Hands-on with Instinct: smooth MCP onboarding, but single-thread UX limits real work
petergyang · x · 2026-08-21
Peter Yang tried the new AI assistant Instinct and came away impressed by its onboarding: connecting iMessages, Google Workspace, and MCPs is smooth, and the assistant is more proactive than others — it suggests what it can do right after an MCP connection.
His main critique: everything lives in one thread, making it hard to run multiple parallel workstreams — the same issue he has with @bot. He'll use Instinct for random chores and tasks, while sticking with ChatGPT Work and Codex for real work. Invites are currently paused.
Related event: Hands-on Comparison: Instinct, Grok Bots and ChatGPT Work(4 posts)→
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