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      "slug": "contentstack",
      "name": "Contentstack",
      "vendor": "Contentstack Inc.",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.contentstack.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "cms",
      "summary": "Contentstack is a hosted headless CMS. Its Content Management API reads and writes entries, assets, content types, locales, releases and publishing across seven regional endpoints, and an official local MCP server wraps the same API for agents.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentstack",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentstack.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentstack.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/contentstack.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-openapi",
      "license": "Proprietary service under Contentstack's Master Agreement and Terms of Service. The OpenAPI files, the management SDKs, the CLI and the @contentstack/mcp package are MIT",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.contentstack.io",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@contentstack/mcp"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@contentstack/management"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "contentstack-management"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Access is self-serve. Sign up, create a stack, then create a management token in the stack's settings (stack Owner or Admin only) and send it in the `authorization` header with the stack's `api_key`. Management tokens can be read-only or read-write, limited to branches, and given an expiry date. OAuth 2.0 apps are created in Developer Hub, with authorisation code and client credentials grants, scopes per module and action, 60-minute tokens and a refresh grant. A user authtoken from the login endpoint also works. The MCP server uses OAuth through `npx @contentstack/mcp --auth`, or a management token for content tools.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free plan at $0 a month with no card and no expiry (one stack, three users, 100,000 API calls a month, 1,000 entries), so an agent's owner can start without a contract. Build is $29 a month and Growth $299 a month with extra users at $25 each. Enterprise is priced by quote. Build mentions pay-as-you-go overages, and no overage rate is shown on the pricing page (https://www.contentstack.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-07).",
      "priceSummary": "$29 / mo",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the OpenAPI file, the MCP package or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-07).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 206,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": 43992,
        "pypiWeekly": 1504,
        "asOf": "2026-10-07"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/apis/content-management-api",
      "llmsTxt": "https://www.contentstack.com/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-openapi",
      "capabilities": [
        "cms.content",
        "cms.publish",
        "cms.assets",
        "cms.localisation",
        "cms.schema"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "official",
        "mcp",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "oauth",
        "free-tier",
        "no-card",
        "closed-source",
        "webhooks",
        "typescript",
        "python",
        "java",
        "dotnet",
        "status-page",
        "soc2",
        "sla"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-22",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 64,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 288,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 722,
        "categoryRank": 8,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 67,
          "maintenance": 82,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 71,
          "schema": 77,
          "security": 69,
          "transparency": 73
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-07"
        },
        "negative": -3,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "11 September 2026. The `limit` query parameter on delivery and management requests changed behaviour inside v3. `limit=0` used to return every matching record and now returns the default 100, so an integration relying on it gets a truncated result with a 200 status. The changelog entry is dated the same day and gives a migration path, and no earlier notice was found in the changelog feed. Deducted 3, the low end, because it was documented (https://www.contentstack.com/docs/changelog)."
        ],
        "verdict": "The Content Management API has a public OpenAPI file, OAuth scopes that separate read, write and publish, read-only management tokens and a stack audit log. A free plan needs no card. The MCP server loads 78 tools by default with no annotations or read-only switch, and the `limit=0` behaviour changed on 11 September 2026 without advance notice.",
        "bestFor": "Teams already on Contentstack, or starting on its free plan, who want an agent to draft, localise, release and publish structured content with scoped credentials and an audit trail.",
        "strengths": [
          "OAuth 2.0 scopes separate read, write, publish and unpublish for entries and assets, with 60-minute tokens and a refresh grant",
