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Instinct

07 bridge/Community / OSS/ACTIVE · CAUTION/aka instinct-mcp

Instinct is a self-learning memory MCP server for coding agents — it observes repeated patterns, scores them by confidence, and promotes mature ones into suggestions it exports back to Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, and CLAUDE.md.

SEC.01

What it does

  • 01Pattern observation
  • 02Confidence scoring
  • 03Auto-promotion (raw → mature → rule → universal)
  • 04Sequential chain detection
  • 05Rule export per agent
  • 06Local SQLite store
SEC.02

Who it's for

Stopping your agent from making the same mistake twice — memory that compounds across sessions.

PRICING

Pricing

Free (OSS, MIT). List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding.

caveat · before you adopt

Early, small community project; promoted patterns are heuristic — review auto-applied rules before trusting them.

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What is Instinct?

Instinct is a self-learning memory MCP server for coding agents — it observes repeated patterns, scores them by confidence, and promotes mature ones into suggestions it exports back to Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, and CLAUDE.md.

Who is Instinct for?

Stopping your agent from making the same mistake twice — memory that compounds across sessions.

How much does Instinct cost?

Free (OSS, MIT). List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding.

Does Instinct run locally or in the cloud?

Instinct runs locally on your machine. Its interfaces are an API or protocol.

What are alternatives to Instinct?

Other bridge protocol entries in the catalog: Model Context Protocol. Different categories solve the same problem differently — see the Bridges, brokers & protocols category page for tradeoffs.

What should I know before adopting Instinct?

Early, small community project; promoted patterns are heuristic — review auto-applied rules before trusting them.