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Elastic Path API + MCP leads on reliability.", "b": { "slug": "square", "name": "Square", "vendor": "Block, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://squareup.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "commerce", "summary": "Square is Block's commerce and payments platform for sellers. Its REST API covers catalogue, orders, payment links, payments, inventory and customers, with seven SDKs and a beta MCP server hosted at mcp.squareup.com.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/square", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/square.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/square.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/square.json", "repo": "https://github.com/square/square-mcp-server", "license": "Proprietary service under the Square Developer Terms of Service. The MCP server and the OpenAPI specification on GitHub are Apache 2.0, and the Node.js SDK is MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.squareup.com/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "square" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "square-mcp-server" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "squareup" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Access needs a Square account and an application created in the Developer Console, both self-serve. Two token types go in the `Authorization: Bearer` header. A personal access token gives unrestricted access to the owner's own account, with a separate sandbox token. OAuth access tokens are limited to the scopes a seller grants, expire after 30 days and can be refreshed and revoked. The remote MCP server signs in through OAuth, and Square keeps an allowlist of MCP clients that may register.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "The API and sandbox carry no charge. Sellers pay processing fees, 2.9% + 30 cents for card payments through the payments APIs in the US. Square Free is $0 a month, Plus $49 and Premium $149 per location. The sandbox lets an agent start without a contract (https://squareup.com/us/en/payments/our-fees, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "2.9% fee", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index at developer.squareup.com/llms.txt or the OpenAPI spec (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 3, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 453743, "pypiWeekly": 72138, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer.squareup.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://developer.squareup.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/square/connect-api-specification/master/api.json", "capabilities": [ "commerce.products", "commerce.orders", "commerce.checkout", "commerce.cart", "commerce.headless", "payments.card", "payments.checkout" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "sandbox", "graphql", "typescript", "python", "status-page", "bug-bounty" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 69.2, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 156, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 629, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 83, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 40, "reliability": 58, "schema": 87, "security": 67, "transparency": 70 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The REST API has a public OpenAPI 3.0 spec, OAuth scopes split by read and write for each resource, idempotency keys on writes and a free sandbox. The MCP server is in beta and its remote instance reaches production only. No numeric REST rate limits or SLA were found, and the status page recorded widespread errors on 27 September 2026.", "bestFor": "Agents working for a seller already on Square, on catalogue, inventory, orders, payment links and customers, online and in person.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI 3.0 spec with 332 operations and 1,476 schemas, regenerated for API version 2026-09-16", "OAuth scopes are split by read and write for each resource, and access tokens expire after 30 days", "78 request schemas carry an `idempotency_key`, and the docs describe backoff with jitter for 429 responses", "Free sandbox at connect.squareupsandbox.com with test cards, and API Logs kept for 28 days", "Deprecated APIs are typically retired at least 12 months after deprecation, with dated release notes each month" ], "weaknesses": [ "The MCP server is marked beta, and the remote server reaches production data only", "No numeric rate limits were found for the REST API. Only GraphQL states a figure, 10 queries a second", "No SLA was found in the developer terms or documentation", "The status page recorded widespread latency and errors on 27 September 2026, including payment authorisation", "A personal access token grants unrestricted access to the whole Square account", "97 of the 332 operations in the spec are marked beta" ], "agentNotes": [ "Test against the sandbox first with the local MCP server and `SANDBOX=true`. The remote server at mcp.squareup.com reaches production only", "Set `DISALLOW_WRITES=true` on the local MCP server when the task only reads", "Call `get_service_info`, then `get_type_info`, before each `make_api_request`. The request body is otherwise untyped", "Send a fresh `idempotency_key` on every write, and reuse it when retrying the same write", "Pin `Square-Version` in each request. Use a page cursor within 5 minutes of receiving it" ], "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": 69.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 83, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 40, "reliability": 58, "schema": 87, "security": 67, "transparency": 56 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "install": "npx square-mcp-server start", "http": "curl https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/v2/locations \\\n -H 'Square-Version: 2026-09-16' \\\n -H 'Authorization: Bearer {SANDBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN}' \\\n -H 'Content-Type: application/json'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "mcp_square_api": { "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.squareup.com/mcp" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/commerce.products", "tool": "https://letme.dev/square" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Card payment through the payments APIs (US)", "unit": "pct", "usd": 2.9, "note": "plus 30 cents per transaction" }, { "item": "ACH bank transfer through the API (US)", "unit": "pct", "usd": 1, "note": "$1 minimum, $5 fee cap" }, { "item": "Square Free", "unit": "month", "usd": 0, "note": "per location" }, { "item": "Square Plus", "unit": "month", "usd": 49, "note": "per location" }, { "item": "Square Premium", "unit": "month", "usd": 149, "note": "per location" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Block, Inc.", "domain": "squareup.com", "domainRegistered": "2007-05-26", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/developers", "privacy": "https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/privacy", "statusPage": "https://www.issquareup.com", "changelog": "https://developer.squareup.com/docs/changelog/connect", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Square Developer Terms of Service (last updated 10 September 2026) are an agreement with Block, Inc. and govern the APIs, SDKs and developer tools. Payment processing through an API is also subject to Square's General Terms.", "The Privacy Notice for Square Sellers and Website Visitors (last updated 15 September 2026) names Block, Inc., 1955 Broadway, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612 as the entity for US sellers, with other Square entities for Canada, Japan, Australia and the EU.", "The API answers at connect.squareup.com and the remote MCP server at mcp.squareup.com. The sandbox uses the separate domain squareupsandbox.com.", "squareup.com/.well-known/security.txt and developer.squareup.com/.well-known/security.txt return 404. The security page links a Bugcrowd programme.", "RDAP for squareup.com gives a registration date of 2007-05-26." ], "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/square.json", "live": { "slug": "square", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.squareup.com/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T19:08:59.27689094Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 59, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 80, "p95ms24h": 137, "samples24h": 19, "samples30d": 19, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 19, "ok": 19 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.issquareup.