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      "vendor": "Bird (formerly MessageBird)",
      "vendorUrl": "https://bird.com",
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      "category": "messaging",
      "summary": "Bird's rebuilt developer API sends SMS and WhatsApp (plus email and voice) from one account, with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, generated SDKs, a CLI and a hosted OAuth MCP server at mcp.bird.com.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bird.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/messagebird/bird-ai",
      "license": "MIT",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http",
        "stdio"
      ],
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      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@messagebird/sdk"
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        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "messagebird-sdk"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Bearer API key scoped to a workspace, with editable permissions. The hosted MCP uses OAuth with per-workspace consent, and the CLI signs in through the browser. Accounts live in one region (us1 or eu1).",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "Prepaid balance, pay as you go. US SMS $0.0035 a segment on long code or toll-free and $0.007 on short code, plus carrier fees. UK SMS $0.05. US 10DLC brand registration $4.50, campaign vetting $15, campaign fee $10 a month for most use cases ($1.50 low volume, $3 charity), billed quarterly. US WhatsApp $0.0084 per utility, authentication or service message and $0.03 per marketing message, Meta fees included. The no-card free tier covers email only. SDKs, CLI and MCP cost nothing extra (https://bird.com/pricing/sms.md).",
      "priceSummary": "Pay per use",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 support in docs, pricing or MCP README (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
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        "pypiWeekly": null,
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      },
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      "llmsTxt": "https://bird.com/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://bird.com/openapi.json",
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        "messaging.sms",
        "messaging.whatsapp",
        "messaging.verify",
        "messaging.inbound"
      ],
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        "hosted",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "typescript",
        "python",
        "webhooks",
        "whatsapp",
        "sms"
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      "graded": true,
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        "graded": true,
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        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 17,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 2,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "ergonomics": 90,
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          "reliability": 73,
          "schema": 92,
          "security": 85,
          "transparency": 80
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "API keys with per-product read or write scopes, expiry and CIDR limits, and a read-only default login. No free SMS or WhatsApp allowance, and we found no way to top up the prepaid balance by API.",
        "strengths": [
          "API keys with per-product read or write scopes, expiry and CIDR limits, and a read-only default login",
          "Idempotency-Key with a 3-hour window, Retry-After on 429 and typed error codes",
          "OpenAPI 3.1 spec, llms.txt and Markdown pages",
          "An agent can sign up and create an organisation from the CLI with an emailed code",
          "US SMS $0.0035 a segment on long code and toll-free"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No free SMS or WhatsApp allowance, and we found no way to top up the prepaid balance by API",
          "Rate-limit quotas aren't published, only returned in headers",
          "0.x releases several times a week, two of the last ten marked breaking",
          "No SLA found",
          "RCS in private beta and voice calls in preview"
        ],
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          "Read RateLimit-Policy on each response to learn your quota, it isn't in the docs",
          "Send an Idempotency-Key on writes, and change it if the body changes or you'll get 409 E01005",
          "Treat `accepted` as received by Bird, then read the message back to confirm delivery",
          "Connect to mcp.bird.com/dynamic if your client struggles with large tool lists",
          "Log in with `--scope` or `--yolo` before sending, the default CLI login is read-only"
        ],
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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        "avgRating": 3.6,
        "history": [
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "BB",
            "methodology": "0.3",
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              "tasks"
            ],
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            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
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          "maintenance": 83,
          "payments": 35,
          "reliability": 73,
          "schema": 92,
          "security": 85,
          "transparency": 60
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        "provenanceScore": 100
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        "http": "curl -X POST \"https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1/sms/messages\" \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $BIRD_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"to\":\"+14155550100\",\"from\":\"+15557654321\",\"text\":\"Hello from Bird\"}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http bird https://mcp.bird.com"
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        "capability": "https://letme.dev/messaging.sms",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/bird"
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          "note": "per segment, plus carrier fees"
        },
        {
          "item": "SMS outbound, US short code",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.007,
          "note": "per segment, plus carrier fees"
        },
        {
          "item": "SMS outbound, UK",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.05,
          "note": "per segment"
        },
        {
          "item": "WhatsApp utility or authentication, US",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.0084,
          "note": "Meta fee included"
        },
        {
          "item": "WhatsApp marketing, US",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.03,
          "note": "Meta fee included"
        }
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        "legalEntity": "Bird B.V.",
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        "domainRegistered": "1992-02-14",
        "domainNote": "bird.com's registration predates the MessageBird rebrand to Bird by decades.",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://bird.com/legal/terms",
        "privacy": "https://bird.com/legal/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://bird.com/status",
        "changelog": "https://bird.com/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "score": 100
      },
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        "slug": "bird",
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          "target": "https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1",
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          "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:44.037309175Z",
          "lastOk": true,
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              "date": "2026-09-30",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 267,
              "ok": 267
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          ]
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        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://bird.com/status",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:39:50.798673998Z"