          "Management tokens can be read-only, limited to named branches, given an expiry date and given their own per-second rate limits",
          "Free plan at $0 with no card and no expiry (one stack, three users, 100,000 API calls a month), launched 16 September 2026",
          "Public OpenAPI 3.0.0 file for the Content Management API (138 paths, 221 operations) and public JSON Schema for all 206 MCP tools at mcp.contentstack.com",
          "Stack audit log readable through /v3/audit-logs, and entry and asset version history through the API",
          "Uptime commitment of 99.50 or 99.95 per cent by plan, with service credits, published in the Services Description"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "The MCP server's default group loads 78 tools, including nine deletes, with no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations and no read-only switch",
          "On 11 September 2026 `limit=0` stopped returning every record and now returns the default 100. The changelog entry is dated the same day",
          "The OpenAPI file documents only 200 responses and has no enums or component schemas. Request bodies are shown as examples",
          "No idempotency keys and no Retry-After header were found. The docs name only X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining",
          "No security.txt and no bug bounty were found, and no deprecation policy with a notice period",
          "Nine incidents with customer impact on status.contentstack.com between 9 July and 7 October 2026, each in one or two regions"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Pick the base URL for the stack's region first. North America on AWS is https://api.contentstack.io, and the other six regions use contentstack.com hosts",
          "Send `api_key` and `authorization` headers on every Content Management API call. Ask for a read-only management token when the task only reads",
          "Page with `limit` (100 at most), `skip` and `include_count=true`. `limit=0` no longer returns everything",
          "Stay under 10 reads and 10 writes a second per organisation, and one bulk request a second. Watch `X-RateLimit-Remaining` and back off on 429",
          "Start the MCP server with `--groups cma` only, and add `cma-extended` when the task needs audit logs or version history. Publishing and deleting need no confirmation"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 64
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 67,
          "maintenance": 82,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 71,
          "schema": 77,
          "security": 69,
          "transparency": 59
        },
        "provenanceScore": 87
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "npx -y @contentstack/mcp",
        "http": "curl \"https://api.contentstack.io/v3/content_types\" \\\n  -H \"api_key: $CONTENTSTACK_API_KEY\" -H \"authorization: $CONTENTSTACK_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN\"",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "contentstack": {
              "args": [
                "-y",
                "@contentstack/mcp"
              ],
              "command": "npx",
              "env": {
                "CONTENTSTACK_API_KEY": "\u003cYOUR_STACK_API_KEY\u003e",
                "GROUPS": "cma"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/cms.content",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/contentstack"
      },
      "area": "business",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Build",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 29,
          "note": "3 users, 250,000 API calls a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Growth",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 299,
          "note": "10 users, 1M API calls a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Growth, each extra user",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 25,
          "note": "beyond the 10 included"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Contentstack Inc.",
        "domain": "contentstack.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2011-10-29",
        "domainNote": "The AWS North America API is on api.contentstack.io. The other six regions and the MCP tool definitions are on contentstack.com hosts.",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.contentstack.com/legal/terms-of-service",
        "privacy": "https://www.contentstack.com/legal/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.contentstack.com",
        "changelog": "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-07",
        "notes": [
          "The Master Agreement (last updated 17 July 2026) names Contentstack Inc., a Delaware corporation at 1023 Springdale Rd., Bldg. 14A, Austin, TX 78721. The privacy policy is dated 30 June 2026.",
          "The online Terms of Service carry an effective date of August 2022. Paid subscriptions are governed by the Master Agreement and the Services Description (last updated 28 July 2026).",
          "www.contentstack.com/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt both return 404. SECURITY.md in Contentstack's GitHub repositories sends reports to security@contentstack.com.",
          "RDAP for contentstack.com gives a registration date of 2011-10-29.",
          "The npm package @contentstack/mcp names github.com/contentstack/mcp as its repository. That repository asked for credentials when we tried to clone it, so it isn't public."
