Hands-on with Instinct: the invite-only iMessage agent that cancels subs and books trips
Dry-Tip-2082 · reddit · 2026-10-13
A Reddit user shares a week of hands-on testing (with screenshots) of Instinct, an invite-only AI agent that works entirely over iMessage:
- Grants it access to Gmail, calendar, wallet and it handles bigger tasks; free with invite.
- Highlight: scanned Gmail for recurring subscriptions and canceled each after confirmation; can book flights/hotels by filters; drafts and actually sends emails with approval.
- Weaknesses: struggles inside some apps (e.g., canceling a Lyft subscription).
- Author, a former self-hoster of OpenClaw, finds it far better; Meta's Muse agent is well-regarded but requires WhatsApp. Asks others for opinions on Instinct vs Muse.
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