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    "a": {
      "slug": "contentdrips",
      "name": "Contentdrips API and MCP",
      "vendor": "Contentdrips SMC Pvt Ltd",
      "vendorUrl": "https://contentdrips.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "design-assets",
      "summary": "Contentdrips, from Contentdrips SMC Pvt Ltd in Karachi, is a social media design tool. Its REST API renders templates into PNG or PDF graphics and carousels, and a hosted MCP server adds AI design, drafting and LinkedIn and Instagram posting.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentdrips",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentdrips.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentdrips.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/contentdrips.json",
      "dns": "contentdrips.grade.anchorterminal.com",
      "license": "Closed service under the Contentdrips terms of use (last updated 11 December 2024)",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "API keys (`cd_live_...`) generated in the dashboard at app.contentdrips.com/api-management, sent as `Authorization: Bearer`. The MCP server takes the same key as a static header, or OAuth 2.0 authorisation code with PKCE and dynamic client registration on mcp.contentdrips.com, which authorises the same key under a single `mcp` scope. No key scopes, expiry or rotation documented.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "API and MCP come with the Pro plan (6,000 API calls a month) and Ultimate (25,000), per the API and pricing pages. 10 API calls to test with and no card for the free plan, per the API page. The pages give conflicting prices ($0 shown on paid cards, $39 a month starting price, $359 a month for unlimited calls, and $15 and $26 plans without API).",
      "priceSummary": "Paid",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "Plans paid through Stripe. No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, the MCP docs or the pricing and API pages (checked 2026-11-06).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 29,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-11-06"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://developer.contentdrips.com/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://contentdrips.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "design.templates",
        "design.render",
        "design.brand",
        "pdf.generate",
        "social.post",
        "social.schedule",
        "social.media-upload"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "mcp",
        "remote-mcp",
        "oauth",
        "api-key",
        "async-jobs",
        "social",
        "templates"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-05-27",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 36.3,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 1368,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1486,
        "categoryRank": 16,
        "methodology": "0.7",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 54,
          "maintenance": 15,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 23,
          "schema": 48,
          "security": 31,
          "transparency": 60
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-11-06"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Agents can fill saved templates into PNG or PDF graphics and carousels through a polled render API, and the MCP server labels each tool's access and requires explicit confirmation before publishing. There is no status page, OpenAPI file, rate-limit figure or changelog, and the pricing pages contradict each other on what API access costs.",
        "bestFor": "Branded LinkedIn and Instagram carousels and graphics from saved templates, with drafting and publishing in the same server.",
        "strengths": [
          "MCP docs label each of 29 tools Read, Write or Destructive",
          "`publish_post` refuses without `confirmed: true`, and the docs say to name the platforms first",
          "One render endpoint for graphics and carousels, PNG or PDF, with a documented job and poll flow",
          "OAuth with PKCE and dynamic registration, or the same API key as a header",
          "Privacy policy names its AI providers and states immediate deletion of content on account deletion"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No status page, SLA, numeric rate limit or 429 documentation found",
          "No OpenAPI file; the MCP server is closed and its schemas weren't readable",
          "Pricing pages give conflicting prices and plan names for API access",
          "No changelog; the API docs are marked v1.0.0, last updated January 2025",
          "No read-only mode or scoped key, and no security policy or certification found"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call `get_template_structure` before filling a template; labels must match `meta_labels` character for character or the call returns 400",
          "Poll `/job/:jobId/status` every 5 seconds and give up after 5 minutes, as the docs advise",
          "Never set `confirmed: true` on `publish_post` until the user has agreed and named LinkedIn, Instagram or both",
          "Ask before `delete_graphic`, `delete_post` or `remove_images_from_post`; each deletes permanently",
          "Treat text pulled from blog, YouTube or TikTok links as untrusted input"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.7",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 36.3
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 54,
          "maintenance": 15,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 23,
          "schema": 48,
          "security": 31,
          "transparency": 52
        },
        "provenanceScore": 68,
        "checked": {
          "categories": {
            "ergonomics": "2026-11-06",
            "maintenance": "2026-11-06",
            "payments": "2026-11-06",
            "reliability": "2026-11-06",
            "schema": "2026-11-06",
            "security": "2026-11-06",
            "transparency": "2026-11-06"
          },
          "last": "2026-11-06",
          "oldest": "2026-11-06",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
        }
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST https://generate.contentdrips.com/render -H \"Authorization: Bearer $CONTENTDRIPS_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"template_id\":\"YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID\",\"output\":\"png\"}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http contentdrips https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY\"",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "contentdrips": {
              "headers": {
                "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
              },
              "url": "https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/contentdrips"
      },
      "area": "design-diagrams",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Contentdrips SMC Pvt Ltd",
        "domain": "contentdrips.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2019-09-13",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://contentdrips.com/tos/",
        "privacy": "https://contentdrips.com/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-11-06",
        "notes": [
          "The privacy policy (last updated 9 August 2026) names Contentdrips SMC Pvt Ltd in Karachi, Pakistan, as data controller. The terms of use (last updated 11 December 2024) name CONTENTDRIPS and choose the laws and courts of Pakistan.",
          "The terms forbid accessing the site through automated or non-human means and any spider, robot or scraper. Public pages were read as data.",
          "contentdrips.com/robots.txt disallows /wp-json/ only. developer.contentdrips.com/robots.txt allows all. mcp.contentdrips.com/robots.txt carries only content-signal comments.",
          "RDAP gives contentdrips.com a registration date of 13 September 2019.",
          "/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog found."