        ],
        "score": 87
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/contentstack.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "contentstack",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.contentstack.io",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:08.044941607Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 535,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 540,
          "p95ms24h": 611,
          "samples24h": 64,
          "samples30d": 64,
          "days": [
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              "date": "2026-10-08",
              "probes": 64,
              "ok": 64
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.contentstack.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T21:05:57.5636666Z"
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@contentstack/management",
            "version": "1.31.2",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:06:51.377892172Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@contentstack/mcp",
            "version": "0.9.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:06:47.529272792Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "contentstack-management",
            "version": "1.11.2",
            "released": "2026-08-12",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:06:51.588548545Z"
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        ],
        "githubStars": 8,
        "npmWeekly": 380,
        "pypiWeekly": 1518,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://contentstack.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:44.745635489Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 404,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:27:09.968657878Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.contentstack.com/pricing",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:27:17.384677543Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "5dd89e546041"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.contentstack.com/legal/privacy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:27:12.602685857Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "999e1b8c6308"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.contentstack.com/legal/terms-of-service",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:27:16.022719984Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "a9cc98c875af"
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        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:08.044941607Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "DatoCMS scores 74.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Contentstack's 64 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.",
    "b": {
      "slug": "datocms",
      "name": "DatoCMS",
      "vendor": "Dato Srl",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.datocms.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "cms",
      "summary": "DatoCMS is a hosted headless CMS from Dato Srl in Milan. Agents write records, assets, locales and schema through the REST Content Management API, the `datocms` CLI or a hosted MCP server, and read through a GraphQL Content Delivery API.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/datocms",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/datocms.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/datocms.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/datocms.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/datocms/js-rest-api-clients",
      "license": "Proprietary service under Dato Srl's terms of service. The API clients in datocms/js-rest-api-clients and the CLI in datocms/cli are MIT",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://site-api.datocms.com",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@datocms/cma-client-node"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@datocms/cma-client"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "datocms"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Self-serve. The Content Management API takes an API token as a Bearer header. A person creates the token in the project's settings and binds it to a role, which limits it by model, action and environment. Every project starts with a read-only token, and tokens can be rotated by API. The hosted MCP server uses browser OAuth through oauth.datocms.com with PKCE and dynamic client registration, where the person picks projects and one of three access levels. Accounts on single sign-on can't use the MCP server. No app review or sales approval is needed.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "The Free plan needs no card and includes 25,000 Content Management API calls a month, 300 records and three sandbox environments, with no overage. Professional is €199 a month, or €149 a month billed yearly, with 100,000 management API calls and €9 per extra 100,000. Enterprise is sold through sales. Prices are in euros only (https://www.datocms.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-08).",
      "priceSummary": "Freemium",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Content Management API docs, the MCP server docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 9,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": 152666,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-08"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api",
      "llmsTxt": "https://www.datocms.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "cms.content",
        "cms.publish",
        "cms.assets",
        "cms.localisation",
        "cms.schema"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "hosted",
        "mcp",
        "oauth",
        "closed-source",
        "no-card",
        "free-tier",
        "llms-txt",
        "webhooks",
        "typescript",
        "cli",
        "graphql",
        "status-page",
        "iso27001"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-01",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 74.4,
        "grade": "BB",
        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 62,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 722,
        "categoryRank": 1,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 78,
          "maintenance": 81,
          "payments": 35,
          "reliability": 80,
          "schema": 85,
          "security": 77,
          "transparency": 80
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-08"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "The Content Management API publishes a JSON Hyper-Schema for 202 operations, 100 documented error codes and rate-limit headers, and the hosted MCP server adds OAuth with three access levels. There are no idempotency keys, the only official client library is JavaScript, audit logs are Enterprise only, and prices are in euros with no machine payment route.",
        "bestFor": "Teams on DatoCMS who want an agent to create, translate and publish records, upload assets or change models, testing first in a sandbox environment.",
        "strengths": [
          "Machine-readable JSON Hyper-Schema at `https://site-api.datocms.com/docs/site-api-hyperschema.json` covering 53 resources and 202 operations, with 656 examples",
          "Error bodies carry one of 100 documented codes, a `doc_url` and a `transient` flag, and 429 responses carry `x-ratelimit-reset`",
          "API tokens bind to custom roles by model, action and environment, and every project starts with a read-only token",
