AI strategy workspace vs agentic brokerage

BotSpot vs Public.com: strategy workspace or agentic brokerage

Both BotSpot and Public support conversational market workflows, automated trading, and MCP access. BotSpot focuses on building, revising, backtesting, and operating inspectable Lumibot strategies across supported broker connections. Public combines brokerage accounts, native AI Agents, market data, and execution. The current BotSpot broker manifest does not list Public as a supported connection.

BotSpot capabilities

Research by conversation

Ask the agent to investigate markets, companies, filings, strategies, and your connected account context.

Place approved direct trades

When direct trading is enabled, request a one-time trade in plain English, inspect the order, and approve it before submission.

Build complete algorithms

Create, revise, backtest, connect, and operate Lumibot strategies without assembling the full application stack yourself.

Use the AI client you prefer

Work in BotSpot or connect through ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codex, and other compatible MCP clients.

Capability comparison

Capability	BotSpot	Other platform or broker
Product role	AI trading workspace for research, approved one-time trades, and Lumibot strategy workflows using supported connected brokers.	Brokerage and multi-asset investing platform with AI Agents, research tools, APIs, and native execution.
Building automation	Create, inspect, revise, and operate strategy code through a conversational agent.	Describe conditions and actions in plain English, review the proposed Agent workflow, then activate it inside a Public account.
Backtesting	Backtest inspectable Lumibot strategy code before deciding whether to deploy it.	Public’s Agent help documentation lists Agent backtesting as not yet available; Generated Assets has a separate historical custom-index backtest.
AI and MCP access	Use BotSpot or compatible MCP clients including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and Codex.	Use built-in Public Agents or connect a Public brokerage account to documented third-party AI clients through Public’s MCP server.
Authorization model	Review and approve a supported one-time trade before submission; review strategy logic before deployment.	Review and activate an Agent workflow first; active Agents can then execute approved instructions without confirmation for every transaction.

Where BotSpot and Public overlap and diverge

Both products support plain-English research and trading workflows, automation, and MCP access. BotSpot supplies a strategy-building and operations layer around supported connected brokers. Public supplies brokerage accounts plus native Agents, market data, account actions, APIs, and execution.

BotSpot’s clearest distinction is inspectable Lumibot code, revisions, strategy backtests, and a supported multi-broker workflow.

When Public may fit better

You want brokerage, market data, cash movement, and agent execution inside one Public account.
You want native conditional workflows across supported stocks, options, and crypto.
You want Public-specific investing products or direct MCP access to a Public brokerage account.

Connection status, availability, and risk

The current BotSpot public broker manifest does not list Public as a supported connection. This page compares separate products and does not imply an integration.

Public’s help center currently describes built-in Agent workflows as web-only and rolling out through a waitlist. Automated trading can lose money, and historical results do not guarantee future performance.

Who should use which

Use BotSpot when you want a conversational agent that can research, prepare an approved one-time trade, and build inspectable Lumibot strategies through currently supported brokers.

Use the other product on this page when its documented workflow is the job you need first: specialist charting, brokerage, no-code allocation, or research tooling rather than the full BotSpot workspace.

Backtests mentioned for either product are historical simulations. They are not live results and do not guarantee future performance. Include drawdown and date range whenever a number is shown.

Frequently asked questions

Can BotSpot connect directly to Public.com?

Not through the current standard broker list. Public is not listed in BotSpot’s public broker connection manifest as of August 14, 2026.

Do BotSpot and Public.com both support MCP?

Yes, but they provide separate MCP products. BotSpot exposes its workflow to compatible AI clients. Public’s MCP server connects a Public brokerage account to documented third-party AI clients.

Can Public Agents backtest a trading strategy?

Public’s current Agent help documentation lists backtesting as not yet available for Agents. BotSpot can generate and backtest inspectable Lumibot strategy code.

Sources

Sources verified 2026-08-17.