Instinct raises $1B for texting personal agent and open-sources it as open-instinct
sujingshen · x · 2026-10-07
Instinct raised $1B for a personal agent you text via iMessage. Believing the future is many specialized agents rather than one, the company open-sourced it as open-instinct (MIT, 223 stars).
The project gives you a personal agent with its own computer, reachable by text, connected to a trusted network of other agents, built on Pi, Inkbox, Maritime and Composio.
The reposter disagrees: you can have many specialized agents behind the scenes, but users should see only one entry point — juggling multiple agents in chat would confuse ordinary users within days.
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