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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. 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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": "Windmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP's 53.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "windmill", "name": "Windmill API + MCP", "vendor": "Windmill Labs", "vendorUrl": "https://www.windmill.dev", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Code-first engine for scripts, flows and internal apps in 20+ languages, written in Rust, on Windmill Cloud or self-hosted.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/windmill.json", "repo": "https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill", "license": "AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://app.windmill.dev/api", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "windmill-client" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "wmill" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Bearer user tokens with optional scopes (`{domain}:{action}[:{path}]`, e.g. `jobs:run:flows`) and expiry. MCP by OAuth at /api/mcp/gateway, or a token either in the URL (`?token=`) or in an Authorization header. Admins can make the MCP endpoints refuse tokens in URLs.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Self-hosted Community Edition is free with unlimited executions (up to 50 users, 3 workspaces). Self-hosted Enterprise from $120 a month, priced as developer seats $20 a month, operators $10 and compute at $50 a month per standard 2 GB worker. Pro gets the same terms for companies under 10 staff and $250,000 revenue. Cloud has a free tier and paid Team and Enterprise workspaces billed on seats and compute (https://www.windmill.dev/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$20 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 18070, "npmWeekly": 126287, "pypiWeekly": 218343, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.windmill.dev/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://www.windmill.dev/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://app.windmill.dev/api/openapi.yaml", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "automation.embedded", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "self-hosted", "open-source", "local", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "python", "typescript", "webhooks", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 55.9, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 715, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 35, "reliability": 40, "schema": 79, "security": 60, "transparency": 65 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -5, "negativeNotes": [ "CVE-2026-23696, SQL injection in folder ownership management for any low-privilege user in Windmill 1.276.0 to 1.603.2, CVSS 4.0 score 9.4, exposing JWT secrets and admin identifiers. Fixed in 1.603.3 and published by NVD on 7 April 2026 (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-34m2-qrpf-6v7q).", "GHSA-24fr-44f8-fqwg, published 2 March 2026, high. SUPERADMIN_SECRET could be read publicly through RCE on versions before 1.603.3. CVE-2026-22683, missing authorisation in 1.56.0 to 1.614.0, rated high on 7 April 2026. All fixed, so the deduction is reduced (https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/security/advisories, https://github.com/advisories?query=windmill)." ], "verdict": "Token scopes down to a single script path, with expiry. The default MCP URL puts the token in `?token=` unless a superadmin turns that off.", "bestFor": "Engineering teams who'd rather write steps in Python, TypeScript, Go or SQL and expose them as tools.", "strengths": [ "Token scopes down to a single script path, with expiry", "OpenAPI 3.0.3 with 913 operations and Apache-2.0 clients for TypeScript, Python, Go and Rust", "Every script and flow is an MCP tool, filterable by folder and favourites", "97 tagged releases in 90 days, latest v1.821.0 on 1 October 2026", "Free unlimited executions on Cloud free workspaces and self-hosted Community Edition" ], "weaknesses": [ "The default MCP URL puts the token in `?token=` unless a superadmin turns that off", "CVE-2026-23696, a critical SQL injection fixed in 1.603.3, had no Windmill advisory", "No published API rate limits, 429 guidance or uptime SLA", "The OpenAPI file documents errors for only about 30 operations", "No SECURITY.md or security.txt" ], "agentNotes": [ "Give the agent a token scoped to `jobs:run` on one folder rather than a full user token", "Connect over the OAuth gateway or send the token in a header so it stays out of logs", "With a multi-workspace token, pass `workspace_id` on every workspace tool", "Call `searchDocs` before guessing at a flag or config key, then `readDocsPage` with the returned URL", "Poll the job by ID after `runScriptByPath` for long jobs instead of waiting on the call" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 55.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 35, "reliability": 40, "schema": 79, "security": 60, "transparency": 51 }, "provenanceScore": 78 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://app.windmill.dev/api/w/$WM_WORKSPACE/scripts/list\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $WM_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http windmill https://app.windmill.dev/api/mcp/gateway", "config": { "mcpServers": { "windmill": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${WM_TOKEN}" }, "url": "https://app.windmill.dev/api/mcp/w/${WM_WORKSPACE}/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/windmill" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Developer seat (Enterprise)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 20 }, { "item": "Operator seat (Enterprise)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 10, "note": "run-only users and external JWT users" }, { "item": "Compute (Enterprise)", "unit": "compute-unit", "usd": 25, "note": "$50 a month per standard 2 GB worker, which is 2 CU" }, { "item": "Enterprise minimum", "unit": "month", "usd": 120, "note": "from price shown on the pricing page" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Windmill Labs, Inc.", "domain": "windmill.dev", "domainRegistered": "2022-01-06", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.windmill.dev/terms", "privacy": "https://www.windmill.dev/privacy_policy", "statusPage": "https://status.windmill.dev", "changelog": "https://www.windmill.dev/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "status.windmill.dev redirects to an UptimeRobot page." ], "score": 78 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.json", "live": { "slug": "windmill", "probe": { "target": "https://app.windmill.dev/api", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-18T00:15:01.705965126Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 244, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 190, "p95ms24h": 268, "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": 248 }, { "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.windmill.dev", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T22:52:04.064483192Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": 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"HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Freemium", "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": "AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "14", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "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": "2026-10-01", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-09-01", "b": "no date given", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "18k stars, 126k npm/wk, 218k PyPI/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.5/5 (4)", "b": "3/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Windmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP's 53.