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          "Public OpenAPI 3.0 files for the Store and Admin APIs, frozen per release",
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          "Breaking changes ship in minor releases, listed in 2.16.0, 2.17.0, 2.18.0, 2.19.0 and 2.20.0",
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          "Read the store's regions before creating a cart, since prices and shipping options depend on region",
          "Place the order with POST /store/carts/{id}/complete after shipping and payment sessions are set",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/medusa.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/medusa.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick BigCommerce API + MCP for reliability (+7), security \u0026 auth (+30), transparency \u0026 trust (+5).\n\nPick Medusa API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+15), agent ergonomics (+10), payments \u0026 pricing (+10), maintenance \u0026 community (+11).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | BigCommerce API + MCP | Medusa API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 62 | 55 | BigCommerce API + MCP +7 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 81 | Medusa API + MCP +15 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 62 | 72 | Medusa API + MCP +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 70 | 40 | BigCommerce API + MCP +30 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 50 | Medusa API + MCP +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 93 | Medusa API + MCP +11 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 73 | BigCommerce API + MCP +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **64.5 · B** | **63.6 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | BigCommerce API + MCP | Medusa API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | BigCommerce (Commerce.com) | Medusa |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.bigcommerce.com` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 7 | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.medusajs/medusa-mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Popularity | none | 37k stars, 203k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**BigCommerce API + MCP.** Published rate limits per plan, with X-Rate-Limit-Time-Reset-Ms on every 429. Storefront MCP is beta, switched on per store, has no back-office tools and documents no tool annotations.\n\n**Medusa API + MCP.** MIT core you can self-host, with Medusa Cloud running the same APIs and no GMV fee. The official MCP server is docs-only and limited to Cloud accounts.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### BigCommerce API + MCP\n\n1. Give the agent a store-level API account with only the scopes the task needs, and delete it when done\n2. On a 429, wait X-Rate-Limit-Time-Reset-Ms before retrying\n3. Expect up to 10 minutes after a store owner enables the MCP before the URL answers\n4. The MCP stops at a checkout URL. Payment happens in the shopper's browser\n5. Point a coding agent at the docs MCP at https://docs.bigcommerce.com/_mcp/server\n\n### Medusa API + MCP\n\n1. Send x-publishable-api-key on every /store call. It decides which sales channels and products the agent sees\n2. Ask for only the fields you need with `fields`. Store routes reject relations nested more than three deep since 2.20.0\n3. Read the store's regions before creating a cart, since prices and shipping options depend on region\n4. Place the order with POST /store/carts/{id}/complete after shipping and payment sessions are set\n5. Read the release notes before upgrading a minor version. Breaking changes land there\n\n## Other comparisons with BigCommerce API + MCP or Medusa API + MCP\n\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs Commerce Layer API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-commerce-layer.md)\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs Elastic Path API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-elastic-path.md)\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs Saleor API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-saleor.md)\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs Shopify API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-shopify.md)\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs Snipcart API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-snipcart.md)\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs Swell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-swell.md)\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs Vendure](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-vendure.md)\n- [BigCommerce API + MCP vs WooCommerce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-woocommerce.md)\n- [Commerce Layer API + MCP vs Medusa API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-medusa.md)\n- [Elastic Path API + MCP vs Medusa API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elastic-path-vs-medusa.md)\n- [Medusa API + MCP vs Saleor API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/medusa-vs-saleor.md)\n- [Medusa API + MCP vs Shopify API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/medusa-vs-shopify.md)\n- [Medusa API + MCP vs Snipcart API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/medusa-vs-snipcart.md)\n- [Medusa API + MCP vs Swell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/medusa-vs-swell.md)\n- [Medusa API + MCP vs Vendure](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/medusa-vs-vendure.md)\n- [Medusa API + MCP vs WooCommerce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/medusa-vs-woocommerce.md)\n",
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