{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "commerce-layer", "name": "Commerce Layer API + MCP", "vendor": "Commerce Layer", "vendorUrl": "https://commercelayer.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "commerce", "summary": "Commerce backend API for building custom storefronts and checkout experiences.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/commerce-layer", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/commerce-layer.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/commerce-layer.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/commerce-layer.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://core.commercelayer.io/api/public/resources", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@commercelayer/sdk" } ], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 tokens from https://auth.commercelayer.io/oauth/token. Integration credentials (client ID and secret, role-bound) for server-side agents, sales channel credentials (client ID only, scoped to a market) for storefront calls, authorisation code for user tokens. API calls go to https://\u003cyour-org\u003e.commercelayer.io/api. The Core MCP takes the same bearer token, or runs the OAuth flow in clients that support it.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Developer plan is free with no time limit, 100 live orders a month, 1,000 SKUs, 2 markets, 2 users, unlimited test orders and the Core API only. Enterprise is quoted by sales (custom yearly order volume, unlimited SKUs, adds the Metrics and Provisioning APIs and SLAs). Distributed OMS, promotion engine and metrics dashboard are add-ons. No transaction fees; payment gateway fees are separate (https://commercelayer.io/pricing).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in the docs, pricing or MCP pages (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 11, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 7323, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.commercelayer.io", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.commercelayer.io/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://data.commercelayer.app/schemas/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "commerce.products", "commerce.cart", "commerce.checkout", "commerce.orders", "commerce.headless" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "webhooks", "enterprise", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-29", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 63.7, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 295, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 25, "reliability": 70, "schema": 79, "security": 64, "transparency": 57 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Public OpenAPI 3.0 file and llms.txt. No price between the free plan and a sales-quoted Enterprise contract.", "bestFor": "Teams that want a hosted headless backend and an agent that can work across every commerce object with scoped OAuth roles.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI 3.0 file and llms.txt", "OAuth roles per resource and per operation, and market-scoped sales channel tokens", "Hosted Core MCP with 11 tools and preflight validation before writes", "Free Developer plan with no card and unlimited test orders", "Published per-IP rate limits for reads, writes and tokens" ], "weaknesses": [ "No price between the free plan and a sales-quoted Enterprise contract", "No API versioning, and four breaking changes between 8 May and 2 September 2026", "429s carry no Retry-After or reset header", "Privacy policy last updated October 2020, with no DPA or subprocessor list linked", "No MCP tool annotations and no confirmation step for delete_resource" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `get_resource_schema` before any write. Preflight rejects bad filter shapes before they reach the API", "Give the agent an integration credential tied to a narrow role rather than an admin role", "On a 429, wait out the sliding window. No Retry-After is sent, and the IP stays blocked while the rate stays high", "Place an order by PATCHing it with `_place: true` once line items, addresses, shipping and payment are set", "Move reads of `mode`, `organization_id` and `trace_id` to root-level meta before 5 October 2026" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 63.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 25, "reliability": 70, "schema": 79, "security": 64, "transparency": 42 }, "provenanceScore": 71 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://auth.commercelayer.io/oauth/token -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d \"{\\\"grant_type\\\":\\\"client_credentials\\\",\\\"client_id\\\":\\\"$CL_CLIENT_ID\\\",\\\"client_secret\\\":\\\"$CL_CLIENT_SECRET\\\"}\"\ncurl \"https://$CL_ORG.commercelayer.io/api/skus?page[size]=5\" -H \"Accept: application/vnd.api+json\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $CL_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http commercelayer-core https://core-mcp.commercelayer.io/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer $CL_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "commercelayer-core": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${CL_ACCESS_TOKEN}" }, "url": "https://core-mcp.commercelayer.io/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/commerce.products", "tool": "https://letme.dev/commerce-layer" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Developer plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 0, "note": "100 live orders a month, 1,000 SKUs, unlimited test orders" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Commerce Layer, Inc.", "domain": "commercelayer.io", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://commercelayer.io/legal/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://commercelayer.io/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.commercelayer.io", "changelog": "https://docs.commercelayer.io/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "rdap.org has no RDAP service for .io, so the registration date is blank." ], "score": 71 