# Copper API vs folk API + MCP (slim)

> folk API + MCP has a score of 61 (C) against Copper API's 46.9 (D). Both do crm records. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 43 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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folk API + MCP has a score of 61 (C) against Copper API's 46.9 (D). Both do crm records. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 43 points.

- Copper API: D 46.9, rank #392 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copper.min.md
- folk API + MCP: C 61, rank #235 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk.min.md
- Pick Copper API for reliability (+24). Pick folk API + MCP for schema & documentation (+43), agent ergonomics (+30), security & auth (+16), maintenance & community (+39), transparency & trust (+9).

| Category | Copper API | folk API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 79 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 48 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 40 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 27 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 21 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 83 |