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Enterprise admin scopes and service accounts need an Enterprise Scale plan.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan with 1,000 API calls a month per workspace and 1,000 records per base, so an agent can start without a contract. Team is $20 a seat a month billed annually ($24 monthly) with 100,000 calls a month, Business $45 billed annually, Enterprise Scale through sales. API calls aren't priced separately, and there's no separate sandbox. The MCP server is included on every plan (checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$20 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Web API docs, the MCP docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 40, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2229, "npmWeekly": 568991, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/introduction", "llmsTxt": "https://airtable.com/developers/llms.txt", "registryName": "com.airtable/mcp", "capabilities": [ "sheets.records", "sheets.read", "sheets.write", "sheets.tables", "sheets.formulas" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "mcp", "closed-source", "free-tier", "oauth", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "javascript", "status-page", "bug-bounty", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-07", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 70.9, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 118, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 629, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 49, "payments": 30, "reliability": 94, "schema": 73, "security": 78, "transparency": 86 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Tokens are limited by scope and by base, and the official MCP server at mcp.airtable.com covers records, schema, interfaces and automations in 40 tools. The REST API allows 5 requests a second per base with a 30-second lockout after a 429, writes take 10 records a call, and the Free plan stops at 1,000 calls a month.", "bestFor": "Teams that already keep operational data in Airtable and want an agent to read, filter and update typed records or build bases through MCP.", "strengths": [ "Personal access tokens and OAuth grants are limited by scope and by base or workspace, and the legacy `api_key` URL parameter is refused", "Official hosted MCP server at https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp, open to every plan and listed in the MCP registry as com.airtable/mcp", "Markdown copy of every API reference page, indexed by llms.txt files under airtable.com/developers", "List records takes `fields`, `pageSize`, `maxRecords`, `view`, `sort` and `filterByFormula`, so responses can be sized", "Published deprecation guidelines aim for 12 months' notice on the Web API, and no deprecation was listed as upcoming on 8 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "5 requests a second per base, and a 429 blocks further requests for 30 seconds", "Create, update and delete calls take at most 10 records each", "Free plan allows 1,000 API calls a month per workspace and 1,000 records per base", "No OpenAPI description was found in the reviewed documentation", "The only official client library is airtable.js, last released as v0.12.2 on 16 August 2023" ], "agentNotes": [ "Create a personal access token with only the scopes needed and add each base to it. A token with no base added sees nothing", "Stay under 5 requests a second per base. After a 429, wait 30 seconds before the next call", "Send writes in batches of 10 records, and use `performUpsert` with `fieldsToMergeOn` so a repeated call updates instead of duplicating", "Use table and field IDs, not names, and set `returnFieldsByFieldId` so a rename doesn't break the call", "POST to `/listRecords` when a `filterByFormula` would push the URL past 16,000 characters" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 70.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 49, "payments": 30, "reliability": 94, "schema": 73, "security": 78, "transparency": 72 }, "provenanceScore": 100 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @airtable/mcp-cli", "http": "curl https://api.airtable.com/v0/YOUR_BASE_ID/YOUR_TABLE_ID_OR_NAME -H \\\n\"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "airtable": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/sheets.records", "tool": "https://letme.dev/airtable" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Team", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 20, "note": "billed annually, $24 billed monthly, 100,000 API calls a month per workspace" }, { "item": "Business", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 45, "note": "billed annually" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Formagrid Inc (doing business as Airtable)", "domain": "airtable.com", "domainRegistered": "2003-12-10", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.airtable.com/company/tos", "privacy": "https://www.airtable.com/company/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.airtable.com", "changelog": "https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service (last updated 31 May 2024) and the privacy policy (last updated 15 July 2026) name Formagrid Inc, doing business as Airtable, with a postal address at 1 Front Street, Fl 28, San Francisco, CA 94111.", "The REST API answers at api.airtable.com and the MCP server at mcp.airtable.com, both airtable.com subdomains.", "airtable.com/.well-known/security.txt gives security@airtable.com and the HackerOne programme and has no Expires field. www.airtable.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "RDAP for airtable.com gives a registration date of 2003-12-10.", "The Service Level Agreement (last updated 26 March 2024) commits to 99.9 per cent monthly uptime for Enterprise plans." ], "score": 100 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtable.json", "live": { "slug": "airtable", "probe": { "target": "https://api.airtable.