          "Hosted MCP server with OAuth (PKCE, dynamic client registration, revocation), per-project selection and a read-only level enforced at the network layer",
          "Free plan with no card, 25,000 Content Management API calls a month and three sandbox environments for testing changes away from the primary"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No idempotency keys in the reviewed documentation. Safe retries rest on optimistic locking and the JavaScript client's automatic retry",
          "The only official client library is JavaScript and TypeScript. No Python, Go, PHP or Ruby client appears in the documentation index",
          "Audit logs are an Enterprise feature with a default retention of two months",
          "A database upgrade on 19 September 2026 put every project in read-only mode for about four hours, over an hour past its announced window",
          "The terms let Dato Srl modify or discontinue API access with or without notice, and free projects are suspended for the rest of the month at a quota limit"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send `X-Api-Version: 3` and `Accept: application/json` on every request, with `Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json` on writes",
          "Records are `items`, models are `item_types` and assets are `uploads` in every path and payload",
          "Save a record, then call the publish endpoint as a separate PUT. Send `meta.current_version` on updates and re-fetch on `STALE_ITEM_VERSION`",
          "Stay under 60 requests every 3 seconds. On 429 wait the seconds in `x-ratelimit-reset`, and retry any error whose body has `transient` set to true",
          "Fork a sandbox environment for schema changes and promote it when checked. Use `POST /items/validate` to test a payload without saving it"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "BB",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 74.4
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 78,
          "maintenance": 81,
          "payments": 35,
          "reliability": 80,
          "schema": 85,
          "security": 77,
          "transparency": 65
        },
        "provenanceScore": 94
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "npm install @datocms/cma-client-node",
        "http": "curl \\\n  -H 'Authorization: Bearer \u003cYOUR-API-TOKEN\u003e' \\\n  -H 'Accept: application/json' \\\n  -H 'X-Api-Version: 3' \\\n  https://site-api.datocms.com/site",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http DatoCMS https://mcp.datocms.com",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "DatoCMS": {
              "type": "http",
              "url": "https://mcp.datocms.com"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/cms.content",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/datocms"
      },
      "area": "business",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Dato Srl",
        "domain": "datocms.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2016-03-18",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.datocms.com/legal/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.datocms.com/legal/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.datocms.com",
        "changelog": "https://www.datocms.com/product-updates",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-08",
        "notes": [
          "The terms of service and the privacy policy name DATO SRL, Via U. Visconti di Modrone 2, 20122 Milano, Italy. The terms cover every plan except Enterprise, which has a separate agreement we did not find published.",
          "The Content Management API answers at site-api.datocms.com, the MCP server at mcp.datocms.com and the OAuth server at oauth.datocms.com.",
          "www.datocms.com/.well-known/security.txt gives security@datocms.com, a PGP key and the security policy page, and has no Expires field.",
          "The privacy policy carries no revision date in the Markdown copy we read. The GDPR page was last updated on 3 June 2026 and the security page on 2 September 2025.",
          "RDAP for datocms.com gives a registration date of 2016-03-18.",
          "The status page is the vendor's own, with a static mirror at status2.datocms.com and RSS, Atom and JSON history feeds. No data processing agreement was found on the legal pages."
        ],
        "score": 94
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/datocms.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "datocms",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://site-api.datocms.com",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:08.526426623Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 53,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 73,
          "p95ms24h": 113,
          "samples24h": 21,
          "samples30d": 21,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-10-08",
              "probes": 21,
              "ok": 21
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.datocms.com",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T19:38:25.080597068Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:08.526426623Z"
      }
    },
    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "HTTP API",
        "b": "HTTP API",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "Contentstack Inc.",
        "b": "Dato Srl",
        "name": "Vendor"
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Safe retries rest on optimistic locking and the JavaScript client's automatic retry\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Contentstack | DatoCMS | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 71 | 80 | DatoCMS +9 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 77 | 85 | DatoCMS +8 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 78 | DatoCMS +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 69 | 77 | DatoCMS +8 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 35 | DatoCMS +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 81 | Contentstack +1 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 73 | 80 | DatoCMS +7 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **64 · B** | **74.4 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Contentstack | DatoCMS |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Contentstack Inc. | Dato Srl |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.contentstack.io` | `https://site-api.datocms.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Contentstack's Master Agreement and Terms of Service. 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Page with `limit` (100 at most), `skip` and `include_count=true`. `limit=0` no longer returns everything\n4. Stay under 10 reads and 10 writes a second per organisation, and one bulk request a second. Watch `X-RateLimit-Remaining` and back off on 429\n5. Start the MCP server with `--groups cma` only, and add `cma-extended` when the task needs audit logs or version history. Publishing and deleting need no confirmation\n\n### DatoCMS\n\n1. Send `X-Api-Version: 3` and `Accept: application/json` on every request, with `Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json` on writes\n2. Records are `items`, models are `item_types` and assets are `uploads` in every path and payload\n3. Save a record, then call the publish endpoint as a separate PUT. Send `meta.current_version` on updates and re-fetch on `STALE_ITEM_VERSION`\n4. Stay under 60 requests every 3 seconds. On 429 wait the seconds in `x-ratelimit-reset`, and retry any error whose body has `transient` set to true\n5. 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