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      "category": "workflow-automation",
      "summary": "Open-source flow builder with 760+ app integrations (pieces), run on Activepieces Cloud or self-hosted.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.md",
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      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/activepieces.json",
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      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@activepieces/pieces-framework"
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      "authNotes": "REST API keys are created in the platform dashboard and sent as `Authorization: Bearer`. The docs say that dashboard is only in the Platform and Enterprise editions. The MCP server at https://\u003cinstance\u003e/mcp uses OAuth and is scoped to one project.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Cloud Free 1,000 credits a month, one user, no card. Plus $20 a month (10,000 credits, up to 5 users), Team $200 a month (50,000 credits, 25 users), extra credits $0.007 each. Ultimate and Enterprise custom, embedding from $36,000 a year. Self-hosted Community Edition is free under MIT, enterprise-only parts need a licence key (https://www.activepieces.com/pricing).",
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        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).",
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        "githubStars": 24814,
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        "automation.code",
        "automation.webhooks",
        "agent.tools"
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        "hosted",
        "self-hosted",
        "open-source",
        "local",
        "freemium",
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        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "typescript",
        "webhooks"
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        "graded": true,
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        "ranked": true,
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        "categoryRank": 9,
        "methodology": "0.4",
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          "payments": 35,
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          "schema": 80,
          "security": 64,
          "transparency": 73
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": -6,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "GHSA-m992-8rcw-vmrx, published 9 August 2026, critical (CVSS 9.2). The Bull-Board queue dashboard at /api/ui skipped its auth check in 0.80.0 to 0.84.0, so anyone could read and change background job queues on self-hosted instances that had turned the dashboard on. Fixed in 0.84.1 (https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces/security/advisories/GHSA-m992-8rcw-vmrx).",
          "Three high-severity advisories on 17 July 2026, command injection through a Code step name (GHSA-3pfv-m69p-5fv5), a V8 isolate sandbox bypass (GHSA-gr3h-c2j7-r52g) and cross-tenant data exposure through the Code piece sandbox cache (GHSA-5h2x-g6m3-grmq). All fixed and published, so the deduction is reduced (https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces/security/advisories)."
        ],
        "verdict": "MIT core, self-hostable, with the enterprise parts clearly separated. Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan.",
        "bestFor": "A team that wants an MIT-licensed builder it can self-host or embed, with an agent that builds flows through MCP.",
        "strengths": [
          "MIT core, self-hostable, with the enterprise parts clearly separated",
          "MCP over OAuth with PKCE, bound to one project, with tool groups switchable per project",
          "Annotations on 45 of 48 MCP tools, including `destructiveHint` and `idempotentHint`",
          "One 33-minute worker degradation on the status page in 90 days",
          "Free plan of 1,000 credits a month with no card"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan",
          "OpenAPI file documents no error responses, and no rate limits are published",
          "A critical and three high advisories in July and August 2026",
          "Privacy and terms pages need JavaScript, and no DPA or subprocessor list was found",
          "MCP tool calls aren't written to the audit log"
        ],
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          "Run `ap_validate_flow` before publishing a flow",
          "Use `ap_search_actions` with a plain task description rather than listing pieces",
          "Turn off the Flow Building and Tables groups for a project the agent should only read",
          "Page with `limit` and `cursor` and stop when `next` is null",
          "Cloud runs stop at 10 minutes of active time. Waits and approvals don't count"
        ],
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.4",
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              "tasks"
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          "maintenance": 80,
          "payments": 35,
          "reliability": 55,
          "schema": 80,
          "security": 64,
          "transparency": 70
        },
        "provenanceScore": 76
      },
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        "http": "curl \"https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1/flows?projectId=$AP_PROJECT_ID\u0026limit=10\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $AP_API_KEY\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http activepieces https://cloud.activepieces.com/mcp",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "activepieces": {
              "url": "https://cloud.activepieces.com/mcp"
            }
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      },
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        "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/activepieces"
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          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 20,
          "note": "10,000 credits, up to 5 users"
        },
        {
          "item": "Team plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 200,
          "note": "50,000 credits, 25 users"
        },
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          "item": "Extra credit",
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        "terms": "https://www.activepieces.com/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.activepieces.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.activepieces.com",
        "changelog": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs/about/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "The terms and privacy pages load their text with JavaScript. The legal name is from the copyright line in the repository licence."