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T18:20:23.857747017Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 823, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 807, "p95ms24h": 910, "samples24h": 33, "samples30d": 33, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 33, "ok": 33 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.airtable.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:21:48.845622443Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "Airtable/airtable-mcp-cli", "version": "v0.2.9", "released": "2026-08-07", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T15:57:17.360180778Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@airtable/mcp-cli", "version": "0.2.9", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T15:57:17.136543533Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "airtable", "version": "0.12.2", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T15:57:14.88836809Z" } ], "githubStars": 39, "npmWeekly": 568991, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://airtable.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:43.521220209Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:15:06.114167061Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ed78de5d569e" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T18:21:48.845622443Z" } }, "answer": "Airtable scores 70.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Coda (Superhuman Docs)'s 64.8 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Coda (Superhuman Docs) leads on maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "coda", "name": "Coda (Superhuman Docs)", "vendor": "Superhuman Platform Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://coda.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "spreadsheets", "summary": "Coda, renamed Superhuman Docs in July 2026, is a document workspace whose pages hold typed tables, formulas and automations. Agents reach it through a REST API with a public OpenAPI description, or a hosted MCP server in beta.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coda", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coda.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coda.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/coda.json", "repo": "https://github.com/coda/packs-sdk", "license": "Proprietary service under Superhuman's terms of service and developer terms. The Packs SDK on GitHub is MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://coda.io/apis/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@codahq/packs-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST API takes `Authorization: Bearer \u003capi_token\u003e`, a token a signed-in user creates under account settings. A token can do everything its owner can unless it is created with restrictions, which limit it to one doc or one table and to read, write or both. The MCP server at https://coda.io/apis/mcp takes OAuth (authorisation code grant with PKCE S256, dynamic client registration, one scope `mcp:all`) or an API token created with the MCP restriction, per a staff reply on the vendor's community forum. Access is self-serve with no app review.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "The API is free on free and paid workspaces, so an agent can start on the Free plan without a contract. Suite prices as shown to our UK request on 8 October 2026 were Free £0, Pro £10 a member a month billed yearly (£12 monthly), Business £28 (£33 monthly) and Enterprise by quote (https://superhuman.com/plans). MCP is included on paid plans, and Free accounts get read-only MCP access capped at 30 requests a week and 60 a month. US dollar prices and the Docs-only plan table were not readable.", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the OpenAPI description or the plans page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 34, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 10270, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://coda.io/developers/apis/v1", "openapi": "https://coda.io/apis/v1/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "sheets.read", "sheets.write", "sheets.tables", "sheets.records", "sheets.formulas", "work.docs" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "freemium", "free-tier", "api-key", "oauth", "mcp", "openapi", "status-page", "bug-bounty", "soc2", "iso27001" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-24", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 64.8, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 247, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 629, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 61, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 30, "reliability": 81, "schema": 76, "security": 71, "transparency": 78 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "24 September 2026 (date approximate per the vendor). The MCP changelog records chart `viewLayout` values renamed so the old ones are no longer valid, and `table_columns_manage` restructured, both marked as documented after shipping. The MCP server is in beta and its tools page warns that names can change, so the deduction is the minimum, 3 (https://docs.superhuman.com/@bharat-batra/tools-and-endpoints/changelog-3)." ], "verdict": "API tokens can be limited to one doc or one table and to read or write, and the OpenAPI description covers 125 operations with 429 on almost all. Writes are queued and answered with 202, so each needs a status check. The REST API has no idempotency keys or official client libraries, and the MCP server is in beta.", "bestFor": "Teams whose working data already sits in Coda docs and who want an agent to read and upsert table rows or build docs.", "strengths": [ "API tokens can be restricted to one doc or one table, and to read or write access", "Public OpenAPI 3.0 description in JSON and YAML, 125 operations, all with descriptions and 429 documented on 124", "Rate limits are published with numbers, 100 