{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "copilot-studio-mcp", "name": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP", "vendor": "Microsoft", "vendorUrl": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/", "kind": "mcp", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Microsoft's official MCP server for Copilot Studio, a local stdio bridge run with npx. After Microsoft work-account sign-in it exposes Copilot Studio's hosted tools for building, testing and monitoring agents and workflows, and for connector setup.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copilot-studio-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copilot-studio-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copilot-studio-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/copilot-studio-mcp.json", "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/copilot-studio-mcp", "license": "No licence in the npm package. The GitHub repository's LICENSE is MIT, but the repository holds no source code", "transports": [ "stdio" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@microsoft/copilot-studio-mcp" } ], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "Microsoft Entra ID sign-in with a work or school account, in the browser through a localhost redirect, using a fixed public client (the VS Code client, `51f81489-12ee-4a9e-aaae-a2591f45987d`). Client-ID and tenant overrides are not supported, and personal Microsoft accounts are refused. The bridge requests delegated Power Platform API scopes per step, which are `EnvironmentManagement.Environments.Read` for discovery, `CopilotFlows.ChatAssistant.Execute` for the Copilot Studio service, and `Connectivity.Connectors.Read`, `Connectivity.Connections.Read` and `Connectivity.Connections.Write` for connector setup. Tokens stay in process memory and are discarded on sign-out or exit, so each restart needs a new sign-in. No device-code or service-principal route was found in the package (checked 2026-10-17). The README says installing the package grants no licence, tenant consent or environment permission.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "The package is free. Use of Copilot Studio is measured in Copilot Credits, sold as tenant-wide packs of 25,000 credits at $200.00 a pack a month, as a pay-as-you-go meter billed to an Azure subscription, or as a one-year prepurchase plan, per Microsoft's pricing page. For agents, workflows and apps on the GitHub Copilot harness, credits are charged from the moment building starts, including previews, tests and evaluations, and credits per task vary. An individual can sign up for a Copilot Studio trial with a work account, but the trial article covers the standard harness and trial agents can't be published. No card requirement was stated on the pages read (checked 2026-10-17).", "priceSummary": "$200 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the package source, README, pricing page or billing docs (checked 2026-10-17). Credits are bought through Microsoft licensing or an Azure subscription.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 14, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-17" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@microsoft/copilot-studio-mcp", "registryName": "com.microsoft/copilot-studio", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps" ], "tags": [ "official", "mcp", "local", "npm", "oauth", "entra-id", "enterprise", "usage-priced", "new" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.1, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 798, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 16, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 62, "maintenance": 55, "payments": 20, "reliability": 46, "schema": 53, "security": 70, "transparency": 65 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-17" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Entra sign-in with per-resource scopes, tokens kept only in memory, and a plan-then-confirm step before connector writes. The package is a day old, the linked MIT repository holds no source, no changelog or support channel exists, the five cloud tools' schemas are visible only after sign-in, and workflow tests run live workflows billed in Copilot Credits.", "bestFor": "Teams already on Copilot Studio that want a coding agent or CLI to build, test, deploy and monitor Copilot Studio agents and workflows, and to set up their connectors.", "strengths": [ "Microsoft Entra sign-in with delegated Power Platform scopes requested per step, tokens held only in memory and personal accounts refused", "Connector setup is split into a read-only plan and a write that needs the plan ID and `confirm: true`", "All nine local tools carry readOnlyHint, destructiveHint and idempotentHint annotations, and the connector write is marked destructive", "Errors say whether a write may have completed and whether a retry is safe, with distinct network cause codes", "Listed in the official MCP registry under the DNS-verified `com.microsoft` namespace" ], "weaknesses": [ "First published on 16 October 2026, with two releases and no release notes or changelog", "The repository holds no source, and the npm package carries no licence, so the MIT label covers only an empty repository", "The five service tools are dispatchers taking `action` and `parameters`, and their schemas are readable only after sign-in", "No headless sign-in. Each restart needs a browser sign-in with a work account", "SUPPORT.md is Microsoft's unedited template, so no support channel is named" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `copilot_studio_status` first and reuse a ready session. Don't reconnect or reselect an environment to start a new task", "Read an action's contract with `discover_resources` and `action=describe_actions` before building unfamiliar `parameters`", "Ask the person before testing a workflow. Tests run published, enabled workflows and can have real effects", "Never retry an uncertain write. Inspect the agent, workflow or connection first, as the error text says", "Expect a browser sign-in after every restart. Tell the person a window is opening and never ask for credentials in chat" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 62, "maintenance": 55, "payments": 20, "reliability": 46, "schema": 53, "security": 70, "transparency": 47 }, "provenanceScore": 83 }, "connect": { "install": "npx -y @microsoft/copilot-studio-mcp@latest", "config": { "mcpServers": { "copilot-studio-mcp": { "args": [ "-y", "@microsoft/copilot-studio-mcp@latest" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/copilot-studio-mcp" }, "sameCompany": [ "azure-foundry-fine-tuning", "azure-ai-content-safety", "azure-speech-to-text", "azure-text-to-speech", "microsoft-agent-framework", "microsoft-execution-containers", "microsoft-entra-agent-id", "azure-key-vault", "azure-document-intelligence", "azure-devops-mcp", "microsoft-learn-mcp", "playwright-mcp", "azure-mcp", "azure-maps", "azure-translator", "microsoft-graph-calendar", "azure-blob-storage", "onedrive-sharepoint", "microsoft-teams", "dynamics-365-sales", "power-automate", "foundry-local", "microsoft-decision-1", "microsoft-advertising-api", "microsoft-excel-graph", "outlook-mail-graph", "microsoft-graph-people" ], "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Copilot Credit pack, 25,000 credits", "unit": "month", "usd": 200, "note": "Tenant-wide. Pay-as-you-go through an Azure subscription and a one-year prepurchase plan also exist. The package adds no charge" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Microsoft Corporation", "domain": "microsoft.com", "domainRegistered": "1991-05-02", "domainNote": "The bridge connects to api.powerplatform.com, environment.api.powerplatform.com and login.microsoftonline.com, all Microsoft domains. microsoft.com publishes a security.txt, but it passed its Expires date on 2026-09-23.