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/commerce-layer.json", "live": { "slug": "commerce-layer", "probe": { "target": "https://core.commercelayer.io/api/public/resources", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:07.965497377Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 23, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 31, "p95ms24h": 360, "samples24h": 271, "samples30d": 2157, "days": [ { "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": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 239, "ok": 239 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.commercelayer.io", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T21:05:56.982927746Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@commercelayer/sdk", "version": "8.0.2", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:06:37.844723724Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 9990, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://commercelayer.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:43.982735573Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.commercelayer.io/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:16.192401378Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "commercelayer.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:11.061815908Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.commercelayer.io/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:18:29.576536548Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:18:29.576536548Z", "fingerprint": "e5cb8805bfc1" }, { "url": "https://commercelayer.io/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:16:39.095309353Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:03:38.904280664Z", "fingerprint": "e3367b1bb377" }, { "url": "https://commercelayer.io/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:16:35.082859329Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:03:34.402907975Z", "fingerprint": "3803de1040c2" }, { "url": "https://commercelayer.io/legal/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:16:37.09797446Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:03:36.639863076Z", "fingerprint": "5a7da38cba38" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:07.965497377Z" } }, "answer": "Commerce Layer API + MCP scores 63.7 (B) on agent readiness against Wix Stores and eCommerce API's 61.4 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Wix Stores and eCommerce API leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "wix", "name": "Wix Stores and eCommerce API", "vendor": "Wix.com Ltd.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.wix.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "commerce", "summary": "Wix is a hosted website and online store platform. Agents reach its Stores and eCommerce data through the REST API at `www.wixapis.com`, a JavaScript SDK, and a hosted MCP server at `mcp.wix.com` that searches the docs and calls site APIs.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wix", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wix.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wix.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/wix.json", "repo": "https://github.com/wix/wix-mcp", "license": "Proprietary service under the Wix Terms of Use. `@wix/sdk`, `@wix/stores` and the wix/skills repository are MIT. `@wix/mcp` states no licence", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "sse" ], "remoteUrl": "https://www.wixapis.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@wix/sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@wix/stores" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@wix/mcp" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve. An account owner or co-owner creates an API key in the API Keys Manager with permission scopes and a list of sites, then sends it in `Authorization` with `wix-site-id` or `wix-account-id`. Apps use OAuth client credentials, with tokens valid for 4 hours. Headless storefronts get visitor tokens from the `anonymous` grant. The MCP server takes an OAuth login with dynamic client registration, or the API key and `wix-account-id` as headers.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Plan pricing with no per-call charge. Free plan with no card, then Light, Core, Business and Business Elite, with eCommerce on Core and above. wix.com/plans shows prices in the reader's currency, and our reader was served rupees, so US dollar prices are unconfirmed (checked 2026-10-08). API access needs no contract.", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs corpus or on the plans page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 18, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 87183, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference", "llmsTxt": "https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms.txt", "registryName": "com.wix/mcp", "capabilities": [ "commerce.products", "commerce.cart", "commerce.checkout", "commerce.orders", "commerce.headless" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "oauth", "api-key", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "javascript", "headless", "status-page", "bug-bounty", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61.4, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 364, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 30, "reliability": 48, "schema": 76, "security": 61, "transparency": 77 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The developer docs are served as Markdown with an llms.txt index, and API keys carry permission scopes and a site restriction. No numeric REST rate limit or OpenAPI file was found, and status.wix.com records a platform-wide incident of 3 hours 17 minutes on 1 August 2026. A person must create the account and the key.", "bestFor": "An agent managing a merchant's existing Wix store or building a headless storefront on Wix.", "strengths": [ "Every docs page has a Markdown twin (append `.md`), with `llms.txt` and `llms-full.txt` indexes at dev.wix.com/docs", "API keys combine permission scopes with a per-site access list, and can be revoked or rotated in the dashboard", "Method pages list permission