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V5 keys (bb_ak_v5_...) can be scoped per resource and action, such as images:write, and restricted to browser origins, and they don't work on V2 endpoints. The hosted MCP uses OAuth. The local MCP takes BANNERBEAR_API_KEY.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Free trial with 30 API credits and no card. Automate $49 a month (1,000 API credits, 200 AI credits), Scale from $149 a month (10,000 credits, up to 40,000), Enterprise from $299 a month (50,000 credits, up to 2,000,000). An image is 1 credit per format and scale step. Animations are 2 credits a second of output. AI layers and media tools cost extra credits (https://www.bannerbear.com/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$49 / mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Subscription credits only. No x402 in the docs or OpenAPI schema (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 63, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 1090, "pypiWeekly": 8, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.bannerbear.com/v5/", "llmsTxt": "https://www.bannerbear.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://api.bannerbear.com/v5/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "design.templates", "design.render", "video.render", "image.edit" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "no-card", "async-jobs", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-18", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.5, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 539, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1084, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 35, "reliability": 45, "schema": 83, "security": 57, "transparency": 61 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Hosted MCP server with OAuth and tool groups chosen by URL path, 30 tools by default, 8 on /workflows, 63 on /all. 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Agents use a hosted MCP server with 35 tools, a REST API, a CLI or an agent plugin.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/postnitro.json", "repo": "https://github.com/postnitro/postnitro-agent", "license": "Proprietary hosted service under PostNitro's Terms of Service. The CLI, agent skill and agent plugin repositories are MIT", "transports": [ "streamable-http", "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/cli" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/embed" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The MCP server takes OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration (scopes `postnitro` and `offline_access`), used by the Claude and ChatGPT directory listings, or a `pn-` API key as `Authorization: Bearer`. The REST API takes the same key in the `embed-api-key` header. A person generates the key under Profile \u003e Embed in the web app. No read-only key or finer scope is documented.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "API, MCP and CLI calls spend Embed API credits, 1 per imported slide and 2 per AI-written slide. Credits come with Creator+ ($30 a month, 200) or Team+ ($60, 500), or as a $10 add-on for 250 on a paid plan, $0.04 each. Scheduling needs Creator+ or above (https://postnitro.ai/plans).", "priceSummary": "$15 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Embed API OpenAPI document, llms.txt, llms-full.txt, the MCP docs or the plans page (checked 2026-10-14).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 35, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 200, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://postnitro.ai/docs/embed/mcp", "llmsTxt": "https://postnitro.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://postnitro.ai/.well-known/openapi/embed.json", "capabilities": [ "design.templates", "design.render", "design.brand", "social.schedule", "social.post" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "closed-source", "async-jobs", "cli", "n8n", "no-status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-07", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 44.5, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 945, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1084, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 49, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 20, "reliability": 42, "schema": 77, "security": 30, "transparency": 48 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "Conflicting training statements on PostNitro's own pages, read 14 October 2026. The privacy policy body (5 October 2023) says the data saved from carousel creation is used to train PostNitro's AI model, while the same page's description and the Claude connector page say content is never used to train AI models. At least one is wrong, and no dated update settles it (-2) (https://postnitro.ai/privacy, https://postnitro.ai/claude)" ], "verdict": "A hosted MCP server and REST API let an agent turn a topic, article or own slides into a branded carousel, image or slide video and schedule it, with OAuth, numbered rate limits and Markdown docs. No status page, security contact or idempotency key was found, and the privacy policy contradicts the vendor's no-training statement.", "bestFor": "An agent that must produce a designed, on-brand carousel or slide video and book it on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook Pages or Pinterest in one chain.", "strengths": [ "OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration on the MCP server, so Claude and ChatGPT connect without a stored API key", "Rate limits are published per key and endpoint, and 429 responses carry `Retry-After` and `X-RateLimit` headers", "OpenAPI 3.1 document, `llms.txt`, `llms-full.txt` and a Markdown version of every page by content negotiation", "Per-slide credit prices are public at $0.04 a credit, 1 per imported slide and 2 per AI-written slide", "The one-call generate-and-schedule tool returns the `designId` when scheduling fails, so a retry does not spend credits again" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page, incident history, SLA, security.txt or certification was found", "35 MCP tools load at once, with no toolsets or read-only subset, and the OAuth flow has one broad `postnitro` scope", "The privacy policy says carousel data trains PostNitro's AI model, while the Claude connector page says content is never used for training", "No idempotency key on create or schedule calls, and the Embed API has no changelog or deprecation policy", "Pages disagree on the API free tier and tool count. One docs index still says 12 MCP tools and four scheduling networks" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `postnitro_set_defaults` once with a template, brand and AI preset, or every generate call must carry those IDs", "Pass the `designId` from `postnitro_get_output` to scheduling, never the `embedPostId`, or the call fails with `Design not found`", "For a LinkedIn PDF post, set `linkedinPostSettings.postType` to `document` with a 5 to 90 character `postTitle`", "Ask for the `DESIGN` output or save as `DRAFT` when a person must approve before anything publishes", "Keep to 5 create calls a minute per key and wait for `Retry-After` on a 429" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 44.