{"slug": "show-hn-sortbot-io-your-physical-inventory-with-an-api-and-mcp-access", "title": "Show HN: Sortbot.io – Your physical inventory, with an API and MCP access", "summary": "Sortbot.io launched as a physical inventory tool that turns photos, voice notes and context into searchable item records, offering a full REST API and native MCP access so OpenAI, Claude or custom agents can find and update items. The service starts free with 5 captures and 5 messages as a guest, then moves to a Free tier of 30 captures and 30 Ask Sortbot messages per 30 days, a Member tier at $6 per month or $49 per year with 300 captures and 300 messages per 30 days, and a Flex pay-as-you-go tier with uncapped captures and messages. Every verified plan includes unlimited items and containers, complete data export, phone pairing and semantic search, with no app download required.", "body_md": "Take a photo. Add a little context. Let AI turn it into inventory you can actually use.\n\nNo email needed. Try your first 5 items.\n\nTools & partsEveryday gearThat box in the garage\n\nOne item. One photo.Example\n\nDetails recognized\n\n“Garage tool case. The chuck sticks sometimes.”\n\nAI filled in the details\n\nCordless drill\n\nOrange cordless drill with a black grip and battery. The chuck sometimes sticks.\n\ntoolscordlesshome repairs\n\nImage details\n\nOrange housing, rubber grip, battery attached.\n\nGarage Tool case Photo + voice + image details\n\nLess typing. More living.\n\nShow it. Tell it. Sorted.\n\n01 / SNAP\n\nShow what you have.\n\nOne item, a label, another angle. Start with a photo.\n\n02 / ADD CONTEXT\n\nTell the rest of the story.\n\nAdd a voice note when it helps. Where it lives. What to remember.\n\nName & description Tags & image details\n\n03 / SAVE\n\nLet AI do the typing.\n\nReview the details, pick a name, and save. On to the next thing.\n\nYour inventory. Your agent.\n\nYour things. Part of the conversation.\n\nA useful record is more than a name. Photos, descriptions, voice notes, and locations give AI the full picture.\n\nConnect OpenAI, Claude, or your own agent to find, update, and organize your things.\n\nOpenAIClaude Your agent\n\nYour data is yours. Export your complete inventory through the API.\n\nA conversation with your inventoryConcept\n\nYou\n\nWhere’s my drill?\n\nYour agent\n\nIn the garage, inside the tool case. Your note says the chuck sometimes sticks.\n\nCordless drillGarage / Tool case Found your drill\n\nOne inventory. More ways to use it.\n\nBuilt around real life\n\nA place for it. A way to find it.\n\nGarage Tool case Cordless drill\n\nKeep the real location.\n\nItems inside boxes, inside other boxes. Browse by location or see everything at once.\n\ndrillFound in Tool case\n\nDesktop\n\nPhone\n\nDesktop to phone. In a scan.\n\nOpen Snap on your computer. Scan the QR to take photos on your phone, in the same account.\n\nNo app download needed\n\nTOOL-042\n\nKeep your codes attached.\n\nAdd the code from an item or container’s sticker. Search it to find the record.\n\nStart now. Secure it later.\n\nYour inventory starts private. Add and verify your email to keep access across visits and go beyond five items.\n\nRoom for your things\n\nStart small. Sort as much as you need.\n\nUnlimited items. Every feature. Choose the allowance that fits.\n\nFree\n\n$0\n\nFor everyday things.\n\n30 captures / 30 days\n\n30 Ask Sortbot messages / 30 days\n\n3 photos per item\n\nMember\n\n$6/ month\n\nOr $49 a year. For a growing inventory.\n\n300 captures / 30 days\n\n300 Ask Sortbot messages / 30 days\n\n5 photos per item\n\nFlex\n\nPay as you go\n\nFor workflows that need more.\n\nUncapped captures\n\nUncapped Ask Sortbot messages\n\n10 photos per item\n\nIncluded in every verified plan\n\nUnlimited items & containers Full REST API & native MCP Complete data export Phone pairing Semantic search\n\nNo email needed to start. Try 5 captures and 5 messages as a Guest. Verify your email to unlock Free. A capture is one new item or container; edits and finding your things don’t use captures.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-sortbot-io-your-physical-inventory-with-an-api-and-mcp-access", "canonical_source": "https://www.sortbot.io", "published_at": "2026-10-04 22:10:51+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-04 22:42:59.811579+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-agents", "agent-protocols", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Sortbot.io", "OpenAI", "Claude"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-sortbot-io-your-physical-inventory-with-an-api-and-mcp-access", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-sortbot-io-your-physical-inventory-with-an-api-and-mcp-access.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-sortbot-io-your-physical-inventory-with-an-api-and-mcp-access.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-sortbot-io-your-physical-inventory-with-an-api-and-mcp-access.jsonld"}}