{
  "schema_version": "2.0",
  "slug": "jared-so",
  "name": "Jared",
  "agent_url": "https://jared.so",
  "category": "Productivity",

  "run_id": "run-jared-so-handcraft-2026-05-23",
  "run_at": "2026-05-23T12:00:00Z",
  "editor": "Hlido Editor",
  "editorial_method": "public-surface-tier-1+editorial-narrative-v2",
  "methodology_version": "2026.05",
  "methodology_url": "/methodology/public-surface-tier-1/",

  "score": 52,
  "tier": "FADING",
  "laddoo_score": 52,
  "confidence": "low",

  "hlido_opinion": {
    "headline": "AI executive-assistant pitch with a thin public surface — promise is reasonable, evidence is not yet there to call it a category contender.",
    "body": "Jared positions itself as an AI executive assistant for founders and operators: scheduling, drafting, follow-ups. The pitch is reasonable — there is a real gap between calendar tools like Cal.com or Reclaim (which automate the slot-picking) and a true assistant that actually reads your inbox, drafts a reply, books the meeting, and chases the no-show. But the public surface at jared.so doesn't carry enough load to verify any of that. The homepage exists, the pricing anchor exists, but there is no visible docs section, no public changelog, no demo video accessible to a cold visitor, no integration list, and no published security posture. Compared to Cal.com (open source, deep API, public docs) or Reclaim (transparent Free/Starter/Business tiers, clear integration matrix), Jared looks like an early-stage landing page testing a positioning rather than a product a buyer can evaluate without a sales call. None of this means Jared is bad — it means we can't say it's good from the outside. A founder considering it should expect to evaluate via direct trial, not desk research, and should compare against the AI-assistant-as-Chrome-extension category (Clara, Martin, Lindy) where similar pitches have been running longer with deeper public evidence.",
    "voice": "Hlido Editor",
    "as_of": "2026-05-23",
    "editor_signature_pending": true
  },

  "tier_rationale": "FADING (52) because the positioning is plausible and the homepage loads cleanly, but no required claim — value prop specifics, integrations, security posture, demo — can be verified from public surface without a sales conversation. Not FLATLINE because the site is live, pricing is anchored, and the category itself is real; just under-evidenced.",

  "what_it_does_well": [
    "Clear positioning as AI executive assistant rather than a generic chat wrapper",
    "Homepage and pricing anchor exist and load (passes minimum publisher bar)",
    "Targets a real underserved gap between calendar tools and full delegation"
  ],

  "what_it_fails_at": [
    "No public docs section or developer documentation reachable from homepage",
    "No public changelog or release notes — buyer cannot assess shipping cadence",
    "No demo video or interactive trial on the public surface — every claim requires a sales call to verify",
    "No published integration list — what calendar, inbox, CRM does it actually drive?",
    "No public security/data-handling page — material gap for a product that reads inboxes"
  ],

  "best_for": [
    "Founders who already know they want a delegated EA and are willing to trial 3-4 products to find fit",
    "Operators who specifically want a single human-shaped assistant abstraction rather than a calendar tool plus an inbox tool plus a CRM tool"
  ],

  "not_recommended_for": [
    "Buyers who require docs, changelog, security page, and integration matrix on the public surface before booking a demo",
    "Engineering teams wanting programmatic access to scheduling/follow-up actions (no visible API)",
    "Privacy-sensitive users — data-handling posture is not publicly stated",
    "Anyone whose use case is well-served by Cal.com + Reclaim + a Gmail filter (don't pay for an EA you don't need)"
  ],

  "red_flags": [
    "Material lack of public evidence for the assistant claims — every required check returned unknown on the audit"
  ],

  "compared_to": [
    {
      "slug": "cal-com",
      "verdict_diff": "Cal.com is open source, has deep public docs, transparent pricing, and a mature API. Jared promises the broader 'full EA' surface but cannot demonstrate it publicly. Pick Cal.com if scheduling alone is the job; only consider Jared if you specifically need delegation beyond calendar coordination AND are willing to evaluate via direct trial.",
      "preferred_for_axis": "evidence-on-public-surface"
    },
    {
      "slug": "reclaim-ai",
      "verdict_diff": "Reclaim publishes Free/Starter/Business tiers transparently, lists integrations, and ships a Chrome extension you can install in 30 seconds. Jared is a more ambitious pitch (full assistant, not just calendar AI) but has none of the public infrastructure. Pick Reclaim for the verified calendar-AI category; revisit Jared once docs and a public demo land.",
      "preferred_for_axis": "buyer-self-serve-evaluation"
    }
  ],

  "evidence_urls": [
    {"claim": "Homepage at jared.so loads and presents an executive-assistant value prop", "source": "https://jared.so/", "tested_at": "2026-05-23", "verified": true},
    {"claim": "Pricing anchor exists on homepage", "source": "https://jared.so/#pricing", "tested_at": "2026-05-23", "verified": true},
    {"claim": "No public docs, integrations, or changelog reachable from homepage navigation", "source": "https://jared.so/", "tested_at": "2026-05-23", "verified": true}
  ],

  "agent_relevance": {
    "has_api": false,
    "has_cli": false,
    "has_mcp": false,
    "has_webhook": false,
    "has_sdk": false,
    "behavioral_testable": false,
    "agent_integration_path": "None visible from public surface. No API, MCP server, CLI, or SDK published. An agent cannot delegate scheduling/follow-up work to Jared programmatically. Whether such an interface exists behind a sales gate is unverifiable without contact.",
    "agent_friendly_score": 1
  },

  "checklist": [
    {"id": "homepage_loads", "pass": true, "required": true, "tested_at": "2026-05-23T10:35:00Z"},
    {"id": "primary_value_prop", "pass": false, "required": true, "evidence": "Homepage shows positioning but specific verifiable claims are not extractable from public copy", "tested_at": "2026-05-23T10:35:00Z"},
    {"id": "cta_present", "pass": true, "required": true, "evidence": "CTA exists on homepage", "tested_at": "2026-05-23T10:35:00Z"},
    {"id": "pricing_or_access", "pass": true, "required": false, "evidence": "/#pricing anchor exists on homepage", "tested_at": "2026-05-23T10:35:00Z"},
    {"id": "evidence_or_demo", "pass": false, "required": false, "evidence": "No public demo or documentation reachable from navigation", "tested_at": "2026-05-23T10:35:00Z"}
  ],

  "summary": "AI executive-assistant pitch with a thin public surface — promise is reasonable, evidence is not yet there to call it a category contender.",
  "_summary_deprecation_note": "Field kept as a v1-compatibility alias of hlido_opinion.headline. New consumers should read hlido_opinion.{headline,body,voice,as_of} for the canonical Hlido-owned opinion. Old consumers (registry summary column, HF mirror, MCP find_trusted teaser) keep working.",

  "staleness_after": "2026-08-23",
  "review_age_days_at_publish": 0,
  "next_review_due_at": "2026-08-23",

  "attestation_url": "/data/attestations/jared-so.json",
  "signature_pending": true,

  "source": "hlido-editor-v2-handcraft"
}