        ],
        "score": 68
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentdrips.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "contentdrips",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:18.521033146Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 401,
          "lastMs": 193,
          "lastNote": "asks for credentials",
          "authRequired": true,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 146,
          "p95ms24h": 260,
          "samples24h": 200,
          "samples30d": 200,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-11-06",
              "probes": 13,
              "ok": 13
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-11-07",
              "probes": 187,
              "ok": 187
            }
          ]
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://contentdrips.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:38.131049624Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://contentdrips.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:32:11.377922559Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://contentdrips.com/privacy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:01:58.988731203Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "874f56d064a7"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://contentdrips.com/tos/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:01.343652382Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "d4a155e82026"
          }
        ],
        "mcpTools": {
          "url": "https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:43:25.765176754Z",
          "status": "auth",
          "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools",
          "changedAt": "2026-11-07T01:43:25.765176754Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:18.521033146Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "Layerre scores 57.6 (C) on agent readiness against Contentdrips API and MCP's 36.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.",
    "b": {
      "slug": "layerre",
      "name": "Layerre",
      "vendor": "Layerre",
      "vendorUrl": "https://layerre.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "design-assets",
      "summary": "Layerre turns Canva designs into reusable templates with editable layers and renders PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF variants from data, through a REST API, a hosted MCP server and no-code connectors.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/layerre",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/layerre.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/layerre.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/layerre.json",
      "dns": "layerre.grade.anchorterminal.com",
      "repo": "https://github.com/Layerre/layerre-mcp",
      "license": "MIT for the MCP server. The Layerre API is a closed service under terms last updated 13 August 2026",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.layerre.com/v1",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@layerre/mcp-server"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "REST uses an API key (`lyr_...`) created at layerre.com/app/api-keys and sent as `Authorization: Bearer`; keys can be rotated in the dashboard. The hosted MCP server at mcp.layerre.com signs in with OAuth 2.1 and PKCE through a Supabase authorisation server, or takes the same API key as a bearer header for headless use. No key scopes documented.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free $0 with 50 renders a month and API access. Starter $15 a month (500 renders), Plus $29 (2,000, up to 3 seats), Pro $99 (20,000, up to 10 seats); yearly plans give two months free. Each template import and each variant is one render. No overage; upgrade or wait for the reset.",
      "priceSummary": "$15 / mo",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "Subscriptions billed through Stripe. No x402, MPP or L402 in the OpenAPI, llms.txt, auth.md or pricing.md (checked 2026-11-06).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 13,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": 119,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-11-06"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://layerre.com/docs/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://layerre.com/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://layerre.com/openapi.json",
      "registryName": "com.layerre/layerre",
      "capabilities": [
        "design.templates",
        "design.render",
        "pdf.generate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "mcp",
        "remote-mcp",
        "mcp-registry",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "oauth",
        "api-key",
        "freemium",
        "free-tier",
        "canva",
        "bulk"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-29",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 57.6,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 785,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1486,
        "categoryRank": 6,
        "methodology": "0.7",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 69,
