Show HN: Sortbot.io – Your physical inventory, with an API and MCP access

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.

Take a photo. Add a little context. Let AI turn it into inventory you can actually use. No email needed. Try your first 5 items. Tools & partsEveryday gearThat box in the garage One item. One photo.Example Details recognized “Garage tool case. The chuck sticks sometimes.” AI filled in the details Cordless drill Orange cordless drill with a black grip and battery. The chuck sometimes sticks. toolscordlesshome repairs Image details Orange housing, rubber grip, battery attached. Garage Tool case Photo + voice + image details Less typing. More living. Show it. Tell it. Sorted. 01 / SNAP Show what you have. One item, a label, another angle. Start with a photo. 02 / ADD CONTEXT Tell the rest of the story. Add a voice note when it helps. Where it lives. What to remember. Name & description Tags & image details 03 / SAVE Let AI do the typing. Review the details, pick a name, and save. On to the next thing. Your inventory. Your agent. Your things. Part of the conversation. A useful record is more than a name. Photos, descriptions, voice notes, and locations give AI the full picture. Connect OpenAI, Claude, or your own agent to find, update, and organize your things. OpenAIClaude Your agent Your data is yours. Export your complete inventory through the API. A conversation with your inventoryConcept You Where’s my drill? Your agent In the garage, inside the tool case. Your note says the chuck sometimes sticks. Cordless drillGarage / Tool case Found your drill One inventory. More ways to use it. Built around real life A place for it. A way to find it. Garage Tool case Cordless drill Keep the real location. Items inside boxes, inside other boxes. Browse by location or see everything at once. drillFound in Tool case Desktop Phone Desktop to phone. In a scan. Open Snap on your computer. Scan the QR to take photos on your phone, in the same account. No app download needed TOOL-042 Keep your codes attached. Add the code from an item or container’s sticker. Search it to find the record. Start now. Secure it later. Your inventory starts private. Add and verify your email to keep access across visits and go beyond five items. Room for your things Start small. Sort as much as you need. Unlimited items. Every feature. Choose the allowance that fits. Free $0 For everyday things. 30 captures / 30 days 30 Ask Sortbot messages / 30 days 3 photos per item Member $6/ month Or $49 a year. For a growing inventory. 300 captures / 30 days 300 Ask Sortbot messages / 30 days 5 photos per item Flex Pay as you go For workflows that need more. Uncapped captures Uncapped Ask Sortbot messages 10 photos per item Included in every verified plan Unlimited items & containers Full REST API & native MCP Complete data export Phone pairing Semantic search No 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.