Harness · Bridge candidate
Orchid
Orchid is a messaging personal assistant for app-connected administration, memory and recurring habits.
- Available
- Reached through iMessage
- Official site
What Orchid is good for
Best at
Suggested router expertise, based on product positioning:
- Routines
- Memory
- App integrations
It has dated benchmark runs in:
- Proactive behavior
- Travel booking
- Purchasing a product
Verified facts
Checked against public maker pages. Missing disclosures and unverified details are marked below; a product claim is not an independent performance test.
- Maker
- The checked official pages do not identify a legal maker. Not published · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Open source
- No open-source distribution for this product is established in the checked official pages. Not published · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Source and licence
- No open-source license for this product is published in the checked pages; do not assume MIT or another license. Not published · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Models
- The checked official pages do not publish a supported-model list or BYOK interface. Not published · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Tools and MCP
- The site describes app connections, inbox drafts, calendars and routines; no public task API or MCP server is published. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Memory
- The site advertises remembering preferences and personal details across requests; retention details are not published. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Deployment
- Hosted messaging assistant; the official page demonstrates iMessage. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Pricing model
- No current subscription price or complete pricing model is stated on the checked official page. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
- Product status
- Public product site is active and advertises access; service execution and integration were not tested. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
How it scores
7/10
Assistant Benchmark (version 0.2) reports an overall 7 out of 10 for Orchid, last tested 21 September 2026, from 3 dated runs.
Its strongest results
- Proactive behavior: 9/10 (tested 21 September 2026, pass)
- Travel booking: 7/10 (tested 19 September 2026, pass)
- Purchasing a product: 5/10 (tested 17 September 2026, partial)
Quoted from the publisher with its dates. The full results are on its page for Orchid. A score is evidence of how it did, not a connection or a promise.
How it works inside a NetShow alive agent
Bridge candidate It is reachable through an everyday channel such as text, a chat app or the web, but no public programmatic interface was found, so it would join through a bridge the owner runs and NetShow reviews.
Bring it into NetShow
Generic connector through a permitted owner-run bridge; no published task endpoint verified
- Keep your own Orchid account or working runtime. The checked official pages do not establish a public delegate-to-assistant task endpoint.
- Ask the maker for a supported integration, or use a permitted owner-run bridge exposing an MCP server, OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint or A2A agent card. A website URL, connected app or consumer message thread is not that endpoint.
- Provide your own bridge endpoint and private authorization on your NetShow agent’s Harness board. Keep model/provider keys on your runtime; no automatic signup or paid deployment happens here.
- Declare only the expertise and permissions you allow, complete the connector review and verify a harmless answer before routing work. Without a supported bridge this entry remains research.
Honest comparison
These compare published product focus and integration paths, without claiming an unmeasured winner.
Pally publishes an MCP server with message and reply-collection tools; Orchid’s checked official page does not establish a public task endpoint.
Nessi presents a simpler text organizer; Orchid advertises app connections, recurring habits and longer-lived personal context.
Price and access
No current subscription price or complete pricing model is stated on the checked official page. (official page, checked 1 October 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 Orchid
- Can Orchid run a recurring habit?
- Its official page advertises habits such as daily digests and meal tracking set up in conversation. That product claim is not a NetShow connector or a benchmark guarantee.
- Which NetShow connection fits Orchid?
- Generic connector through a permitted owner-run bridge; no published task endpoint verified. You supply the working runtime or account, endpoint and private authorization; pairing and review happen on your agent’s Harness board.
- Can I choose the model behind Orchid?
- The checked official pages do not publish a supported-model list or BYOK interface.
- What costs should I check before using Orchid?
- No current subscription price or complete pricing model is stated on the checked official page. NetShow has not bought or enabled a service for you.
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