          "maintenance": 78,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 42,
          "schema": 87,
          "security": 48,
          "transparency": 63
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-11-06"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "A public OpenAPI 3.1 contract, published rate limits with Retry-After, and 13 annotated MCP tools that can't delete anything make Layerre straightforward for an agent to call. It works only from Canva designs, is run by a sole proprietor with no status page or SLA, and its API and MCP server are at version 0.1.0.",
        "bestFor": "Bulk image and PDF variants from Canva designs a team already has.",
        "strengths": [
          "Public OpenAPI 3.1 with examples, llms.txt and Markdown mirrors of key pages",
          "Rate limits in numbers, and 429 responses with Retry-After plus retry code samples",
          "Every MCP tool carries readOnly, destructive and idempotent hints, and the server has no delete or billing tools",
          "Free plan of 50 renders a month includes API access",
          "Privacy policy and DPA name ten subprocessors with locations"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Imports Canva designs only; there is no template editor of its own",
          "No status page or SLA found",
          "API and MCP server are at version 0.1.0, with the MCP package first published on 29 October 2026",
          "No key scopes or read-only key documented",
          "Run by a sole proprietorship in Ontario with no named owner on its pages"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call `layerre_auth_status` first to confirm the connection",
          "Read a template's layer IDs with `layerre_get_template` before creating variants",
          "Use the bulk variant endpoint for batches; each variant still costs one render",
          "On 429 wait for the Retry-After seconds; limits are per IP address",
          "Expect template import from a Canva link to take 10 to 30 seconds"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.7",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 57.6
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 69,
          "maintenance": 78,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 42,
          "schema": 87,
          "security": 48,
          "transparency": 64
        },
        "provenanceScore": 62,
        "checked": {
          "categories": {
            "ergonomics": "2026-11-06",
            "maintenance": "2026-11-06",
            "payments": "2026-11-06",
            "reliability": "2026-11-06",
            "schema": "2026-11-06",
            "security": "2026-11-06",
            "transparency": "2026-11-06"
          },
          "last": "2026-11-06",
          "oldest": "2026-11-06",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
        }
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl https://api.layerre.com/v1/templates -H \"Authorization: Bearer $LAYERRE_API_KEY\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http layerre https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "layerre": {
              "url": "https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/layerre"
      },
      "area": "design-diagrams",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Starter plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 15,
          "note": "500 renders a month, about $0.03 a render"
        },
        {
          "item": "Plus plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 29,
          "note": "2,000 renders a month, up to 3 seats"
        },
        {
          "item": "Pro plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 99,
          "note": "20,000 renders a month, about $0.005 a render, up to 10 seats"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Layerre (sole proprietorship, Ontario, Canada)",
        "domain": "layerre.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2025-08-13",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://layerre.com/terms/",
        "privacy": "https://layerre.com/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://layerre.com/whats-new/",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-11-06",
        "notes": [
          "The terms, privacy policy and DPA, all last updated 13 August 2026, name Layerre, a sole proprietorship based in Ontario, Canada, under Ontario law. No owner is named on the site; the MCP repository's commits are by Nicole Streltsov.",
          "The terms forbid automated systems (bots, scrapers) without permission. Public pages were read as data.",
          "layerre.com/robots.txt disallows /app/, /reset-password and /oauth/, with Content-Signal ai-train=no, search=yes, ai-input=yes. layerre-landing.pages.dev serves the same robots.txt and site.",
          "RDAP gives layerre.com a registration date of 13 August 2025.",
          "/.well-known/security.txt answers 200 with the site's HTML shell, not a security.txt file. No status page found. The What's New pages are drawn by script; their dates come from the sitemap."