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            "seenAt": "2026-10-03T23:29:28.630222764Z"
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          {
            "registry": "npm",
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          {
            "registry": "pypi",
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            "released": "2026-10-02",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:22:14.829830616Z"
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          "url": "https://bird.com/.well-known/security.txt",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:42.268153901Z"
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        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://bird.com/llms.txt",
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          "domain": "bird.com",
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          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/bird.com",
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            "url": "https://bird.com/pricing",
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            "url": "https://bird.com/pricing/sms.md",
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          {
            "url": "https://bird.com/legal/privacy",
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            "status": 200,
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          {
            "url": "https://bird.com/legal/terms",
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            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:30.685182762Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "b182659d147b"
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:44.037309175Z"
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      "slug": "plivo",
      "name": "Plivo API",
      "vendor": "Plivo",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.plivo.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "messaging",
      "summary": "CPaaS REST API for SMS, MMS, RCS and WhatsApp in 190+ countries, alongside voice.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/plivo.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/plivo/plivo-node",
      "license": "MIT",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.plivo.com/v1",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "plivo"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "plivo"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "HTTP Basic auth with Auth ID and Auth Token. The Auth ID also appears in every request path. Subaccounts get their own credentials.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "Pay as you go with free trial credits and no card to sign up. US long code SMS $0.0077 outbound and inbound, toll-free $0.0079, MMS $0.018, plus carrier surcharges ($0.0035 to $0.005 a message). Long code numbers $0.50 a month. WhatsApp US marketing $0.0275 and utility $0.00374 a message. UK SMS from $0.0372 (https://www.plivo.com/sms/pricing/us/).",
      "priceSummary": "Pay per use",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 or stablecoin payment path in docs, pricing or agent discovery files (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
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      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 102,
        "npmWeekly": 50920,
        "pypiWeekly": 69307,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://www.plivo.com/docs/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://www.plivo.com/docs/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "messaging.sms",
        "messaging.mms",
        "messaging.rcs",
        "messaging.whatsapp",
        "messaging.voice",
        "messaging.verify",
        "messaging.inbound"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "no-card",
        "llms-txt",
        "typescript",
        "python",
        "webhooks",
        "sms",
        "whatsapp"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-25",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 60.3,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 250,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 7,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
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          "maintenance": 78,
          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 78,
          "schema": 59,
          "security": 45,
          "transparency": 70
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "US long code SMS $0.0077 a message and numbers $0.50 a month, with carrier surcharges listed per carrier. No OpenAPI spec.",
        "strengths": [
          "US long code SMS $0.0077 a message and numbers $0.50 a month, with carrier surcharges listed per carrier",
          "Free trial credits with no card",
          "Published API limit of 300 requests per 5 seconds",
          "plivo-python released on 2026-07-28 and 2026-09-25",
          "Signed webhooks, and SOC 2, PCI DSS Level 1 and HIPAA per Plivo's security page"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No OpenAPI spec",
          "One Auth ID and token per account or subaccount, with no scopes or read-only keys",
          "The official MCP has one tool and only searches docs",
          "Inbound US SMS is billed at $0.0077 too, plus a T-Mobile inbound surcharge of $0.0025",
          "No availability SLA, the service levels document covers support response times only"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Put the Auth ID in both the path and the Basic auth header, every request needs both",
          "Stay under 300 API requests per 5 seconds, a 429 carries no Retry-After",
          "Give each agent its own subaccount to isolate credentials and spend",
          "Use the docs MCP to find endpoints, then call the REST API directly to send"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 3.5,
        "history": [
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 60.3
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
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          "maintenance": 78,
          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 78,
          "schema": 59,
          "security": 45,
          "transparency": 50
        },
        "provenanceScore": 90
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST \"https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/$PLIVO_AUTH_ID/Message/\" -u \"$PLIVO_AUTH_ID:$PLIVO_AUTH_TOKEN\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"src\":\"+14155550100\",\"dst\":\"+14155550101\",\"text\":\"Hello from Plivo\"}'"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/messaging.sms",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/plivo"
      },
      "sameCompany": [
        "plivo-voice"
      ],
      "area": "communication",
      "unitPrices": [
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          "item": "SMS outbound, US long code",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.0077,
          "note": "US, carrier surcharge extra"
        },
        {
          "item": "SMS outbound, UK",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.0372,
          "note": "UK, starting rate, varies by network"
        },
        {
          "item": "MMS outbound, US long code",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.018,
          "note": "US, carrier surcharge extra"
        },
        {
          "item": "WhatsApp marketing, US",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.0275
        },
        {
          "item": "WhatsApp utility or authentication, US",
          "unit": "message",
          "usd": 0.00374
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      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Plivo Inc.",
        "domain": "plivo.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2011-04-17",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.plivo.com/legal/tos/",
        "privacy": "https://www.plivo.com/legal/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.plivo.com",
        "changelog": "https://www.plivo.com/changelog/",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "Legal entity taken from the site footer."