scopes, field constraints, enums, a curl example and per-method error codes", "Hosted MCP server at `https://mcp.wix.com/mcp` with OAuth dynamic client registration, listed as `com.wix/mcp` in the official registry", "Dated developer changelog with 101 entries between 6 July and 8 October 2026, and a policy that deprecated APIs keep working" ], "weaknesses": [ "No numeric rate limit for the REST API was found in the reviewed documentation. The 429 guidance is to wait a minute and retry", "No public OpenAPI file was found. Schemas are read from the Markdown reference or through the MCP schema tools", "status.wix.com shows 10 incidents from 10 July to 8 October 2026, three marked critical, the longest 3 hours 17 minutes on 1 August", "The MCP's `CallWixSiteAPI` takes a free-form URL, method and body, and no read-only mode or confirmation step is documented", "The only official SDK is JavaScript, and plan prices on wix.com/plans are shown in the reader's local currency" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the API key in `Authorization` with `wix-site-id` for site calls or `wix-account-id` for account calls, never both", "Fetch the product first and pass `product.revision` on every Catalogue V3 update, or the call fails with 409", "Use Cart V2 for new work. The older eCommerce Cart and Checkout APIs were deprecated on 5 August 2026", "Request `cursorPaging.limit` of at most 100 on Query Products and use Search Products for lookups by name", "Over MCP, read the method page with `ReadFullDocsArticle` before `CallWixSiteAPI`. Responses are cut at 50,000 characters by default" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "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": 61.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 30, "reliability": 48, "schema": 76, "security": 61, "transparency": 69 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install @wix/sdk @wix/stores", "http": "curl -X POST 'https://www.wixapis.com/stores/v3/products/query' \\\n -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n -H 'Authorization: \u003cAPI_KEY\u003e' \\\n -H 'wix-site-id: \u003cSITE_ID\u003e' \\\n -d '{\"query\": {\"cursorPaging\": {\"limit\": 10}}}'", "claudeCode": "/plugin marketplace add wix/skills\n/plugin install wix@wix", "config": { "mcpServers": { "wix-mcp-remote": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.wix.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/commerce.products", "tool": "https://letme.dev/wix" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Wix.com Ltd.", "domain": "wix.com", "domainRegistered": "1995-05-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.wix.com/about/terms-of-use", "privacy": "https://www.wix.com/about/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.wix.com", "changelog": "https://dev.wix.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Wix Terms of Use name Wix.com Ltd. and its affiliates as the contracting party and give the address 5 Yunitzman St., Tel Aviv, Israel. They cover all Wix Services, and no separate API terms for site owners were found.", "The privacy policy states it is effective from 18 June 2026. A data processing addendum for users, effective 1 December 2025, is at https://www.wix.com/about/privacy-dpa-users.", "REST calls go to www.wixapis.com, a Wix domain other than wix.com, and the MCP server is at mcp.wix.com.", "https://www.wix.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. https://www.wix.com/security.txt has a contact (security-report@wix.com) and no Expires field, so it is recorded as none.", "RDAP for wix.com gives a registration date of 1995-05-12, before the company was founded in 2006." ], "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wix.json", "live": { "slug": "wix", "probe": { "target": "https://www.wixapis.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:26.028904722Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 146, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 229, "p95ms24h": 253, "samples24h": 21, "samples30d": 21, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 21, "ok": 21 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.wix.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T21:06:30.802677837Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:26.028904722Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Commerce Layer", "b": "Wix.com Ltd.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://core.commercelayer.io/api/public/resources", "b": "https://www.wixapis.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy)", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary service under the Wix Terms of Use. `@wix/sdk`, `@wix/stores` and the wix/skills repository are MIT. `@wix/mcp` states no licence", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "11", "b": "18", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "com.wix/mcp", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-09-29", "b": "2026-10-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-05-01", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "7.3k npm/wk", "b": "87k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Commerce Layer API + MCP scores 63.7 (B) on agent readiness against Wix Stores and eCommerce API's 61.4 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Wix Stores and eCommerce API leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Commerce Layer API + MCP or Wix Stores and eCommerce API?" }, { "answer": "Commerce Layer API + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Wix Stores and eCommerce API takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Commerce Layer API + MCP and Wix Stores and eCommerce API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Commerce Layer API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://core.commercelayer.io/api/public/resources and Wix Stores and eCommerce API at https://www.wixapis.