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2182773", "privacy": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement", "statusPage": "https://status.cloud.microsoft", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-10-17", "notes": [ "The repository's LICENSE reads Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, and the npm package is published by Microsoft's `microsoft1es` and `microsoft-oss-releases` accounts.", "Copilot Studio's security and governance page says the service is governed by the customer's commercial agreements, the Microsoft Product Terms (the terms link) and the Data Protection Addendum. Neither document was read today.", "The privacy link is the Microsoft privacy statement, carried from our other Microsoft listings and not read again today.", "https://www.microsoft.com/.well-known/security.txt carries Expires 2026-09-23T16:00:00.000Z when read on 2026-10-17, with the MSRC researcher portal as contact.", "status.cloud.microsoft returned only its page shell to our reader. Power Platform service health for a tenant is in the admin centres behind an admin sign-in.", "No changelog was found for the package. Its npm versions carry no release notes and the repository has no tags or CHANGELOG file.", "Domain registration date carried from our other Microsoft listings (RDAP, 1991-05-02), not looked up again today." ], "score": 83 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copilot-studio-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "copilot-studio-mcp", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.cloud.microsoft", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T22:50:56.033601452Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2182773", "kind": "terms", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:03:42.503848369Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-17T23:03:42.503848369Z" } }, "answer": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Paragon ActionKit + MCP's 47.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Paragon ActionKit + MCP leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation.", "b": { "slug": "paragon", "name": "Paragon ActionKit + MCP", "vendor": "Paragon", "vendorUrl": "https://www.useparagon.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Embedded integration platform for SaaS products.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/paragon.json", "repo": "https://github.com/useparagon/paragon-mcp", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://actionkit.useparagon.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@useparagon/connect" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Every call carries a Paragon User Token, an RS256 JWT your server signs with the project's private signing key and sends as 'Authorization: Bearer'. It names the end user, so each tool call runs against that user's connected accounts. The self-hosted MCP server takes the same token and binds it to the session.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Pro and Enterprise plans, both quoted by sales and priced by the number of Connected Users (customer tenants), with a free trial. Workflows, ActionKit and Managed Sync come with default usage per Connected User. Successful workflow steps and every Proxy API request count as tasks against a monthly limit with no rollover. No prices are published (https://www.useparagon.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in Paragon docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 48, "npmWeekly": 175443, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.useparagon.com/actionkit/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.useparagon.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.useparagon.com/actionkit/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "automation.embedded", "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.auth", "automation.webhooks", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "enterprise", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 47.5, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 944, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 18, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 41, "maintenance": 48, "payments": 0, "reliability": 60, "schema": 73, "security": 65, "transparency": 62 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -4, "negativeNotes": [ "As of the 30 September 2026 commit, the self-hosted MCP server defaults `NODE_ENV` to development, and in development `/mcp` and `/sse` sign a user token for whatever ID arrives in `?user=`. The Dockerfile and the image its workflow publishes don't set `NODE_ENV`, so a server started from that image without the variable lets anyone who can reach it impersonate any end user. The README documents the behaviour and the compose file sets production, so the deduction is modest (https://github.com/useparagon/paragon-mcp/blob/main/src/index.ts, https://github.com/useparagon/paragon-mcp/blob/main/src/utils.ts)." ], "verdict": "Per-end-user RS256 JWT on every call, with a hosted Connect Portal for OAuth. No published prices and no self-serve paid plan.", "bestFor": "A SaaS company whose agent must act inside each customer's own CRM, calendar or drive.", "strengths": [ "Per-end-user RS256 JWT on every call, with a hosted Connect Portal for OAuth", "ActionKit lists tools as JSON Schema and has an OpenAPI 3.0 file", "Event Logs carry trace, user and credential IDs for each action", "One three-hour EU degradation on 29 July 2026 is the only incident in 90 days", "SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and US or EU residency" ], "weaknesses": [ "No published prices and no self-serve paid plan", "The self-hosted MCP server runs in development mode unless `NODE_ENV=production` is set, and then trusts `?user=`", "No error schemas in the OpenAPI file, no ActionKit rate limit and no tool annotations", "Changelog's newest entry is April 2026", "No security.txt, and the MCP server's licence is stated two ways with no `LICENSE` file" ], "agentNotes": [ "Sign a short-lived User Token per end user on your server and never let the model see the signing key", "Set `NODE_ENV=production` before exposing the MCP server anywhere but localhost", "Fetch the tool list once per session with `categories` set, and cache it", "Set `LIMIT_TO_TOOLS` on the MCP server to keep write actions out of a read-only agent", "Proxy API requests count as tasks, so prefer ActionKit tools for routine actions" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 47.