        ],
        "score": 90
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "plivo",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.plivo.com/v1",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:52.558259764Z",
          "lastOk": true,
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          "lastMs": 325,
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              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 267,
              "ok": 267
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.plivo.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:28:00.088279774Z"
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "github",
            "name": "plivo/plivo-node",
            "version": "v4.79.0",
            "released": "2026-07-28",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:37:06.546607737Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "plivo",
            "version": "4.79.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:37:06.386652172Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "plivo",
            "version": "4.63.0",
            "released": "2026-09-25",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:37:06.431412617Z"
          }
        ],
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        "npmWeekly": 54280,
        "pypiWeekly": 76309,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://plivo.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:48.932052901Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://www.plivo.com/docs/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:10.054822264Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "plivo.com",
          "registered": "2011-04-17",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/plivo.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:46.742269573Z"
        },
        "pages": [
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            "url": "https://www.plivo.com/sms/pricing/us/",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:49.699485512Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "e3f68f546564"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:52.558259764Z"
      }
    },
    "summary": "Bird API + MCP has a score of 77.7 (BB) against Plivo API's 60.3 (C). Both do messaging sms. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 40 points."
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  "links": {
    "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json",
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    "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-plivo.json",
    "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt",
    "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-plivo.md",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/plivo.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Bird API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+33), agent ergonomics (+33), security \u0026 auth (+40), maintenance \u0026 community (+5), transparency \u0026 trust (+10).\n\nPick Plivo API for reliability (+5), payments \u0026 pricing (+5).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Bird API + MCP | Plivo API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 73 | 78 | Plivo API +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 92 | 59 | Bird API + MCP +33 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 57 | Bird API + MCP +33 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 85 | 45 | Bird API + MCP +40 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 40 | Plivo API +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 78 | Bird API + MCP +5 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 70 | Bird API + MCP +10 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **77.7 · BB** | **60.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Bird API + MCP | Plivo API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Bird (formerly MessageBird) | Plivo |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://us1.platform.bird.com/v1` | `https://api.plivo.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 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 | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `com.bird/mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-25 |\n| Popularity | 6 stars, 67k npm/wk | 102 stars, 51k npm/wk, 69k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.6/5 (8) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Bird API + MCP.** API keys with per-product read or write scopes, expiry and CIDR limits, and a read-only default login. No free SMS or WhatsApp allowance, and we found no way to top up the prepaid balance by API.\n\n**Plivo API.** US long code SMS $0.0077 a message and numbers $0.50 a month, with carrier surcharges listed per carrier. No OpenAPI spec.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Bird API + MCP\n\n1. Read RateLimit-Policy on each response to learn your quota, it isn't in the docs\n2. Send an Idempotency-Key on writes, and change it if the body changes or you'll get 409 E01005\n3. Treat `accepted` as received by Bird, then read the message back to confirm delivery\n4. Connect to mcp.bird.com/dynamic if your client struggles with large tool lists\n5. Log in with `--scope` or `--yolo` before sending, the default CLI login is read-only\n\n### Plivo API\n\n1. Put the Auth ID in both the path and the Basic auth header, every request needs both\n2. Stay under 300 API requests per 5 seconds, a 429 carries no Retry-After\n3. Give each agent its own subaccount to isolate credentials and spend\n4. Use the docs MCP to find endpoints, then call the REST API directly to send\n\n## Other comparisons with Bird API + MCP or Plivo API\n\n- [Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP vs Bird API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-bird.md)\n- [Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP vs Plivo API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-plivo.md)\n- [Bird API + MCP vs ClickSend SMS API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-clicksend.md)\n- [Bird API + MCP vs Infobip API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-infobip.md)\n- [Bird API + MCP vs Sinch Messaging APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-sinch.md)\n- [Bird API + MCP vs Telnyx API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-telnyx.md)\n- [Bird API + MCP vs Twilio API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-twilio.md)\n- [Bird API + MCP vs Vonage Messages API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bird-vs-vonage.md)\n- [ClickSend SMS API + MCP vs Plivo API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clicksend-vs-plivo.md)\n- [Infobip API + MCP vs Plivo API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/infobip-vs-plivo.md)\n- [Plivo API vs Sinch Messaging APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-vs-sinch.md)\n- [Plivo API vs Telnyx API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-vs-telnyx.md)\n- [Plivo API vs Twilio API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-vs-twilio.md)\n- [Plivo API vs Vonage Messages API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-vs-vonage.md)\n- [360dialog WhatsApp API + MCP vs Bird API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/360dialog-vs-bird.md)\n- [360dialog WhatsApp API + MCP vs Plivo API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/360dialog-vs-plivo.md)\n",
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