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Commerce Layer API + MCP and Wix Stores and eCommerce API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 70 against 48" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Teams that want a hosted headless backend and an agent that can work across every commerce object with scoped OAuth roles.", "slug": "commerce-layer", "watchFor": "No price between the free plan and a sales-quoted Enterprise contract" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 25", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 77 against 57" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent managing a merchant's existing Wix store or building a headless storefront on Wix.", "slug": "wix", "watchFor": "No numeric rate limit for the REST API was found in the reviewed documentation. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/commerce-layer.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/commerce-layer.json\n- Wix Stores and eCommerce API: grade C, 61.4/100, rank #364 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wix.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/wix.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Commerce Layer API + MCP (B)\n\nGood for: Teams that want a hosted headless backend and an agent that can work across every commerce object with scoped OAuth roles.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 70 against 48\n\nWatch for: No price between the free plan and a sales-quoted Enterprise contract\n\n### Wix Stores and eCommerce API (C)\n\nGood for: An agent managing a merchant's existing Wix store or building a headless storefront on Wix.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 25\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 77 against 57\n\nWatch for: No numeric rate limit for the REST API was found in the reviewed documentation. The 429 guidance is to wait a minute and retry\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Commerce Layer API + MCP | Wix Stores and eCommerce API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 48 | Commerce Layer API + MCP +22 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 79 | 76 | Commerce Layer API + MCP +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 64 | 68 | Wix Stores and eCommerce API +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 64 | 61 | Commerce Layer API + MCP +3 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 25 | 30 | Wix Stores and eCommerce API +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 83 | Wix Stores and eCommerce API +1 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 57 | 77 | Wix Stores and eCommerce API +20 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.7 · B** | **61.4 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Commerce Layer API + MCP | Wix Stores and eCommerce API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Commerce Layer | Wix.com Ltd. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://core.commercelayer.io/api/public/resources` | `https://www.wixapis.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Wix Terms of Use. `@wix/sdk`, `@wix/stores` and the wix/skills repository are MIT. `@wix/mcp` states no licence |\n| Tools exposed | 11 | 18 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.wix/mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-08 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-05-01 | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 7.3k npm/wk | 87k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Commerce Layer API + MCP.** Public OpenAPI 3.0 file and llms.txt. No price between the free plan and a sales-quoted Enterprise contract.\n\n**Wix Stores and eCommerce API.** The developer docs are served as Markdown with an llms.txt index, and API keys carry permission scopes and a site restriction. No numeric REST rate limit or OpenAPI file was found, and status.wix.com records a platform-wide incident of 3 hours 17 minutes on 1 August 2026. A person must create the account and the key.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Commerce Layer API + MCP\n\n1. Call `get_resource_schema` before any write. Preflight rejects bad filter shapes before they reach the API\n2. Give the agent an integration credential tied to a narrow role rather than an admin role\n3. On a 429, wait out the sliding window. No Retry-After is sent, and the IP stays blocked while the rate stays high\n4. Place an order by PATCHing it with `_place: true` once line items, addresses, shipping and payment are set\n5. Move reads of `mode`, `organization_id` and `trace_id` to root-level meta before 5 October 2026\n\n### Wix Stores and eCommerce API\n\n1. Send the API key in `Authorization` with `wix-site-id` for site calls or `wix-account-id` for account calls, never both\n2. Fetch the product first and pass `product.revision` on every Catalogue V3 update, or the call fails with 409\n3. Use Cart V2 for new work. The older eCommerce Cart and Checkout APIs were deprecated on 5 August 2026\n4. Request `cursorPaging.limit` of at most 100 on Query Products and use Search Products for lookups by name\n5. Over MCP, read the method page with `ReadFullDocsArticle` before `CallWixSiteAPI`. Responses are cut at 50,000 characters by default\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Commerce Layer API + MCP or Wix Stores and eCommerce API?\n\nCommerce Layer API + MCP scores 63.7 (B) on agent readiness against Wix Stores and eCommerce API's 61.4 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Wix Stores and eCommerce API leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Commerce Layer API + MCP and Wix Stores and eCommerce API need an API key?\n\nCommerce Layer API + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Wix Stores and eCommerce API takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Commerce Layer API + MCP and Wix Stores and eCommerce API without installing anything?\n\nYes. Commerce Layer API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://core.commercelayer.io/api/public/resources and Wix Stores and eCommerce API at https://www.wixapis.com.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-wix.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-wix.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"commerce-layer\", \"b\": \"wix\"}`. 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