        ],
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      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.json",
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            {
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            {
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            {
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-06",
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              "ok": 272
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-07",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-08",
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              "ok": 268
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
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              "ok": 250
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-10",
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              "ok": 22
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        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.activepieces.com",
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          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
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          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/activepieces.com",
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          {
            "url": "https://www.activepieces.com/terms",
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            "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:47:43.214143229Z",
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    },
    "answer": "Node-RED scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Activepieces API + MCP's 57.5 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Activepieces API + MCP leads on schema \u0026 documentation, agent ergonomics, security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.",
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      "name": "Node-RED",
      "vendor": "OpenJS Foundation",
      "vendorUrl": "https://nodered.org",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "workflow-automation",
      "summary": "Node-RED is an open-source flow-based automation runtime hosted by the OpenJS Foundation. The owner runs it on Node.js, and an Admin HTTP API and a command-line client deploy flows and install nodes.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/node-red.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red",
      "license": "Apache-2.0",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "node-red"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "node-red-admin"
        },
        {
          "registry": "oci",
          "name": "nodered/node-red"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "A default install has no authentication. Setting `adminAuth` in `settings.js` turns on users with bcrypt-hashed passwords and permissions of `*`, `read` or a list such as `flows.read`. An agent then posts the username and password to `/auth/token` for a bearer token, valid seven days by default with no refresh. Access is self-serve, by running the software. Routes made by HTTP In nodes share one basic-auth username and password.",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Free under Apache-2.0 with nothing to buy from the project, so an agent can start with no account, card or contract. FlowFuse, a separate company, sells a hosted platform for Node-RED that the docs link, and it is not graded here (https://nodered.org/about/license/, checked 2026-10-09).",
      "priceSummary": "Free · OSS",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source. The project sells nothing (checked 2026-10-09).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 23729,
        "npmWeekly": 55172,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-09"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/",
      "capabilities": [
        "automation.workflows",
        "automation.webhooks",
        "automation.code",
        "automation.apps"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "self-hosted",
        "open-source",
        "local",
        "free",
        "javascript",
        "webhooks",
        "cli",
        "docker"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-08",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 61,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 486,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 950,
        "categoryRank": 5,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 44,
          "maintenance": 81,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 90,
          "schema": 41,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 65
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-09"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880.",
        "bestFor": "Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.",
        "strengths": [
          "Apache-2.0, with 12 releases between 30 July and 8 October 2026 on the 5.x and 4.x lines",
          "Admin API permissions are per resource, such as `flows.read` and `flows.write`, and a user or token can be limited to `read`",
          "`POST /flows` with `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` takes a `rev` value and answers 409 when the runtime holds newer flows",
          "Usage telemetry is opt-in, lists the four fields sent, and can be switched off in settings, by flag or by environment variable",
          "A release plan gives each major version a maintenance start and an end-of-life date, with 4.x ending on 31 December 2026"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. The Admin API is documented as 20 hand-written pages on nodered.org",
          "`adminAuth` is commented out in the default settings file, so a fresh install has no authentication on the editor or the Admin API",
          "No pagination, filtering or field selection. `GET /flows` returns the whole flow configuration",
          "Access tokens come from a username and password grant, last seven days by default and cannot be refreshed",
          "Routes for context, plugins, library and projects exist in the source and are missing from the published method list"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call `GET /auth/login` first. An empty object means no authentication is set and every Admin API call is open",
          "Send `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` and the last `rev` on `POST /flows`, and re-read the flows on a 409",
          "Set `Node-RED-Deployment-Type` to `nodes` or `flows` to restart only what changed. The default `full` stops every node",
          "Prefer `GET /flow/:id` and `PUT /flow/:id` for one tab. `GET /flows` returns every node in the runtime",
          "Treat `flows.write` and `nodes.write` as code execution on the host. Function nodes run JavaScript and `POST /nodes` installs npm modules"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
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        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 61
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 44,
          "maintenance": 81,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 90,
          "schema": 41,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 85
        },
        "provenanceScore": 45
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "sudo npm install -g node-red",
        "http": "curl http://localhost:1880/auth/token --data 'client_id=node-red-admin\u0026grant_type=password\u0026scope=*\u0026username=admin\u0026password=password'"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/node-red"
      },
      "area": "business",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "OpenJS Foundation",
        "domain": "nodered.org",
        "domainRegistered": "2013-09-12",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": false,
        "terms": "",
        "privacy": "",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-09",
        "notes": [
          "The licence page on nodered.org says copyright is retained by the OpenJS Foundation, and the site footer reads Copyright OpenJS Foundation and Node-RED contributors.",
          "No terms or privacy link is given. Node-RED is Apache-2.0 software the owner runs, and the project publishes no service agreement or privacy policy of its own. The site footer links the OpenJS Foundation's terms of use and privacy policy, which are a parent body's website documents and were not read.",
          "The Admin API answers on the owner's own host, by default http://localhost:1880. Only the opt-in telemetry report goes to an endpoint the project hosts.",
          "https://nodered.org/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. SECURITY.md in the repository gives team@nodered.org and escalation to the OpenJS Foundation CNA.",
          "RDAP for nodered.org gives a registration date of 2013-09-12. The lookup through rdap.org was redirected to the registry's RDAP host.",
          "nodered.org has no robots.txt (404). No status page exists because there is no hosted service."
