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Native Soil: Pricing, Features & Best Use Cases
Continuity layer that saves an AI project's decisions and context as a handover you can load in another model, client or provider.
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Our take: Native Soil helps when you want to move an AI project between models or threads with a checked handover; it is beta and whole-project use needs Pro.
Main limitation: Both products are in beta, sign-in is required, and the Pro price needed for whole-project use was not found.
Who should use Native Soil
Native Soil helps when you want to move an AI project between models or threads with a checked handover; it is beta and whole-project use needs Pro. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.
Best for: Developers using multiple AI assistants
Also a good fit for
- Teams sharing AI project context
Consider another tool if both products are in beta
Or if
- Sign-in required (Google or email)
- Whole-project accumulation requires Pro
Native Soil in the news
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Native Soil pricing and usage limits
Prices checked Sep 29, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Prices and limits change often.
Free access and trial conditions
Free personal snapshots
Not stated
Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade
Pro direct
See official pricing source (opens in a new tab)
Unknown
Price not found
Includes
- Whole-project accumulation
- Team use
Usage caps, credits and extra costs
Not stated
Not stated
What is Native Soil, and how does it work?
Native Soil extracts the working state of an AI project (architecture, locked decisions, status) into a handover another AI can pick up. Saves are checked, graded and stripped of secrets and raw prompts. It is available in beta as a Remote MCP connector (Soil Cloud) and as a local macOS app (Soil Desktop).
What you provide and what you get back
You provide
- AI chat working state
You get back
- A secret-stripped handover for another AI
Where you can use it
- Platforms
- Desktop
- Account
- Required
- Platform
- macOS desktop, MCP cloud
- Checks
- Verify and drift check
- Status
- Beta
Where Native Soil is most useful
Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.
Moving a project between AI models
- Who
- People switching AI tools
- You provide
- A long chat
- Expected result
- You get a handover document that another model can load to continue the project.
- Plan needed
- Free snapshots
- Limitation
- Both products are in beta, so the handover format and behaviour may change. source (opens in a new tab)
Continuing after a thread gets too long
- Who
- Users with long threads
- You provide
- A full conversation
- Expected result
- You get a condensed starting context that lets you continue in a new thread.
- Plan needed
- Free snapshots
- Limitation
- The level of detail in the handover cannot be adjusted, so it may be longer or shorter than you need. source (opens in a new tab)
Sharing project context with a team
- Who
- Teams
- You provide
- A shared project
- Expected result
- You get shared locked context that team members can load into their own AI sessions.
- Plan needed
- Pro
- Limitation
- Whole-project accumulation requires Pro and the Pro price was not found, so the cost for teams is unknown. source (opens in a new tab)
Native Soil features and their limits
Handover extraction
Extracts decisions and plan into a handover. It helps people who switch AI tools by turning decisions and plan into a handover that another AI can pick up.
Verification and drift check
Runs a verification and drift check. It helps catch mistakes before you load a handover into another model by checking it for drift.
Secret stripping
Strips secrets, raw prompts and private paths. It helps protect sensitive material by stripping secrets, raw prompts and private paths before a handover is shared.
Remote MCP connector
Offers a remote MCP connector. It helps users of AI clients that support MCP connect to Native Soil without installing a separate app.
Native Soil: strengths and limits
Where Native Soil is strong
- Free personal snapshots Personal snapshots are free, so you can try moving a project's context without paying. documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Free manual template needs no account The free manual template needs no account, so you can test the idea before signing in. documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Works with several AI clients per docs The docs say several AI clients are supported, so you are not tied to a single assistant. documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Desktop app keeps handovers local The desktop app keeps handovers local, so your project state stays on your own Mac. documented source (opens in a new tab)
Limitations to check before paying
- Both products are in beta Both products are in beta, so features and behaviour may change while you rely on them. documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Sign-in required (Google or email) You must sign in with Google or email, so a fully anonymous setup is not available for the cloud product. documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Whole-project accumulation requires Pro Accumulating a whole project requires Pro, and its price was not found, so the cost of that step is unknown. documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Detail depth cannot be adjusted The depth of detail in a handover cannot be adjusted, so you cannot make it shorter or longer to suit the target model. documented source (opens in a new tab)
How to use Native Soil for moving an AI project to another model
Set up Native Soil
- Open nativesoil.dev.
- Sign in with Google or email.
- Install the desktop app or connector.
Example: moving an AI project to another model
- Save the current chat state.
- Open a new chat in another model.
- Load the handover.
Review and export the result
- Ask the new model to restate decisions.
- Check the quality grade of the save.
Privacy, data use and commercial rights
Summarized from the vendor's current policies; this is not legal advice and a vendor's badge is not an independent audit.
How your inputs and outputs are handled
Saves are stripped of secrets, raw prompts and private paths
Not stated on the pages read
Desktop keeps handovers local
Commercial use and plan restrictions
Not stated on the pages read
Not stated on the pages read
Policies: docs.nativesoil.dev/faq
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Native Soil FAQ
Is Native Soil free?
Personal snapshots are free; whole-project use needs Pro. source (opens in a new tab)
What does it remove from saves?
Secrets, raw prompts and private paths. source (opens in a new tab)
Do I need an account?
Sign-in is required, except the free manual template. source (opens in a new tab)
Is it stable?
Both products are in beta. source (opens in a new tab)
Sources and review methodology
Official sources and verification dates
- Native Soil home homepage · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Native Soil docs docs · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Native Soil FAQ help · checked Oct 4, 2026
Not verified: Pro price; Privacy; Retention.
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