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See what an agent can do with Anytype before you ever sign up. Pick a story: recorded sessions replay real probe-harness transcripts; sandboxed self-drive sessions are designed and gated (docs/TRY-IT.md).

$echo '<jsonrpc initialize>' | npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcprecorded session — replayed, not live
recorded 2026-09-05 · exit 0 · captured verbatim by our probe harness, secrets redacted

Verified integrations

Connections to other tracked products — hover a chip for the verbatim evidence quote behind it.

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By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

40.8/100

Ai in notes — stories about ai in notes in this arenaAi in notesevidence →

Stories about ai in notes in this arena

61.4/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

9.0/100

Capture editing — stories about capture editing in this arenaCapture editingevidence →

Stories about capture editing in this arena

14.7/100

Import export — stories about import export in this arenaImport exportevidence →

Stories about import export in this arena

50.0/100

Linking graph — stories about linking graph in this arenaLinking graphevidence →

Stories about linking graph in this arena

31.3/100

Local first ownership — stories about local first ownership in this arenaLocal first ownershipevidence →

Stories about local first ownership in this arena

58.3/100

Mobile capture — stories about mobile capture in this arenaMobile captureevidence →

Stories about mobile capture in this arena

24.0/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

57.6/100

Organization retrieval — stories about organization retrieval in this arenaOrganization retrievalevidence →

Stories about organization retrieval in this arena

42.3/100

Plugins extensibility — stories about plugins extensibility in this arenaPlugins extensibilityevidence →

Stories about plugins extensibility in this arena

33.1/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

28.0/100

Publish sharing — stories about publish sharing in this arenaPublish sharingevidence →

Stories about publish sharing in this arena

80.0/100

Sync collaboration — stories about sync collaboration in this arenaSync collaborationevidence →

Stories about sync collaboration in this arena

11.1/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 55/55 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3noneuntestednone yet

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full9/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full7/10C

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10T

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10T

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10T

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial4/10T

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1none0/10

My coding agent or assistant can read AND write my notes headlessly — through a documented local API, vendor API, or MCP server — without me touching the GUI C

Agent ops

ai-native userAi in notes — stories about ai in notes in this arenaAi in notes3full9/10T

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3full8/10C

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3full8/10X

An official sync service keeps my notes updated across all my devices with end-to-end encryption the vendor can't read C

Sync

power-userSync collaboration — stories about sync collaboration in this arenaSync collaboration3disputed6/10D

Link notes with [[wiki-style]] links and see every backlink and unlinked mention of a note in context C

Links

researcherLinking graph — stories about linking graph in this arenaLinking graph3partial6/10C

My notes live in local files or a local-first store that I own and can read without the app, and everything keeps working fully offline C

Ownership

power-userLocal first ownership — stories about local first ownership in this arenaLocal first ownership3partial6/10X

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3partial6/10X

Query my notes by their structured properties and render live database-style views (tables, boards, lists) from those queries C

Queries

power-userOrganization retrieval — stories about organization retrieval in this arenaOrganization retrieval3partial6/10X

Import my existing notes from Notion, Evernote, Roam, or plain Markdown with structure, links, and attachments preserved C

Migration

switcherImport export — stories about import export in this arenaImport export3partial5/10X

Instantly search all my notes with full-text search plus filters on tags, properties, and paths — including offline C

Search

researcherOrganization retrieval — stories about organization retrieval in this arenaOrganization retrieval3partial5/10C

Browse and install from a large catalog of community plugins/extensions to add features the core app doesn't ship C

Plugins

power-userPlugins extensibility — stories about plugins extensibility in this arenaPlugins extensibility3none0/10

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3none0/10

I get an automatic daily note for each day, pre-filled from a template, as the default landing place for journaling and capture C

Daily notes

power-userCapture editing — stories about capture editing in this arenaCapture editing3none0/10

Connect external LLMs and AI tools to my notes through first-party connectors or an ecosystem of AI plugins C