reads and 10 writes per 6 seconds per user", "Hosted MCP server with 34 tools, OAuth with PKCE and dynamic client registration, and a dated changelog", "Public bug bounty on HackerOne, ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018 certificates, SOC 2 Type 2 and a SOC 3 report" ], "weaknesses": [ "Row writes return 202 and take a few seconds to apply, and reads come from a snapshot that can be stale", "No idempotency keys and no Retry-After header documented, and error bodies carry only a status and a message", "No official client libraries apart from a Google Apps Script library", "The MCP server is in beta, and its changelog records renamed tools and parameters documented after they shipped", "MCP OAuth has one scope, `mcp:all`, and no confirmation step was found for `document_delete` or `table_delete`", "security.txt on coda.io expired on 31 December 2024" ], "agentNotes": [ "Poll `/mutationStatus/{requestId}` after every row write. A 202 means queued, and the edit can still fail", "Send `X-Coda-Doc-Version: latest` when a read must reflect recent edits, and handle the 400 it returns when the snapshot is behind", "Use `keyColumns` on `POST .../rows` so a retried insert updates the same row instead of adding a duplicate", "Ask for a token restricted to the one doc or table and to read access where the task allows. An unrestricted token can do anything its owner can", "Read MCP tool names from the tool list at run time. The vendor says names and parameters can change during the beta" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 64.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 61, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 30, "reliability": 81, "schema": 76, "security": 71, "transparency": 65 }, "provenanceScore": 90 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -s -H \"Authorization: Bearer $CODA_API_TOKEN\" \"https://coda.io/apis/v1/docs/$DOC_ID/tables/$TABLE_ID/rows?limit=25\u0026valueFormat=simpleWithArrays\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "coda": { "url": "https://coda.io/apis/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/sheets.read", "tool": "https://letme.dev/coda" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Superhuman Platform Inc. (parent of Coda Project LLC)", "domain": "coda.io", "domainRegistered": "2012-05-22", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://superhuman.com/legal/terms", "privacy": "https://superhuman.com/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.coda.io", "changelog": "https://docs.superhuman.com/@bharat-batra/tools-and-endpoints/changelog-3", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The terms of service (effective 29 October 2025) are an agreement with Superhuman Platform Inc., 2261 Market Street STE 85232, San Francisco, CA 94114, and call it the parent company of Coda Project LLC and Superhuman Labs LLC.", "The privacy policy (effective 6 July 2026) describes Superhuman Platform Inc. as formerly Grammarly, with Grammarly Inc. and Coda Project LLC as subsidiaries.", "coda.io/trust/tos, /trust/privacy, /trust/dpa and /trust/subprocessor redirect to superhuman.com/legal. coda.io/developers/apis/v1 redirects to docs.superhuman.com.", "The API and the MCP server answer on coda.io and on docs.superhuman.com. The OAuth metadata names https://coda.io as issuer.", "coda.io/.well-known/security.txt points to the HackerOne programme and carries Expires 2024-12-31. superhuman.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "The registry's RDAP record for coda.io gives a registration date of 2012-05-22 and Gandi SAS as registrar.", "The changelog link is the MCP server's. The REST API's update log at docs.superhuman.com/api-updates needs JavaScript and was not read." ], "score": 90 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coda.json", "live": { "slug": "coda", "probe": { "target": "https://coda.io/apis/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T18:20:27.692748015Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 184, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 186, "p95ms24h": 229, "samples24h": 33, "samples30d": 33, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 33, "ok": 33 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.coda.io", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:21:53.622902369Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "coda/packs-sdk", "version": "v1.18.0", "released": "2026-10-07", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:06:05.16888764Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@codahq/packs-sdk", "version": "1.18.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:06:01.042367623Z" } ], "githubStars": 112, "npmWeekly": 10270, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://coda.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "expired", "expires": "2024-12-31T20:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:55.777108046Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.superhuman.com/@bharat-batra/tools-and-endpoints/changelog-3", "kind": "changelog", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:33.846152714Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true }, { "url": "https://superhuman.com/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:58.353462251Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "247a8f92d92b" }, { "url": "https://superhuman.com/legal/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:25:00.904608476Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b95766421539" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T18:25:00.904608476Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Formagrid Inc (Airtable)", "b": "Superhuman Platform Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.airtable.com", "b": "https://coda.io/apis/v1", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Airtable's Terms of Service and Developer Terms. The airtable.js client and the MCP CLI on GitHub are MIT", "b": "Proprietary service under Superhuman's terms of service and developer terms. 