I have agents coming out of my ass Most people are asking “what agent should I use” and I’m asking “which agents should I kill” It started with OpenClaw, grew to multiple instances (now de-comm’d) Then came Hermes, was love at first sight and have the whole desktop with Bot Mode + VPS setup I have some custom Claude agents coordinated by my main Hermes agent I have Grok Bot running with a team I’m playing with Instinct for personal stuff I’m using TrueNorth agents for trading I’ve tried at least a dozen others, some are still hanging around collecting dust (remember NemoClaw?) I get DMs all the time asking me to try out new agents I thoroughly enjoy trying out new agents and related tools but with this Cambrian explosion I’m cutting back - I need to see some evidence that a new agent or tool is potentially better than the ones I already use My biggest challenge is setting up context for new agents to properly evaluate them I have a personal context layer that I can plug into, but it still takes some work to get new agents up to speed much like it does with a new hire So testing each new agent takes some time to develop an informed opinion, otherwise it’s just vibes The point is the switching costs grow as time goes on, and this is the biggest takeaway Agent and tooling lock-in is happening and winners are being formed at the consumer level right now And the same will happen at the enterprise level over the next 12-18 months It’s easy to switch agent platforms after a pilot, but switching costs get higher once they move into production Enterprises can try to remain agnostic but they’re fighting the lock-in strategies that companies with the smartest people on earth are building, good luck to you The best thing enterprises can do is seek help from people who know agents inside out and all the associated tradeoffs More to come on this

So far Instinct is the best iMessage AI assistant I’ve used. Things it has done in our short time together: - I sent photos of what I wanted to buy and it set up a local pickup for me - It organized a Google Calendar with all of my trip reservations and will send day of + morning itineraries of my activities Still skeptical of adding a credit card. Instinct told me to use a pre-paid card if I don’t trust it fully. I found it funny in its terms and services you waive your rights to a class action lawsuit lol

Poke walked so Instinct can run.

there's a cycle in AI apps and agents we should all be aware of: 1. a new capability drops (browser use) or form factor is discovered (slack bot, iMessage bot) 2. a startup is first to market perfecting it (Instinct, Viktor, Poke) that blows minds and raises $$$ 3. big players with more distribution integrate the capabilities and form factor (Grok Bot, Claude Tag) as does a flurry of startups and indie hackers, eliminating their differentiation you need to build network effects and/or features competitors can't to stay in the game

After a long time I had a wow product experience- Instinct is well made. Also feels surreal like clubhouse did back in 2020

just had my holy crap moment with Instinct, got charged for an old Meta subscription usually I'd forget after a day, but Instinct proactively offered to reach out to support for a refund lo and behold, Meta bot said no, Instinct escalated and got a full refund (minus a day)

Got a few Instinct invites available (just got a few more). Tell me your most unique use case for a 1:1 private agentic AI that just works. I'll share it. I have no connection with this company other than as an avid user.

I've been putting off submitting a bunch of superbills to my insurance for over a year. Last night I figured I'd have an agent try it. Not easy because it requires logging into an insurance portal, filling out a ton of forms, and uploading PDFs one by one. Claude CoWork failed at this before but I wanted to let Instinct give it a shot. It worked. I've been working in AI for years and even I feel spellbound by its magic when it works. Very impressed with Instinct so far...

this is how good the Instinct AI assistant is. i was looking for a tweet to send to my siblings & couldn’t find it on X (worst search function of all time). Instinct found it in a manner of minutes. it is LITERALLY BETTER than X’s own native search function. absolutely bonkers

I had so much hope for Instinct but it’s yet another company with an AI product that’s misaligned against human flourishing. (free money)

Been playing with Instinct, alongside my Hermes and @openclaw agents plus @TaskletAI, @claudeai Code, and @ChatGPT... Curious what folks are finding with @bot? What does it do way better? What should I know? What should I try?

impressed with the depth of search Instinct is capable of (does not exhibit signs of laziness or giving up). giving it my most annoying, weedy admin tasks brb