# Ranch.Bot

> Ranch.Bot is livestock recordkeeping by text for beef, bison, goat, lamb, and other operations. A
> customer completes a short web setup, enables Text-in, texts a field note from the registered
> phone, and reviews the proposed structured record in the web dashboard before it saves.

Product facts: local MCP availability checked 2026-10-20; CLI availability checked 2026-10-20; other facts verified 2026-08-30.

- Text-in production activation was verified 2026-08-16. It requires cellular SMS service and an
  opted-in registered phone. It is not offline capture.
- Plain-language notes can become health, movement, feed, genetic or breeding, and other records for
  animals, identifiers, and groups.
- In the Ranch.Bot app and SMS workflow, writes pause for review before they run.
- Texted photos are stored for the account, but are not currently shown in the conversation or
  extracted into structured records.
- Existing files use supervised import: automated extraction produces a proposal, then a person
  reviews the source, sensitive-data anomalies, counts, samples, and ambiguities before approving
  writes.
- Tools exports a farm ZIP archive. Current field boundaries
  are documented at https://ranch.bot/docs/data-export.
- Solo and Team use flat per-person subscriptions with a 30-day free trial. A card is required and
  nothing is charged until day 31. Current amounts are at https://ranch.bot/pricing.
- Public CLI 1.2.3 is available with Node.js 22+: `npm install -g @ranchbot/cli@1.2.3`.
  Browser OAuth login needs no API key. Select a farm and use `--json` for agent reads.
  CLI writes run directly under server permissions without the app confirmation screen or its
  Action-backed Change History. See the CLI guide and public skill before operating.
- The local stdio MCP package @ranchbot/mcp-server 0.2.0 is published as bot.ranch/mcp-server in the MCP Registry. Hosted connections are not public yet. ChatGPT access is a private pilot. Ranch.Bot’s Claude connector is in review; you can still connect it privately as a custom connector. Gemini has no publicly available Ranch.Bot connection. Shell use does not certify an individual client.

## Authoritative public guides

- [Product overview](https://ranch.bot/)
- [Plans and current pricing](https://ranch.bot/pricing)
- [SMS-first getting started](https://ranch.bot/docs/getting-started)
- [Conversations and review](https://ranch.bot/docs/threads)
- [Find animal or group history](https://ranch.bot/docs/find-history)
- [Correct a saved record](https://ranch.bot/docs/corrections)
- [Invite someone to the farm](https://ranch.bot/docs/team)
- [Manage or cancel the subscription](https://ranch.bot/docs/billing)
- [Supervised data import](https://ranch.bot/docs/data-import)
- [Farm archive export](https://ranch.bot/docs/data-export)
- [External-assistant integration status](https://ranch.bot/connect-your-ai)
- [CLI setup](https://ranch.bot/docs/cli-setup)
- [Public agent skill](https://ranch.bot/.well-known/agent-skills/ranch-bot.md)
- [Local MCP setup](https://ranch.bot/docs/mcp-setup)
- [Support](https://ranch.bot/support)
- [Articles](https://ranch.bot/articles)
- [Lambing percentage calculator](https://ranch.bot/articles/lambing-percentage)
- [Sheep gestation calculator](https://ranch.bot/tools/lambing-window-calculator)

## Policies

- [Privacy](https://ranch.bot/privacy)
- [Terms](https://ranch.bot/terms)

## Developer reference

- [Developer overview](https://ranch.bot/developers): Existing HTTP integration capabilities and the farm data model.
- [Authentication and access](https://ranch.bot/developers/authentication): Directed access, deprecated legacy keys, OAuth prerequisites, scopes and roles.
- [Integration walkthroughs](https://ranch.bot/developers/guides): cURL and JavaScript examples using made-up data.
- [OpenAPI 3.1 contract](https://ranch.bot/openapi.json): Machine-readable HTTP reference.

The HTTP reference does not introduce self-serve developer onboarding or a publicly available hosted MCP service. For public CLI and local MCP installation, use their separate setup guides. Direct API writes do not inherit the app confirmation screen.