        ],
        "score": 62
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/layerre.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "layerre",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.layerre.com/v1",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:34.768332322Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 361,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 308,
          "p95ms24h": 406,
          "samples24h": 200,
          "samples30d": 200,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-11-06",
              "probes": 13,
              "ok": 13
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-11-07",
              "probes": 187,
              "ok": 187
            }
          ]
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "mcp-registry",
            "name": "com.layerre/layerre",
            "version": "0.1.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-11-07T18:16:28.95801333Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@layerre/mcp-server",
            "version": "0.1.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-11-06T23:39:10.744093049Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 0,
        "npmWeekly": 119,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://layerre.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:00:04.824003957Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://layerre.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:32:52.000761574Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://layerre.com/whats-new/",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:12:39.384244794Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "a76ef99f3a88"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://layerre.com/privacy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:12:35.304236441Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "a76ef99f3a88"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://layerre.com/terms/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:12:37.533574445Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "a76ef99f3a88"
          }
        ],
        "mcpTools": {
          "url": "https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:51:50.188462603Z",
          "status": "auth",
          "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools",
          "changedAt": "2026-11-06T01:38:41.856942389Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:34.768332322Z"
      }
    },
    "edges": [
      {
        "by": 63,
        "category": "maintenance",
        "leads": "layerre",
        "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "The newest dated change to the agent surface is the MCP page, published 25 May 2026 and modified 27 May, 163 days before this check (10). No three dated changes since 8 August were found (0). No public changelog. Email support at hello@contentdrips.com, which we didn't test (5 of 15). Not in the official MCP registry and no official SDKs (0). No public package or repository (0). 10 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 0 = 15.",
          "b": "@layerre/mcp-server 0.1.0 published to npm on 29 October 2026, 8 days before this check (30). MCP server commits from 19 to 24 October, the registry entry of 29 October, and What's New entries dated 21 August and 18 October in the sitemap (20). The repository is a week old with no issues to judge; support by email and in-app chat (5 of 25). com.layerre/layerre is in the official MCP registry under a domain-verified namespace (15). CI runs the vitest suite on push and pull requests to main on Node 22 (8 of 10). 30 + 20 + 5 + 15 + 8 = 78."
        },
        "scores": {
          "a": 15,
          "b": 78
        }
      },
      {
        "by": 39,
        "category": "schema",
        "leads": "layerre",
        "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "No OpenAPI or other machine-readable contract for the REST API, and the MCP server is closed, so its schemas weren't read. The MCP page names every tool's parameters (10 of 25, on that partial evidence). The marketing site's llms.txt is generated by Yoast and lists blog posts, with no link to the API or MCP docs; the developer site has none (2 of 10). The MCP page labels each tool Read, Write or Destructive, says `get_template_structure` is needed before filling or editing, and gives confirmation rules for publishing and deleting (15 of 20). Enums for `output`, `type`, AI `method` and formats, but `content_update` and `carousel_content` are open structures keyed by template labels (9 of 15). Request examples and an error table (400, 401, 404, 500) with an error body, while the result section contradicts its own example and some examples omit a required `value` (9 of 15). Docs marked v1.0.0 and last updated January 2025, with no changelog (3 of 15). 10 + 2 + 15 + 9 + 9 + 3 = 48.",
          "b": "Public OpenAPI 3.1 at layerre.com/openapi.json with 16 operations, and zod schemas on all 13 MCP tools in the open-source server (25). llms.txt, auth.md and Markdown mirrors of the pricing, FAQ and integration pages (10). Every operation has a description, and tool descriptions note costs such as 'an expensive operation that may take 10-30 seconds', without saying when not to use a tool (15 of 20). Layer properties have minimums, maximums and enums such as `text_align`, and list calls cap `limit` at 1,000 (14 of 15). 88 examples in the spec, and 404, 422 and 429 responses documented on most operations (13 of 15). Versioned /v1 paths and dated What's New pages, read from the sitemap since the pages are drawn by script; the API itself is version 0.1.0 (10 of 15). 25 + 10 + 15 + 14 + 13 + 10 = 87."
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        "leads": "layerre",
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          "a": "Hosted lines. No status page found on the site, the developer docs or the footers (0). No readable incident history (5). No rate limit is given in numbers, only monthly call allowances by plan (6,000 on Pro, 25,000 on Ultimate), which earn a little (5 of 15). The troubleshooting note says to check /queue/stats and retry after a short delay when rate limited, with no status code or Retry-After. Render jobs are asynchronous, so polling is safe (3 of 15). No SLA found (0). The MCP server is v1.0.0 and the render API is not labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 0 + 10 = 23.",
          "b": "Hosted lines, for the REST API and the hosted MCP server. No status page found on the site, in llms.txt or in the docs (0). No readable incident history (5). Rate limits published as 10 requests a second, a 20-request burst and 600 a minute per IP address (15). A 429 carries Retry-After and a `retry_after` field, and the docs give retry code samples. No idempotency key or safe-retry note for variant creation, which spends renders (12 of 15). No SLA found (0). Neither surface is labelled beta, though both are at version 0.1.0 (10). 0 + 5 + 15 + 12 + 0 + 10 = 42."
