Kind"
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      {
        "a": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)",
        "b": "Roc Yu (rociiu) and contributors",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
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        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
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      {
        "a": "",
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        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "OAuth or key",
        "b": "OAuth or key",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Paid",
        "b": "Free",
        "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": "MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms.",
        "name": "Licence"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
      {
        "a": "none",
        "b": "2026-10-12",
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        "a": "2026-08-26",
        "b": "no document linked",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
      },
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        "a": "2026-08-26",
        "b": "no document linked",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes, with an opt-out",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
      },
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        "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"
      },
      {
        "a": "none",
        "b": "978 npm/wk",
        "name": "Popularity"
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      {
        "answer": "Talorys scores 28.9 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Instinct or Talorys?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Instinct. Talorys is open source (MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms.).",
        "question": "Are Instinct and Talorys open source?"
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          "Security \u0026 auth, 8 against 3",
          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 0",
          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 2"
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        "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/cowagent-vs-instinct.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Instinct",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-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-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"
      },
      {
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/talorys.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 314 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\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n### Talorys (F)\n\nGood for: A single person who wants a private assistant for memory, tasks, notes and reminders on their own Cloudflare account.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 41 against 10\n- Security \u0026 auth, 8 against 3\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 2\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No API key, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the /api routes need the owner's browser session.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Instinct | Talorys | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 41 | Talorys +31 |\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 | 8 | Talorys +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 60 | Talorys +60 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 83 | Talorys +81 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 52 | Instinct +1 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **7.3 · F** | **28.9 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Instinct | Talorys |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) | Roc Yu (rociiu) and contributors |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\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). | MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms. |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | none | 2026-10-12 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |\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 | none | 978 npm/wk |\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**Talorys.** Talorys is an MIT-licensed assistant its owner deploys to their own Cloudflare account, with no telemetry, a documented threat model and code-enforced confirmation for destructive tools. It is two days old at version 0.1.5, has no mail, calendar or payment connections, and no interface for an outside agent.\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### Talorys\n\n1. Run `npx create-talorys@latest` with Node.js 22 or later and a Cloudflare login or an API token with Workers, Pages and Workers AI permissions.\n2. Don't script the /api routes. 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