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 41, "maintenance": 48, "payments": 0, "reliability": 60, "schema": 73, "security": 65, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 80 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install @useparagon/connect", "http": "curl https://actionkit.useparagon.com/projects/$PARAGON_PROJECT_ID/tools -H \"Authorization: Bearer $PARAGON_USER_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http paragon http://localhost:3001/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer ${PARAGON_USER_TOKEN}\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "paragon": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${PARAGON_USER_TOKEN}" }, "url": "http://localhost:3001/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.embedded", "tool": "https://letme.dev/paragon" }, "alsoIn": [ "agent-auth" ], "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Forge Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Paragon)", "domain": "useparagon.com", "domainRegistered": "2019-08-30", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.useparagon.com/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.useparagon.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.useparagon.com", "changelog": "https://docs.useparagon.com/changelog/product-updates", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 80 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.json", "live": { "slug": "paragon", "probe": { "target": "https://actionkit.useparagon.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-18T00:14:50.486234292Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 310, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 99.98, "p50ms24h": 316, "p95ms24h": 365, "samples24h": 253, "samples30d": 4435, "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": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 3, "ok": 3 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.useparagon.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T00:09:00.337839899Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@useparagon/connect", "version": "3.2.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-17T02:08:46.59811128Z" } ], "githubStars": 48, "npmWeekly": 171512, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://useparagon.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T15:52:55.446355202Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.useparagon.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T14:22:56.758948232Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "useparagon.com", "registered": "2019-08-30", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/useparagon.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-11T13:17:30.791800945Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.useparagon.com/changelog/product-updates", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:02:21.619103239Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1f693d6387f4" }, { "url": "https://www.useparagon.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:21:35.655298142Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "8c248050adff" }, { "url": "https://www.useparagon.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:21:37.944696253Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "63ed04f01ce4" }, { "url": "https://www.useparagon.com/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:21:39.819687996Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c2cc0e396ab4" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T00:14:50.486234292Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "MCP server", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Microsoft", "b": "Paragon", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://actionkit.useparagon.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "stdio", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "No licence in the npm package. The GitHub repository's LICENSE is MIT, but the repository holds no source code", "b": "proprietary", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "14", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "com.microsoft/copilot-studio", "b": "not listed", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-16", "b": "2026-09-23", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "2025-05-23", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-09-01", "b": "2023-01-19", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "48 stars, 175k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.5/5 (4)", "b": "2/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Paragon ActionKit + MCP's 47.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Paragon ActionKit + MCP leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP or Paragon ActionKit + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Paragon ActionKit + MCP takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Paragon ActionKit + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Paragon ActionKit + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://actionkit.useparagon.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Paragon ActionKit + MCP without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 62 against 41", "Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 65", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 55 against 48" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine", "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.5 against 2.0 out of 5", "No incidents deducted, where Paragon ActionKit + MCP loses 4 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Teams already on Copilot Studio that want a coding agent or CLI to build, test, deploy and monitor Copilot Studio agents and workflows, and to set up their connectors.", "slug": "copilot-studio-mcp", "watchFor": "First published on 16 October 2026, with two releases and no release notes or changelog" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 60 against 46", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 73 against 53" ], 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Prismatic", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-prismatic" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-tray.json", "title": "Paragon ActionKit + MCP vs Tray.ai API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-tray" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-windmill.json", "title": "Paragon ActionKit + MCP vs Windmill API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-windmill" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-workato.json", "title": "Paragon ActionKit + MCP vs Workato API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-workato" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 14, "copilot-studio-mcp": 46, "edge": "paragon", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "paragon": 60, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 20, "copilot-studio-mcp": 53, "edge": "paragon", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "paragon": 73, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 21, "copilot-studio-mcp": 62, "edge": "copilot-studio-mcp", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "paragon": 41, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 5, "copilot-studio-mcp": 70, "edge": "copilot-studio-mcp", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "paragon": 65, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 20, "copilot-studio-mcp": 20, "edge": "copilot-studio-mcp", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "paragon": 0, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 7, "copilot-studio-mcp": 55, "edge": "copilot-studio-mcp", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "paragon": 48, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 3, "copilot-studio-mcp": 65, "edge": "copilot-studio-mcp", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "paragon": 62, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Paragon ActionKit + MCP's 47.