Ai assist

ai-native userAi in notes — stories about ai in notes in this arenaAi in notes2full8/10T

Drive the app from outside — create or open notes via a URI scheme, deep links, or a local endpoint — to wire it into my scripts and workflows C

Automation hooks

developerPlugins extensibility — stories about plugins extensibility in this arenaPlugins extensibility2full8/10T

Export my entire knowledge base at any time in open formats, so leaving is as easy as arriving C

Migration

switcherImport export — stories about import export in this arenaImport export2full8/10C

Publish selected notes as a browsable website — a digital garden with working links — without leaving the app C

Publish

researcherPublish sharing — stories about publish sharing in this arenaPublish sharing2full8/10C

Run the whole system without the vendor's cloud — local-only mode or a self-hosted sync backend I operate myself C

Self host

developerLocal first ownership — stories about local first ownership in this arenaLocal first ownership2full8/10X

Attach typed properties and tags to notes and use them consistently for organization and retrieval C

Metadata

power-userOrganization retrieval — stories about organization retrieval in this arenaOrganization retrieval2full7/10X

My notes are stored or exportable in open, documented formats (Markdown, JSON) so my archive outlives the vendor C

Ownership

researcherLocal first ownership — stories about local first ownership in this arenaLocal first ownership2full7/10T

Build my own plugins against a documented extension API/SDK with samples and developer docs C

Plugins

developerPlugins extensibility — stories about plugins extensibility in this arenaPlugins extensibility2partial6/10T

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2partial6/10X

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2partial6/10X

Define reusable templates (with variables like date and title) and apply them when creating recurring kinds of notes C

Editor

power-userCapture editing — stories about capture editing in this arenaCapture editing2partial6/10C

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial6/10T

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial6/10T

Write and format notes with headings, callouts, tables, code blocks, and embedded media in a fast keyboard-driven editor C

Editor

power-userCapture editing — stories about capture editing in this arenaCapture editing2partial5/10X

Full-featured iOS and Android apps give me my whole knowledge base — capture, search, and linking — not a stripped-down companion C

Mobile

power-userMobile capture — stories about mobile capture in this arenaMobile capture2partial4/10X

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2disputed4/10D

Share a vault or space with collaborators and edit notes together without stepping on each other's changes C

Collaboration

researcherSync collaboration — stories about sync collaboration in this arenaSync collaboration2disputed4/10D

A built-in AI assistant can answer questions, summarize, and draft grounded in my own notes — with clear controls over what data it sees C

Ai assist

ai-native userAi in notes — stories about ai in notes in this arenaAi in notes2none0/10

Reference or transclude an individual block or section of one note inside another and have it stay in sync C

Links

power-userLinking graph — stories about linking graph in this arenaLinking graph2none0/10

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2none0/10

Clip web pages, articles, and highlights from my browser straight into my notes with an official clipper or capture flow C

Capture

researcherCapture editing — stories about capture editing in this arenaCapture editing2noneuntestednone yet

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

View a note's version history and restore earlier versions or recover deleted notes C

Sync

power-userSync collaboration — stories about sync collaboration in this arenaSync collaboration2noneuntestednone yet

Explore my knowledge base as an interactive graph of notes and connections, filtered to what I care about C

Graph

researcherLinking graph — stories about linking graph in this arenaLinking graph1full8/10C

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1none0/10

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 34 stories with headroom

What would move Anytype’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDelegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product

    nonemoves Built-in AIimpact 45

    Evidence shows Anytype exposes a local API, CLI, and MCP server that let *external* AI assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, etc.) read/write Anytype data — this is Anytype acting as a data backend for outside agents, not a built-in AI assistant living inside the product that a user can delegate tasks to.

  2. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    All evidence describes Anytype exposing its own local API as an MCP server for external AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to consume — the reverse direction of this story, which asks whether Anytype itself can plug in and use external MCP servers' tools.