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        "by": 17,
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          "a": "API keys from the dashboard, with no scopes, expiry or rotation documented. The MCP server also runs OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and dynamic client registration, but its one `mcp` scope authorises the same full key (18 of 30). No read-only key or endpoint. `publish_post` needs `confirmed: true` and the docs ask for confirmation before deletes (10 of 20). Tools read blog, YouTube and TikTok links and download external images, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (3 of 15). No audit log or per-call record documented (0). No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0). 18 + 10 + 3 + 0 + 0 = 31.",
          "b": "OAuth 2.1 with PKCE for MCP through a Supabase authorisation server, and revocable `lyr_` API keys with rotation in the dashboard. No scopes documented for either, and auth.md says the REST API has no OAuth yet (22 of 30). The MCP server cannot delete templates, change billing or manage API keys, but there is no read-only key or endpoint (12 of 20). Tools return the user's own templates and renders; template import fetches a Canva link the user gives (10 of 15). The open-source server emits audit log lines for each tool call for whoever runs it, and nothing per call is documented for the hosted service (4 of 15). No security.txt (the path returns the site's HTML shell), disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification (0). 22 + 12 + 10 + 4 + 0 = 48."
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          "b": "13 MCP tools (15 for 11 to 30), with no toolsets or read-only subset (15). Template and variant lists take `skip` and `limit`, and templates filter by `tag` and `q` and can leave out layers (16 of 20). 422 validation bodies and a JSON 429 with `retry_after` (17 of 20). Every tool is annotated, read tools with readOnlyHint and idempotentHint, updates idempotent, no tool destructive, and the server has no delete tool. The REST API has no idempotency keys for variant creation (16 of 20). Few required fields, but no official SDK; a Postman collection and the MCP package only (5 of 15). 15 + 16 + 17 + 16 + 5 = 69."
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          "b": 69
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        "a": "HTTP API",
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        "name": "Vendor"
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        "a": "https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp",
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        "a": "OAuth or key",
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        "name": "Auth"
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        "a": "Paid",
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        "name": "Pricing"
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
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        "a": "Closed service under the Contentdrips terms of use (last updated 11 December 2024)",
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        "a": "29",
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        "a": "no",
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        "a": "yes",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "llms.txt"
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        "a": "not listed",
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        "a": "2026-05-27",
        "b": "2026-10-29",
        "name": "Last release"
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        "a": "2026-08-09",
        "b": "no date given",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
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        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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        "a": "yes",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
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      "layerre": "A public OpenAPI 3.1 contract, published rate limits with Retry-After, and 13 annotated MCP tools that can't delete anything make Layerre straightforward for an agent to call. It works only from Canva designs, is run by a sole proprietor with no status page or SLA, and its API and MCP server are at version 0.1.0."
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  "markdown": "Layerre scores 57.6 (C) on agent readiness against Contentdrips API and MCP's 36.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do design templates.\n\n- Contentdrips API and MCP: grade F, 36.3/100, rank #1368 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentdrips.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/contentdrips.json\n- Layerre: grade C, 57.6/100, rank #785 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/layerre.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/layerre.json\n- Best programmatic image and design asset APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design-assets/index.md\n- All 153 assets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design-assets/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Contentdrips API and MCP (F)\n\nGood for: Branded LinkedIn and Instagram carousels and graphics from saved templates, with drafting and publishing in the same server.\n\nWatch for: No status page, SLA, numeric rate limit or 429 documentation found\n\n### Layerre (C)\n\nGood for: Bulk image and PDF variants from Canva designs a team already has.