        ],
        "score": 45
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "node-red",
        "versions": [
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            "name": "node-red/node-red",
            "version": "5.0.8",
            "released": "2026-10-08",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:22.991909994Z"
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            "registry": "npm",
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            "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:20.781082858Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
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            "version": "4.1.8",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:21.396260251Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 23730,
        "npmWeekly": 55172,
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/node-red/main/CHANGELOG.md",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:37.181546944Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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        ],
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      }
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/node-red.json\n- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md\n- All 108 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Activepieces API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: A team that wants an MIT-licensed builder it can self-host or embed, with an agent that builds flows through MCP.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 80 against 41\n- Agent ergonomics, 65 against 44\n- Security \u0026 auth, 64 against 51\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 73 against 65\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan\n\n### Node-RED (C)\n\nGood for: Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 90 against 55\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 35\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Activepieces API + MCP loses 6 points for them\n\nWatch for: No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. The Admin API is documented as 20 hand-written pages on nodered.org\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Activepieces API + MCP | Node-RED | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 55 | 90 | Node-RED +35 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 41 | Activepieces API + MCP +39 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 44 | Activepieces API + MCP +21 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 64 | 51 | Activepieces API + MCP +13 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 60 | Node-RED +25 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 81 | Node-RED +1 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 73 | 65 | Activepieces API + MCP +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -6 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **57.5 · C** | **61 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Activepieces API + MCP | Node-RED |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Activepieces | OpenJS Foundation |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT (core), commercial licence for enterprise-only parts | Apache-2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 45 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-08 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |\n| Popularity | 25k stars, 452k npm/wk | 24k stars, 55k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Activepieces API + MCP.** MIT core, self-hostable, with the enterprise parts clearly separated. Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan.\n\n**Node-RED.** Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Activepieces API + MCP\n\n1. Run `ap_validate_flow` before publishing a flow\n2. Use `ap_search_actions` with a plain task description rather than listing pieces\n3. Turn off the Flow Building and Tables groups for a project the agent should only read\n4. Page with `limit` and `cursor` and stop when `next` is null\n5. Cloud runs stop at 10 minutes of active time. Waits and approvals don't count\n\n### Node-RED\n\n1. Call `GET /auth/login` first. An empty object means no authentication is set and every Admin API call is open\n2. Send `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` and the last `rev` on `POST /flows`, and re-read the flows on a 409\n3. Set `Node-RED-Deployment-Type` to `nodes` or `flows` to restart only what changed. The default `full` stops every node\n4. Prefer `GET /flow/:id` and `PUT /flow/:id` for one tab. `GET /flows` returns every node in the runtime\n5. Treat `flows.write` and `nodes.write` as code execution on the host. Function nodes run JavaScript and `POST /nodes` installs npm modules\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Activepieces API + MCP or Node-RED?\n\nNode-RED scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Activepieces API + MCP's 57.5 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Activepieces API + MCP leads on schema \u0026 documentation, agent ergonomics, security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Activepieces API + MCP and Node-RED need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Activepieces API + MCP and Node-RED without installing anything?\n\nActivepieces API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1. No hosted endpoint is listed for Node-RED.\n\n### Are Activepieces API + MCP and Node-RED open source?\n\nYes. Activepieces API + MCP is open source (MIT (core), commercial licence for enterprise-only parts). Node-RED is open source (Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-node-red.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-node-red.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"activepieces\", \"b\": \"node-red\"}`. 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