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Coda (Superhuman Docs) leads on maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Airtable or Coda (Superhuman Docs)?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Airtable and Coda (Superhuman Docs) need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coda.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/coda.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Airtable (BB)\n\nGood for: Teams that already keep operational data in Airtable and want an agent to read, filter and update typed records or build bases through MCP.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 94 against 81\n- Agent ergonomics, 68 against 61\n- Security \u0026 auth, 78 against 71\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 86 against 78\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- No incidents deducted, where Coda (Superhuman Docs) loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: 5 requests a second per base, and a 429 blocks further requests for 30 seconds\n\n### Coda (Superhuman Docs) (B)\n\nGood for: Teams whose working data already sits in Coda docs and who want an agent to read and upsert table rows or build docs.\n\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 72 against 49\n\nWatch for: Row writes return 202 and take a few seconds to apply, and reads come from a snapshot that can be stale\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Airtable | Coda (Superhuman Docs) | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 94 | 81 | Airtable +13 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 76 | Coda (Superhuman Docs) +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 68 | 61 | Airtable +7 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 78 | 71 | Airtable +7 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 49 | 72 | Coda (Superhuman Docs) +23 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 86 | 78 | Airtable +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **70.9 · BB** | **64.8 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Airtable | Coda (Superhuman Docs) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Formagrid Inc (Airtable) | Superhuman Platform Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.airtable.com` | `https://coda.io/apis/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Airtable's Terms of Service and Developer Terms. The airtable.js client and the MCP CLI on GitHub are MIT | Proprietary service under Superhuman's terms of service and developer terms. The Packs SDK on GitHub is MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 40 | 34 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| MCP registry | `com.airtable/mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-08-07 | 2026-09-24 |\n| Terms last updated | 2024-05-31 | 2025-10-29 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-06 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |\n| Popularity | 2.2k stars, 569k npm/wk | 10k npm/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Airtable.** Tokens are limited by scope and by base, and the official MCP server at mcp.airtable.com covers records, schema, interfaces and automations in 40 tools. The REST API allows 5 requests a second per base with a 30-second lockout after a 429, writes take 10 records a call, and the Free plan stops at 1,000 calls a month.\n\n**Coda (Superhuman Docs).** API tokens can be limited to one doc or one table and to read or write, and the OpenAPI description covers 125 operations with 429 on almost all. Writes are queued and answered with 202, so each needs a status check. The REST API has no idempotency keys or official client libraries, and the MCP server is in beta.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Airtable\n\n1. Create a personal access token with only the scopes needed and add each base to it. A token with no base added sees nothing\n2. Stay under 5 requests a second per base. After a 429, wait 30 seconds before the next call\n3. Send writes in batches of 10 records, and use `performUpsert` with `fieldsToMergeOn` so a repeated call updates instead of duplicating\n4. Use table and field IDs, not names, and set `returnFieldsByFieldId` so a rename doesn't break the call\n5. POST to `/listRecords` when a `filterByFormula` would push the URL past 16,000 characters\n\n### Coda (Superhuman Docs)\n\n1. Poll `/mutationStatus/{requestId}` after every row write. A 202 means queued, and the edit can still fail\n2. Send `X-Coda-Doc-Version: latest` when a read must reflect recent edits, and handle the 400 it returns when the snapshot is behind\n3. Use `keyColumns` on `POST .../rows` so a retried insert updates the same row instead of adding a duplicate\n4. Ask for a token restricted to the one doc or table and to read access where the task allows. An unrestricted token can do anything its owner can\n5. Read MCP tool names from the tool list at run time. The vendor says names and parameters can change during the beta\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Airtable or Coda (Superhuman Docs)?\n\nAirtable scores 70.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Coda (Superhuman Docs)'s 64.8 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Coda (Superhuman Docs) leads on maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Do Airtable and Coda (Superhuman Docs) need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Airtable and Coda (Superhuman Docs) without installing anything?\n\nYes. Airtable has a hosted endpoint at https://api.airtable.com and Coda (Superhuman Docs) at https://coda.io/apis/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtable-vs-coda.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtable-vs-coda.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"airtable\", \"b\": \"coda\"}`. 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