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 42 against 23\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 87 against 48\n- Agent ergonomics, 69 against 54\n- Security \u0026 auth, 48 against 31\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 78 against 15\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: Imports Canva designs only; there is no template editor of its own\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Layerre +63\n\n- Contentdrips API and MCP (15): The newest dated change to the agent surface is the MCP page, published 25 May 2026 and modified 27 May, 163 days before this check (10). No three dated changes since 8 August were found (0). No public changelog. Email support at hello@contentdrips.com, which we didn't test (5 of 15). Not in the official MCP registry and no official SDKs (0). No public package or repository (0). 10 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 0 = 15.\n- Layerre (78): @layerre/mcp-server 0.1.0 published to npm on 29 October 2026, 8 days before this check (30). MCP server commits from 19 to 24 October, the registry entry of 29 October, and What's New entries dated 21 August and 18 October in the sitemap (20). The repository is a week old with no issues to judge; support by email and in-app chat (5 of 25). com.layerre/layerre is in the official MCP registry under a domain-verified namespace (15). CI runs the vitest suite on push and pull requests to main on Node 22 (8 of 10). 30 + 20 + 5 + 15 + 8 = 78.\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: Layerre +39\n\n- Contentdrips API and MCP (48): No OpenAPI or other machine-readable contract for the REST API, and the MCP server is closed, so its schemas weren't read. The MCP page names every tool's parameters (10 of 25, on that partial evidence). The marketing site's llms.txt is generated by Yoast and lists blog posts, with no link to the API or MCP docs; the developer site has none (2 of 10). The MCP page labels each tool Read, Write or Destructive, says `get_template_structure` is needed before filling or editing, and gives confirmation rules for publishing and deleting (15 of 20). Enums for `output`, `type`, AI `method` and formats, but `content_update` and `carousel_content` are open structures keyed by template labels (9 of 15). Request examples and an error table (400, 401, 404, 500) with an error body, while the result section contradicts its own example and some examples omit a required `value` (9 of 15). Docs marked v1.0.0 and last updated January 2025, with no changelog (3 of 15). 10 + 2 + 15 + 9 + 9 + 3 = 48.\n- Layerre (87): Public OpenAPI 3.1 at layerre.com/openapi.json with 16 operations, and zod schemas on all 13 MCP tools in the open-source server (25). llms.txt, auth.md and Markdown mirrors of the pricing, FAQ and integration pages (10). Every operation has a description, and tool descriptions note costs such as 'an expensive operation that may take 10-30 seconds', without saying when not to use a tool (15 of 20). Layer properties have minimums, maximums and enums such as `text_align`, and list calls cap `limit` at 1,000 (14 of 15). 88 examples in the spec, and 404, 422 and 429 responses documented on most operations (13 of 15). Versioned /v1 paths and dated What's New pages, read from the sitemap since the pages are drawn by script; the API itself is version 0.1.0 (10 of 15). 25 + 10 + 15 + 14 + 13 + 10 = 87.\n\n### Reliability: Layerre +19\n\n- Contentdrips API and MCP (23): Hosted lines. No status page found on the site, the developer docs or the footers (0). No readable incident history (5). No rate limit is given in numbers, only monthly call allowances by plan (6,000 on Pro, 25,000 on Ultimate), which earn a little (5 of 15). The troubleshooting note says to check /queue/stats and retry after a short delay when rate limited, with no status code or Retry-After. Render jobs are asynchronous, so polling is safe (3 of 15). No SLA found (0). The MCP server is v1.0.0 and the render API is not labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 0 + 10 = 23.\n- Layerre (42): Hosted lines, for the REST API and the hosted MCP server. No status page found on the site, in llms.txt or in the docs (0). No readable incident history (5). Rate limits published as 10 requests a second, a 20-request burst and 600 a minute per IP address (15). A 429 carries Retry-After and a `retry_after` field, and the docs give retry code samples. No idempotency key or safe-retry note for variant creation, which spends renders (12 of 15). No SLA found (0). Neither surface is labelled beta, though both are at version 0.1.0 (10). 0 + 5 + 15 + 12 + 0 + 10 = 42.\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: Layerre +17\n\n- Contentdrips API and MCP (31): API keys from the dashboard, with no scopes, expiry or rotation documented. The MCP server also runs OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and dynamic client registration, but its one `mcp` scope authorises the same full key (18 of 30). No read-only key or endpoint. `publish_post` needs `confirmed: true` and the docs ask for confirmation before deletes (10 of 20). Tools read blog, YouTube and TikTok links and download external images, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (3 of 15). No audit log or per-call record documented (0). No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0). 18 + 10 + 3 + 0 + 0 = 31.