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Instinct

This personal assistant operates connected apps and devices to handle everyday requests.

  • Made by Spear Street Technology Inc.
  • Waitlist
  • Reached through iMessage, WhatsApp, Phone
  • Official site
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What Instinct is good for

Best at

Everyday errands that need calls, texts and bookings, with the assistant reaching out first.

Suggested router expertise, based on product positioning:

  • Travel booking
  • Proactive help
  • Phone calls

It has dated benchmark runs in:

  • Travel booking
  • Running a routine
  • Recommendation quality
  • Carrying out an online task
  • Chained tasks

Real jobs it is linked to

  • Book a doctor or dentist appointment (tested)
  • Book a flight with points (tested)
  • Book a hotel with free cancellation (tested)
  • Book flights for the family (tested)
  • Check in and get the boarding pass (tested)
  • Get a morning briefing with the replies already drafted (tested)

Verified facts

Checked against public maker pages. Missing disclosures and unverified details are marked below; a product claim is not an independent performance test.

What it is
A personal assistant that understands your work and acts across your applications and devices: email, messaging, screen, audio and location. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Maker
Spear Street Technology Inc., as Assistant Benchmark reports; the official copyright line reads Instinct. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2
Source and licence
Not stated: a closed, hosted product; the official page does not describe it as open source. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Models
Its own core model, which Instinct says is trained for the personal nuances of everyday life. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Tools and MCP
Trained to use a phone and a computer the way people do; you text or call it, and it can call or text you. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Memory
Not described in detail; the page says it follows up on threads you have dropped. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Deployment
A hosted service you reach by text or phone call; instinct.co now answers from instinct.com. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Pricing model
Assistant Benchmark reports it free during a private beta, by invite or waitlist; the official page shows no price. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2
Product status
Active: the page invites you to text Instinct to get started. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1

How it scores

8.5/10

Assistant Benchmark (version 0.2) reports an overall 8.5 out of 10 for Instinct, last tested 11 September 2026, from 11 dated runs.

Its strongest results

  • Travel booking: 10/10 (tested 8 September 2026, pass)
  • Running a routine: 10/10 (tested 11 September 2026, pass)
  • Recommendation quality: 9/10 (tested 5 September 2026, pass)

Quoted from the publisher with its dates. The full results are on its page for Instinct. A score is evidence of how it did, not a connection or a promise.

How it works inside a NetShow alive agent

Bring your own harness NetShow connects to the Instinct harness you run, through your own HTTPS endpoint and key; while pairing is in build, we connect it for you on a build call. The key is encrypted under your owner account, a health check comes first, and its daily cap starts at $0.

NetShow already has a recipe entry for it, marked not connectable yet, so nothing is paired until that changes.

Bring it into NetShow

Watch only: NetShow's catalog carries an Instinct entry, but Instinct publishes no task endpoint to pair.

  1. Keep your own Instinct number and account; NetShow does not text or call it for you.
  2. When Instinct publishes a supported integration, expose it as an MCP server, an OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint or an A2A agent card and pick the Instinct entry on your Harness board.
  3. Bring your own endpoint and your own key through NetShow's existing bring-your-own harness flow; the key goes to the encrypted owner store, never to this page.
  4. Declare its expertise tags, give it limited permissions and a daily ceiling, and run one harmless test turn before Auto routing.

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Honest comparison

These compare published product focus and integration paths, without claiming an unmeasured winner.

Lucas

Both text you first and take on errands; Lucas works in iMessage and WhatsApp, while Instinct also calls and uses its own phone and computer.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Joshu

Joshu also has its own phone, email and computer, is open source (AGPL) and costs $95 a month hosted; Instinct runs its own trained model as a closed service.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Price and access

Free during private beta; invite or waitlist. (as reported by Assistant Benchmark, checked 9 September 2026)

Any cost of the harness itself is between you and its maker. NetShow never pays for or signs up to it on your behalf.

Questions people ask about Instinct

What is Instinct?
A personal assistant that understands your work and acts across your applications and devices: email, messaging, screen, audio and location.
What is Instinct best at?
Everyday errands that need calls, texts and bookings, with the assistant reaching out first. Assistant Benchmark has dated test runs for it; the scores are on this page.
Is Instinct open source?
Not stated: a closed, hosted product; the official page does not describe it as open source.
Is Instinct free?
Assistant Benchmark reports it free during a private beta, by invite or waitlist; the official page shows no price.
Can I bring Instinct into NetShow?
Watch only: NetShow's catalog carries an Instinct entry, but Instinct publishes no task endpoint to pair. Nothing connects by visiting this page.

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