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. 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No published prices and no self-serve paid plan." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-paragon", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-paragon.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-paragon.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-paragon.min.md" }, "markdown": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Paragon ActionKit + MCP's 47.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Paragon ActionKit + MCP leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation. Both do workflow automation.\n\n- Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP: grade D, 53.1/100, rank #798 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copilot-studio-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/copilot-studio-mcp.json\n- Paragon ActionKit + MCP: grade D, 47.5/100, rank #944 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/paragon.json\n- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md\n- All 125 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md\n- Best auth and delegated access for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-auth/index.md\n- All 113 agent auth comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-auth/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP (D)\n\nGood for: Teams already on Copilot Studio that want a coding agent or CLI to build, test, deploy and monitor Copilot Studio agents and workflows, and to set up their connectors.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 62 against 41\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 65\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 55 against 48\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.5 against 2.0 out of 5\n- No incidents deducted, where Paragon ActionKit + MCP loses 4 points for them\n\nWatch for: First published on 16 October 2026, with two releases and no release notes or changelog\n\n### Paragon ActionKit + MCP (D)\n\nGood for: A SaaS company whose agent must act inside each customer's own CRM, calendar or drive.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 60 against 46\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 73 against 53\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: No published prices and no self-serve paid plan\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP | Paragon ActionKit + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 46 | 60 | Paragon ActionKit + MCP +14 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 53 | 73 | Paragon ActionKit + MCP +20 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 62 | 41 | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP +21 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 70 | 65 | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 0 | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 55 | 48 | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP +7 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 62 | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -4 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.1 · D** | **47.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP | Paragon ActionKit + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Microsoft | Paragon |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://actionkit.useparagon.com` |\n| Transports | stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | No licence in the npm package. The GitHub repository's LICENSE is MIT, but the repository holds no source code | proprietary |\n| Tools exposed | 14 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | yes |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | `com.microsoft/copilot-studio` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-09-23 |\n| Terms last updated | | 2025-05-23 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | 2023-01-19 |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | none | 48 stars, 175k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP.** Entra sign-in with per-resource scopes, tokens kept only in memory, and a plan-then-confirm step before connector writes. The package is a day old, the linked MIT repository holds no source, no changelog or support channel exists, the five cloud tools' schemas are visible only after sign-in, and workflow tests run live workflows billed in Copilot Credits.\n\n**Paragon ActionKit + MCP.** Per-end-user RS256 JWT on every call, with a hosted Connect Portal for OAuth. No published prices and no self-serve paid plan.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP\n\n1. Call `copilot_studio_status` first and reuse a ready session. Don't reconnect or reselect an environment to start a new task\n2. Read an action's contract with `discover_resources` and `action=describe_actions` before building unfamiliar `parameters`\n3. Ask the person before testing a workflow. Tests run published, enabled workflows and can have real effects\n4. Never retry an uncertain write. Inspect the agent, workflow or connection first, as the error text says\n5. Expect a browser sign-in after every restart. Tell the person a window is opening and never ask for credentials in chat\n\n### Paragon ActionKit + MCP\n\n1. Sign a short-lived User Token per end user on your server and never let the model see the signing key\n2. Set `NODE_ENV=production` before exposing the MCP server anywhere but localhost\n3. Fetch the tool list once per session with `categories` set, and cache it\n4. Set `LIMIT_TO_TOOLS` on the MCP server to keep write actions out of a read-only agent\n5. Proxy API requests count as tasks, so prefer ActionKit tools for routine actions\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP or Paragon ActionKit + MCP?\n\nMicrosoft Copilot Studio MCP scores 53.1 (D) on agent readiness against Paragon ActionKit + MCP's 47.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Paragon ActionKit + MCP leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation.\n\n### Do Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Paragon ActionKit + MCP need an API key?\n\nMicrosoft Copilot Studio MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Paragon ActionKit + MCP takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Paragon ActionKit + MCP without installing anything?\n\nMicrosoft Copilot Studio MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Paragon ActionKit + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://actionkit.useparagon.com.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-paragon.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-paragon.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"copilot-studio-mcp\", \"b\": \"paragon\"}`. 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