  3. Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedDefine rules that trigger actions automatically on events

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Evidence shows Queries (auto-updating saved views) and an 'Agents skill' letting an external AI agent run scripts against Anytype data on request, plus an MCP/local API for AI assistants to read/write objects — but none of this describes user-defined rules that automatically trigger actions on events (e.g.

  4. Plugins extensibility — stories about plugins extensibility in this arenaBrowse and install from a large catalog of community plugins/extensions to add features the core app doesn't ship

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Anytype documents an API, CLI, MCP server, and 'Agent Skill' for scripting/AI integration, but nothing in the evidence describes a community plugin/extension marketplace or catalog that users can browse and install to add features — these integrations are developer/API surfaces, not an installable plugin ecosystem.

  5. Capture editing — stories about capture editing in this arenaI get an automatic daily note for each day, pre-filled from a template, as the default landing place for journaling and capture

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Anytype documents general Templates and Types (docs-13, docs-22, docs-32) but nowhere describes an automatic daily/journal note feature that auto-creates a dated entry pre-filled from a template as a default landing page — no evidence of a 'Daily Note' or journaling automation feature exists in the pack.

  6. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Missing: any documentation of scoped/role-based API keys, per-agent permission restriction, or revocation/least-privilege credential model.

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSubscribe to events via webhooks

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Missing: any documentation of webhook registration, event subscription endpoints, or push-notification mechanism.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productRely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Evidence confirms Anytype ships a local API with an OpenAPI spec that is date-versioned (2025-04-22), but nowhere in the docs or probes is there any documented deprecation policy, versioning guarantees, or migration/sunset process for API changes.

Showing the top 8 of 34 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

Think a verdict is wrong? Every verdicts-table row has a Flag link — see the methodology.

Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map7 surfaces · 39 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

Anytype docs36 stories

Hacker News15 stories

docs14 stories

GitHub README13 stories

developers.anytype.io10 stories

OpenAPI spec2 stories

llms.txt1 story

Probe proofs — replayable recordings from the probe harnessProbe proofs

Replayable recordings from our probe harness — see the Prove-It protocol to submit one.

$echo '<jsonrpc initialize>' | npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcpreproduced
$ echo '<jsonrpc initialize>' | npx -y @anyproto/anytype-mcp
\|/-Initializing Anytype MCP Server...
Can't connect to API. Please ensure Anytype is running and reachable.
\
proves: Connect an agent via an official MCP serverrecorded 2026-09-05
$curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anyproto/anytype-heart/main/core/api/docs/openapi.json | python3 -c 'import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print("PA_PROBE_OK anytype openapi:", d.get("openapi"), "paths:", len(d.get("paths",{})))'reproduced
$ curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anyproto/anytype-heart/main/core/api/docs/openapi.json | python3 -c 'import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print("PA_PROBE_OK anytype openapi:", d.get("openapi"), "paths:", len(d.get("paths",{})))'
PA_PROBE_OK anytype openapi: 3.1.0 paths: 22
proves: Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)recorded 2026-09-05

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

14 of 22 testable claims verified · 2 contradicted → integrity 45/100

35 distinct capability claims found in Anytype’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

14

Verified

6

Unverified

2

Contradicted

16

Undersold

Verified (25)
Unverified (9)
Contradicted (7)
Undersold (16)
Claims outside our story set (2)

Real capability claims found in Anytype’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • “API supports creating chats, sending/streaming messages, reacting, and searching chat history”

    source ↗

  • “12-word recovery Key acts as a permanent, non-resettable identity credential”

    source ↗
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Business model

open-sourcefree-tiersubscription-flat

Open-source (Any Source License) local-first app, free to use with encrypted network backup on the free plan; paid memberships (Builder, Co-Creator) add storage, shared-space capacity, and support the network.

pricing ↗

Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score29 (Sep 5 '26)39 (Sep 5 '26)
Agent-ready45 (Sep 5 '26)48 (Sep 5 '26)

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Recorded agent sessions — and a live MCP handshake where the vendor ships one.

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For agents

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Data

Evidence (JSON)Verdicts (JSON)

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