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP or Windmill API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Windmill API + MCP takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Windmill API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Windmill API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://app.windmill.dev/api.", "question": "Can an agent call Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Windmill API + MCP without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP. Windmill API + MCP is open source (AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts).", "question": "Are Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Windmill API + MCP open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 46 against 40", "Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 60" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine", "No incidents deducted, where Windmill API + MCP loses 5 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": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 79 against 53", "Agent ergonomics, 73 against 62", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 55" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "Open 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-tray.json", "title": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP vs Tray.ai API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-tray" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-workato.json", "title": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP vs Workato API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-workato" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gumloop-vs-windmill.json", "title": "Gumloop vs Windmill API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gumloop-vs-windmill" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-windmill.json", "title": "Kestra vs Windmill API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-windmill" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/make-vs-windmill.json", "title": "Make API + MCP vs Windmill API + MCP", "url": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/prismatic-vs-windmill" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tray-vs-windmill.json", "title": "Tray.ai API + MCP vs Windmill API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tray-vs-windmill" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/windmill-vs-workato.json", "title": "Windmill API + MCP vs Workato API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/windmill-vs-workato" }, { "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" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 6, "copilot-studio-mcp": 46, "edge": "copilot-studio-mcp", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16, "windmill": 40 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 26, "copilot-studio-mcp": 53, "edge": "windmill", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13, "windmill": 79 }, { "by": 11, "copilot-studio-mcp": 62, "edge": "windmill", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13, "windmill": 73 }, { "by": 10, "copilot-studio-mcp": 70, "edge": "copilot-studio-mcp", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14, "windmill": 60 }, { "by": 15, "copilot-studio-mcp": 20, "edge": "windmill", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10, "windmill": 35 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 32, "copilot-studio-mcp": 55, "edge": "windmill", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7, "windmill": 87 }, { "by": 0, "copilot-studio-mcp": 65, "edge": "", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7, "windmill": 65 } ], "summary": "Windmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP's 53.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored 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The default MCP URL puts the token in `?token=` unless a superadmin turns that off." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-windmill", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-windmill.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-windmill.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-windmill.min.md" }, "markdown": "Windmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP's 53.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth. 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- Windmill API + MCP: grade C, 55.9/100, rank #715 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/windmill.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\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- Reliability, 46 against 40\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 60\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n- No incidents deducted, where Windmill API + MCP loses 5 points for them\n\nWatch for: First published on 16 October 2026, with two releases and no release notes or changelog\n\n### Windmill API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Engineering teams who'd rather write steps in Python, TypeScript, Go or SQL and expose them as tools.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 79 against 53\n- Agent ergonomics, 73 against 62\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 55\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- Open source\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5\n\nWatch for: The default MCP URL puts the token in `?token=` unless a superadmin turns that off\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP | Windmill API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 46 | 40 | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP +6 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 53 | 79 | Windmill API + MCP +26 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 62 | 73 | Windmill API + MCP +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 70 | 60 | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP +10 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 35 | Windmill API + MCP +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 55 | 87 | Windmill API + MCP +32 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 65 | even |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -5 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.1 · D** | **55.9 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP | Windmill API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Microsoft | Windmill Labs |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://app.windmill.dev/api` |\n| Transports | stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |\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 | AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts |\n| Tools exposed | 14 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | `com.microsoft/copilot-studio` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Terms last updated | | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | none | 18k stars, 126k npm/wk, 218k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (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**Windmill API + MCP.** Token scopes down to a single script path, with expiry. The default MCP URL puts the token in `?token=` unless a superadmin turns that off.\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### Windmill API + MCP\n\n1. Give the agent a token scoped to `jobs:run` on one folder rather than a full user token\n2. Connect over the OAuth gateway or send the token in a header so it stays out of logs\n3. With a multi-workspace token, pass `workspace_id` on every workspace tool\n4. Call `searchDocs` before guessing at a flag or config key, then `readDocsPage` with the returned URL\n5. Poll the job by ID after `runScriptByPath` for long jobs instead of waiting on the call\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP or Windmill API + MCP?\n\nWindmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP's 53.1 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Windmill API + MCP need an API key?\n\nMicrosoft Copilot Studio MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Windmill API + MCP takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Windmill API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nMicrosoft Copilot Studio MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Windmill API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://app.windmill.dev/api.\n\n### Are Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP and Windmill API + MCP open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP. Windmill API + MCP is open source (AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-windmill.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-windmill.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"copilot-studio-mcp\", \"b\": \"windmill\"}`. 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