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      "name": "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.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md",
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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.",
      "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": []
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        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
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        "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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      "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.",
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        "score": 7.3,
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          "tasks"
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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.",
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          "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."
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          "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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          "payments": 0,
          "reliability": 10,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 3,
          "transparency": 33
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        "provenanceScore": 72
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        "privacy": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
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          "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,
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            "url": "https://instinct.com/terms",
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    },
    "answer": "Tomo scores 13.1 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on transparency \u0026 trust.",
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      "slug": "tomo",
      "name": "Tomo",
      "vendor": "Mapo Labs, Inc.",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.tomo.ai",
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      "category": "personal-assistants",
      "summary": "Tomo is a personal AI from Mapo Labs that a person texts over iMessage or uses in its iOS app. It remembers goals, checks in first, joins group chats, sets reminders and connects to the owner's calendar and email.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tomo.json",
      "license": "Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026).",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "A person starts by texting Tomo, signs in at tomo.ai/login or in the iOS app, and the account is tied to their phone number (https://www.tomo.ai/about). No API key, MCP server or other programmatic access was found.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "The base plan starts at $19.99 a month, with other plans that raise messaging limits, and the site says prices may vary by user and promotion (https://www.tomo.ai/about). The App Store lists in-app purchases named Tomo Pro at $19.99 and $119.99 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tomo-your-personal-ai/id6757726935), checked 12 October 2026. No free plan was found. Payments run through Stripe.",
      "priceSummary": "$19.99 / mo",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on tomo.ai, checked 12 October 2026.",
        "endpoints": []
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        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-12"
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        "assistant.messaging",
        "assistant.memory",
        "messaging.inbound",
        "calendar.write",
        "mailbox.read",
        "notify.push",
        "memory.user",
        "web.search"
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      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "official",
        "closed-source",
        "paid",
        "ios"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-29",
      "graded": true,
      "disclosure": "Tomo 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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          "schema": 0,
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        "bestFor": "People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats.",
        "disclosure": "Tomo 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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          "In iMessage group chats it shares only busy times from a connected calendar, not event details.",
          "Google Workspace and health data are excluded from AI training, per the privacy policy.",
          "Complete deletion requests are processed within 30 days.",
          "Eight iOS releases between 31 July and 29 September 2026."
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          "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.",
          "No free plan or trial found, and prices may vary by user.",
          "No status page, security.txt or security contact found.",
          "The privacy policy shares visitor identifiers with Meta, TikTok and Snap for ad targeting."
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Don't plan to call Tomo from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage, group chats it's added to and the iOS app.",
          "Tell the owner that adding Tomo to a group chat applies its terms to every participant."
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          "measured": false
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              "tasks"
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          "payments": 10,
          "reliability": 15,
          "schema": 0,
          "security": 0,
          "transparency": 33
        },
        "provenanceScore": 60
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      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.accounts",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/tomo"
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      "area": "frameworks",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Tomo base plan",
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          "usd": 19.99,
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      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Mapo Labs, Inc.",
        "domain": "tomo.ai",
        "domainRegistered": "2020-12-14",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://www.tomo.ai/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.tomo.ai/privacy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-12",
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          "tomo.ai redirects to www.tomo.ai. The footer links mapolabs.com.",
          "tomo.ai/.well-known/security.txt and tomo.ai/llms.txt redirect to the login page.",
          "No status page or changelog was found.",
          "RDAP gives a registration date of 2020-12-14 for tomo.ai."
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        "score": 60
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.json"
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        "name": "Kind"
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      {
        "a": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)",
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        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
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        "a": "OAuth or key",
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      {
        "a": "Paid",
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
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      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
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      {
        "a": "no",
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        "a": "yes",
        "b": "",
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        "a": "yes",
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        "answer": "Tomo scores 13.1 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on transparency \u0026 trust.",
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          "Payments \u0026 pricing, 10 against 0",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct"
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        "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"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Leon",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Lindy",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw"
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke"
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        "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/cowagent-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "CowAgent vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "GAIA vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "Gemini Spark vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "Grok Bot vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "Haven vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "Hermes Agent vs Tomo",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tomo"
      },
      {
        "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-wajo.json",
        "title": "Instinct vs Wajo (Fo)",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tomo.json",
        "title": "IronClaw vs Tomo",
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  "markdown": "Tomo scores 13.1 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on transparency \u0026 trust. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.\n\n- Instinct: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #993 of 993. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json\n- Tomo: grade F, 13.1/100, rank #989 of 993. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tomo.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\nAhead on:\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 53 against 47\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n### Tomo (F)\n\nGood for: People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 15 against 10\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 10 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 54 against 2\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Instinct | Tomo | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 15 | Tomo +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 | 0 | Instinct +3 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 10 | Tomo +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 54 | Tomo +52 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 47 | Instinct +6 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **7.3 · F** | **13.1 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Instinct | Tomo |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) | Mapo Labs, 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 Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026). |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-29 |\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**Tomo.** Tomo is a hosted personal AI over iMessage and an iOS app, centred on goals, check-ins and reminders, with regular iOS releases since April 2026. No outside agent can call it, there's no free plan, and no status page, security contact or subprocessor list was found.\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### Tomo\n\n1. Don't plan to call Tomo from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage, group chats it's added to and the iOS app.\n2. Tell the owner that adding Tomo to a group chat applies its terms to every participant.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Instinct or Tomo?\n\nTomo scores 13.1 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"instinct\", \"b\": \"tomo\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare instinct tomo`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tomo.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Instinct or Tomo\n\n- [AstrBot vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-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 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- [CowAgent vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tomo.md)\n- [GAIA vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Haven vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tomo.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 Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Leon vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Lindy vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tomo.md)\n- [nanobot vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tomo.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Dots vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tomo.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Pally vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Poke vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tomo.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Tomo vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tomo-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Tomo vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tomo-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Tomo vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tomo-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Instinct vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Talorys vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-tomo.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tomo.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tomo.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- Tomo 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",
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