Bites vs Muse vs Instinct

Bites · Ben’s own Muse · Meta Instinct · startup ?not published *reported

Where it runs

The folder is the agent

Apps that open the folder · 170 chats

In the folder

~20lines of instructions
7memory files
35chats started by another agent
5saved versions, Mac only

How it remembers

Bites
“Save to memory”
Checks memory.md
Edits 1 file on the Mac
✓Edit in Obsidian ✓Only when asked git on the Mac
Muse
You say it
Muse saves it
Memory files in its cloud
✓You can open & edit ?How it searches
Instinct
You text it
Daily job, ~23 h*
Text files in git*
?You can open & edit Exact words*

Side by side

What Ben trades

Gains

  • ✓Reads and edits everything
  • ✓Any model, any app
  • ✓The folder moves with him
  • ✓Nothing stored in a company’s cloud

Gives up

  • ✕Runs only while an app is open
  • ✕No separate guard
  • ✕Keeps it tidy himself
  • ✕No payment cards or calls