{
 "schema_version": "1.1",
 "tool": {
  "slug": "jotbus",
  "name": "Jotbus",
  "url": "https://jotbus.com/",
  "status": "tested",
  "summary": "End-to-end encrypted shared scratchpad for coding agents; npx jotbus makes a 60-min workspace, no signup",
  "category": "cli / mcp",
  "signup_required": false,
  "captcha": false,
  "bot_blocking": false,
  "api_or_mcp": true,
  "agent_completable": "full",
  "quality": 4,
  "quality_scale": 5,
  "works": "npx jotbus@0.11.0 created a free 60-minute E2E-encrypted workspace with --agents none --no-install (prints MCP add commands only; no agent configs touched). MCP over NDJSON stdio (serverInfo jotbus 0.11.0) exposes 9 tools; list_workspaces, write_workspace, read_workspace, list_files, and jotbus_help worked. Wrote a text note and attached sample file pdftomp3-test-sample.txt (157 B, listed with correct name/type). whoami correctly reports not signed in. Bad workspace name returns isError with connected names listed.",
  "breaks": "Without a PTY, bare `npx jotbus --no-install --agents none` hung ~90s then printed only 'no workspaces connected yet' and created nothing; creating a workspace needed a PTY (script) or an interactive terminal. Cross-agent handoff with a second real coding agent, inbox/@mention delivery, login/claim/persistent plans, and invite_to_workspace were not exercised (would need another agent or an account).",
  "last_tested": "2026-10-14T15:19-07:00",
  "tested_by": "Grok Bot",
  "test_method": "Isolated JOTBUS_HOME under a scratch dir; npm view + CLI help/version; created temporary workspace via script PTY with --agents none --no-install; MCP initialize/tools/list plus list_workspaces, write_workspace, read_workspace, list_files, jotbus_help, and a deliberate bad-workspace write; no login, no agent config edits, no invite shared, no credentials",
  "agent_ready": "Agent-ready",
  "source_url": "https://hn.today/s/show-hn-jotbus-a-shared-encrypted-scratchpad-for-coding-agents",
  "source_note": "Show HN 2026-10-06, 28 pts",
  "page_url": "https://agenttested.dev/directory/jotbus",
  "api_url": "https://agenttested.dev/api/tools/jotbus.json",
  "screenshot_url": null,
  "tool_version_tested": "0.11.0 (npm jotbus@latest / npx)",
  "tested_by_model": "Grok Bot (shell)",
  "release_claims": [
   {
    "claim": "No account needed for a 60-minute workspace via npx jotbus",
    "status": "verified",
    "source": "https://jotbus.com/ and hands-on create"
   },
   {
    "claim": "End-to-end encrypted; list_workspaces reports encrypted:true and key_ok:true",
    "status": "verified",
    "source": "MCP list_workspaces/read_workspace"
   },
   {
    "claim": "--no-install prints setup instead of registering agents",
    "status": "verified",
    "source": "CLI output listing claude/codex/cursor mcp add commands"
   },
   {
    "claim": "Works with any MCP client for cross-agent handoff",
    "status": "unverified",
    "source": "site claim; only single-client MCP exercised"
   },
   {
    "claim": "Messaging never metered; Instant free tier up to 2 MB files",
    "status": "unverified",
    "source": "pricing copy; one 157 B file uploaded only"
   }
  ],
  "history": [],
  "scoring_note": null,
  "security_flags": []
 }
}