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 49, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 20, "reliability": 42, "schema": 77, "security": 30, "transparency": 33 }, "provenanceScore": 63 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @postnitro/cli", "http": "curl https://embed-api.postnitro.ai/template -H \"embed-api-key: pn-your-api-key\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http postnitro https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer pn-your-api-key-here\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "postnitro": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer pn-your-api-key-here" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/postnitro" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter", "unit": "month", "usd": 15, "note": "No scheduling or API access unless the Embed API add-on is bought" }, { "item": "Creator+", "unit": "month", "usd": 30, "note": "200 API credits a month, scheduling to 10 social accounts" }, { "item": "Team+", "unit": "month", "usd": 60, "note": "500 API credits a month, scheduling to 30 social accounts" }, { "item": "Embed API add-on", "unit": "month", "usd": 10, "note": "250 credits on top of a paid plan, scalable to 25,000" }, { "item": "Embed API credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.04, "note": "1 credit per imported slide, 2 per AI-written slide" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "PostNitro Inc.", "domain": "postnitro.ai", "domainRegistered": "2023-03-23", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://postnitro.ai/terms", "privacy": "https://postnitro.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/postnitro/postnitro-agent/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service, last updated 20 May 2024, cover the website, applications and APIs. They name no legal entity or governing law. The privacy policy names PostNitro Inc. as controller.", "The privacy policy is dated 5 October 2023 and names UserMaven, CrispChat and an unnamed payment processor. No DPA or sub-processor list was found.", "No status page was found. status.postnitro.ai did not connect and /status returns 404. The MCP server answers a health check at https://mcp.postnitro.ai/health, reporting version 1.3.0.", "The changelog covers the CLI only. No changelog for the Embed API or MCP server was found.", "postnitro.ai/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt return 404.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2023-03-23 for postnitro.ai. The fact sheet says the company was founded in 2023." ], "score": 63 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.json", "live": { "slug": "postnitro", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "method": "mcp-initialize", "lastAt": "2026-10-15T00:24:22.389748682Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 101, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 103, "p95ms24h": 146, "samples24h": 31, "samples30d": 31, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 26, "ok": 26 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 5, "ok": 5 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "postnitro/postnitro-agent", "version": "v1.5.0", "released": "2026-10-07", "seenAt": "2026-10-15T00:15:12.63443761Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/cli", "version": "1.5.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-15T00:15:10.434524788Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/embed", "version": "2.0.3", "seenAt": "2026-10-15T00:15:11.257477478Z" } ], "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 200, "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T22:17:48.649874285Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-10-14T22:17:48.649874285Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-15T00:24:22.389748682Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "MCP server", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Bannerbear", "b": "PostNitro Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.bannerbear.com/v5", "b": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio", "b": "Streamable HTTP, HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary hosted service under PostNitro's Terms of Service. 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Bannerbear API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.bannerbear.com/v5 and PostNitro at https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call Bannerbear API + MCP and PostNitro without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 83 against 77", "Agent ergonomics, 71 against 49", "Security \u0026 auth, 57 against 30", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 77 against 65", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 61 against 48" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine", "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Teams and agents that render branded images, PDFs and short animations from data and want an MCP server they can narrow.", "slug": "bannerbear", "watchFor": "Privacy policy and terms last updated on 29 June 2021, with no retention periods and two named third parties" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent that must produce a designed, on-brand carousel or slide video and book it on 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"name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "postnitro": 65, "weight": 7 }, { "bannerbear": 61, "by": 13, "edge": "bannerbear", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "postnitro": 48, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Bannerbear API + MCP scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against PostNitro's 44.5 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do design templates.", "verdicts": { "bannerbear": "Hosted MCP server with OAuth and tool groups chosen by URL path, 30 tools by default, 8 on /workflows, 63 on /all. Privacy policy and terms last updated on 29 June 2021, with no retention periods and two named third parties.", "postnitro": "A hosted MCP server and REST API let an agent turn a topic, article or own slides into a branded carousel, image or slide video and schedule it, with OAuth, numbered rate limits and Markdown docs. No status page, security contact or idempotency key was found, and the privacy policy contradicts the vendor's no-training statement." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-postnitro", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-postnitro.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-postnitro.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-postnitro.min.md" }, "markdown": "Bannerbear API + MCP scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against PostNitro's 44.5 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do design templates.\n\n- Bannerbear API + MCP: grade C, 60.5/100, rank #539 of 1084. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bannerbear.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bannerbear.json\n- PostNitro: grade E, 44.5/100, rank #945 of 1084. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/postnitro.json\n- Best programmatic image and design asset APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design-assets/index.md\n- All 55 assets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design-assets/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Bannerbear API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Teams and agents that render branded images, PDFs and short animations from data and want an MCP server they can narrow.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 83 against 77\n- Agent ergonomics, 71 against 49\n- Security \u0026 auth, 57 against 30\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 77 against 65\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 61 against 48\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: Privacy policy and terms last updated on 29 June 2021, with no retention periods and two named third parties\n\n### PostNitro (E)\n\nGood for: An agent that must produce a designed, on-brand carousel or slide video and book it on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook Pages or Pinterest in one chain.\n\nWatch for: No status page, incident history, SLA, security.txt or certification was found\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Bannerbear API + MCP | PostNitro | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 42 | Bannerbear API + MCP +3 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 77 | Bannerbear API + MCP +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 49 | Bannerbear API + MCP +22 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 57 | 30 | Bannerbear API + MCP +27 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 20 | Bannerbear API + MCP +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 65 | Bannerbear API + MCP +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 61 | 48 | Bannerbear API + MCP +13 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.5 · C** | **44.5 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Bannerbear API + MCP | PostNitro |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | Bannerbear | PostNitro Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.bannerbear.com/v5` | `https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary hosted service under PostNitro's Terms of Service. The CLI, agent skill and agent plugin repositories are MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 63 | 35 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-18 | 2026-10-07 |\n| Terms last updated | 2021-06-29 | 2024-05-20 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2021-06-29 | 2023-10-05 |\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 | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 1.1k npm/wk, 8 PyPI/wk | 2 stars, 200 npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Bannerbear API + MCP.** Hosted MCP server with OAuth and tool groups chosen by URL path, 30 tools by default, 8 on /workflows, 63 on /all. Privacy policy and terms last updated on 29 June 2021, with no retention periods and two named third parties.\n\n**PostNitro.** A hosted MCP server and REST API let an agent turn a topic, article or own slides into a branded carousel, image or slide video and schedule it, with OAuth, numbered rate limits and Markdown docs. No status page, security contact or idempotency key was found, and the privacy policy contradicts the vendor's no-training statement.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Bannerbear API + MCP\n\n1. Connect to mcp.bannerbear.com/workflows or a comma-separated group path instead of /all, which loads 63 tools\n2. Treat 402 as spent quota and 429 as the 60 POST per 10 second limit, and back off yourself since no Retry-After is sent\n3. Use sync.api.bannerbear.com only for /v5/images, and expect a 408 after 10 seconds\n4. Ask for one format at scale 1 unless you need more, since jpg plus png at scale 2 costs 4 credits\n5. Create a V5 key (bb_ak_v5_) for V5 endpoints, since V2 keys are refused there\n\n### PostNitro\n\n1. Call `postnitro_set_defaults` once with a template, brand and AI preset, or every generate call must carry those IDs\n2. Pass the `designId` from `postnitro_get_output` to scheduling, never the `embedPostId`, or the call fails with `Design not found`\n3. For a LinkedIn PDF post, set `linkedinPostSettings.postType` to `document` with a 5 to 90 character `postTitle`\n4. Ask for the `DESIGN` output or save as `DRAFT` when a person must approve before anything publishes\n5. Keep to 5 create calls a minute per key and wait for `Retry-After` on a 429\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Bannerbear API + MCP or PostNitro?\n\nBannerbear API + MCP scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against PostNitro's 44.5 (E), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Do Bannerbear API + MCP and PostNitro need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Bannerbear API + MCP and PostNitro without installing anything?\n\nYes. Bannerbear API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.bannerbear.com/v5 and PostNitro at https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-postnitro.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-postnitro.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"bannerbear\", \"b\": \"postnitro\"}`. 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