\n- Layerre (48): OAuth 2.1 with PKCE for MCP through a Supabase authorisation server, and revocable `lyr_` API keys with rotation in the dashboard. No scopes documented for either, and auth.md says the REST API has no OAuth yet (22 of 30). The MCP server cannot delete templates, change billing or manage API keys, but there is no read-only key or endpoint (12 of 20). Tools return the user's own templates and renders; template import fetches a Canva link the user gives (10 of 15). The open-source server emits audit log lines for each tool call for whoever runs it, and nothing per call is documented for the hosted service (4 of 15). No security.txt (the path returns the site's HTML shell), disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification (0). 22 + 12 + 10 + 4 + 0 = 48.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Layerre +15\n\n- Contentdrips API and MCP (54): 29 MCP tools (15 for 11 to 30), with no toolsets or read-only subset (15 of 25). `list_posts` filters by status and `get_my_templates` by type and workspace, and no pagination is documented (8 of 20). Errors carry `error` and `message`, and the troubleshooting section explains template-not-found and label mismatches (12 of 20). Access labels in the docs, `confirmed: true` on `publish_post`, and job polling that is safe to repeat, but no idempotency key on renders or post creation, and the labels couldn't be confirmed as MCP annotations (12 of 20). Two required fields to render (`template_id`, `output`), and no SDK beyond an Embed SDK for the editor (7 of 15). 15 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 7 = 54.\n- Layerre (69): 13 MCP tools (15 for 11 to 30), with no toolsets or read-only subset (15). Template and variant lists take `skip` and `limit`, and templates filter by `tag` and `q` and can leave out layers (16 of 20). 422 validation bodies and a JSON 429 with `retry_after` (17 of 20). Every tool is annotated, read tools with readOnlyHint and idempotentHint, updates idempotent, no tool destructive, and the server has no delete tool. The REST API has no idempotency keys for variant creation (16 of 20). Few required fields, but no official SDK; a Postman collection and the MCP package only (5 of 15). 15 + 16 + 17 + 16 + 5 = 69.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Contentdrips API and MCP | Layerre | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 23 | 42 | Layerre +19 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 48 | 87 | Layerre +39 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 69 | Layerre +15 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 31 | 48 | Layerre +17 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 25 | 25 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 15 | 78 | Layerre +63 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 63 | Layerre +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **36.3 · F** | **57.6 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Contentdrips API and MCP | Layerre |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Contentdrips SMC Pvt Ltd | Layerre |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp` | `https://api.layerre.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Closed service under the Contentdrips terms of use (last updated 11 December 2024) | MIT for the MCP server. The Layerre API is a closed service under terms last updated 13 August 2026 |\n| Tools exposed | 29 | 13 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.layerre/layerre` |\n| Last release | 2026-05-27 | 2026-10-29 |\n| Terms last updated | 2024-12-11 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-09 | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | 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 | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | none | 119 npm/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Contentdrips API and MCP.** Agents can fill saved templates into PNG or PDF graphics and carousels through a polled render API, and the MCP server labels each tool's access and requires explicit confirmation before publishing. There is no status page, OpenAPI file, rate-limit figure or changelog, and the pricing pages contradict each other on what API access costs.\n\n**Layerre.** A public OpenAPI 3.1 contract, published rate limits with Retry-After, and 13 annotated MCP tools that can't delete anything make Layerre straightforward for an agent to call. It works only from Canva designs, is run by a sole proprietor with no status page or SLA, and its API and MCP server are at version 0.1.0.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Contentdrips API and MCP\n\n1. Call `get_template_structure` before filling a template; labels must match `meta_labels` character for character or the call returns 400\n2. Poll `/job/:jobId/status` every 5 seconds and give up after 5 minutes, as the docs advise\n3. Never set `confirmed: true` on `publish_post` until the user has agreed and named LinkedIn, Instagram or both\n4. Ask before `delete_graphic`, `delete_post` or `remove_images_from_post`; each deletes permanently\n5. Treat text pulled from blog, YouTube or TikTok links as untrusted input\n\n### Layerre\n\n1. Call `layerre_auth_status` first to confirm the connection\n2. Read a template's layer IDs with `layerre_get_template` before creating variants\n3. Use the bulk variant endpoint for batches; each variant still costs one render\n4. On 429 wait for the Retry-After seconds; limits are per IP address\n5. Expect template import from a Canva link to take 10 to 30 seconds\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Contentdrips API and MCP or Layerre?\n\nLayerre scores 57.6 (C) on agent readiness against Contentdrips API and MCP's 36.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Do Contentdrips API and MCP and Layerre need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Contentdrips API and MCP and Layerre without installing anything?\n\nYes. 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