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T19:06:59.998723569Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developer.squareup.com/docs/changelog/connect", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:18.308620553Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "62494a1dd472" }, { "url": "https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:44.136652202Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "18b57fb2f3f3" }, { "url": "https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/developers", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:40.889937356Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "10ccc5457da5" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T19:08:59.27689094Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Elastic Path", "b": "Block, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://useast.api.elasticpath.com/v2", "b": "https://mcp.squareup.com/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, stdio", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Pay per use", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary service under the Square Developer Terms of Service. 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Elastic Path API + MCP leads on reliability.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Elastic Path API + MCP or Square?" }, { "answer": "Elastic Path API + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Square takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Elastic Path API + MCP and Square need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Elastic Path API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://useast.api.elasticpath.com/v2 and Square at https://mcp.squareup.com/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call Elastic Path API + MCP and Square without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 68 against 58" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Enterprises already buying composable commerce who want an agent with broad back-office reach.", "slug": "elastic-path", "watchFor": "MCP server exposes 95 tools with full CRUD, no read-only mode and no public source or licence" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 87 against 66", "Agent ergonomics, 83 against 33", "Security \u0026 auth, 67 against 39", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 12", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 70 against 61" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Agents working for a seller already on Square, on catalogue, inventory, orders, payment links and customers, online and in person.", "slug": "square", "watchFor": "The MCP server is marked beta, and the remote server reaches production data only" } ], "job": { "capability": "commerce.products", "name": "Commerce products" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-elastic-path.json", "title": "BigCommerce API + MCP vs Elastic Path API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-elastic-path" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-square.json", "title": "BigCommerce API + MCP vs Square", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bigcommerce-vs-square" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-elastic-path.json", "title": "Commerce Layer API + MCP vs Elastic Path API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-elastic-path" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-square.json", "title": "Commerce Layer API + MCP vs Square", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/commerce-layer-vs-square" }, { 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"elastic-path": 33, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "square": 83, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 28, "edge": "square", "elastic-path": 39, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "square": 67, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 28, "edge": "square", "elastic-path": 12, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "square": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "square", "elastic-path": 77, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "square": 81, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "square", "elastic-path": 61, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "square": 70, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Square scores 69.2 (B) on agent readiness against Elastic Path API + MCP's 50.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Elastic Path API + MCP leads on reliability. Both do commerce products.", "verdicts": { "elastic-path": "Cart, promotion code, checkout and order endpoints cover the whole test flow. MCP server exposes 95 tools with full CRUD, no read-only mode and no public source or licence.", "square": "The REST API has a public OpenAPI 3.0 spec, OAuth scopes split by read and write for each resource, idempotency keys on writes and a free sandbox. The MCP server is in beta and its remote instance reaches production only. No numeric REST rate limits or SLA were found, and the status page recorded widespread errors on 27 September 2026." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elastic-path-vs-square", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elastic-path-vs-square.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elastic-path-vs-square.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elastic-path-vs-square.min.md" }, "markdown": "Square scores 69.2 (B) on agent readiness against Elastic Path API + MCP's 50.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Elastic Path API + MCP leads on reliability. Both do commerce products.\n\n- Elastic Path API + MCP: grade D, 50.1/100, rank #521 of 629. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/square.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/square.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Elastic Path API + MCP (D)\n\nGood for: Enterprises already buying composable commerce who want an agent with broad back-office reach.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 68 against 58\n\nWatch for: MCP server exposes 95 tools with full CRUD, no read-only mode and no public source or licence\n\n### Square (B)\n\nGood for: Agents working for a seller already on Square, on catalogue, inventory, orders, payment links and customers, online and in person.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 87 against 66\n- Agent ergonomics, 83 against 33\n- Security \u0026 auth, 67 against 39\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 12\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 70 against 61\n\nWatch for: The MCP server is marked beta, and the remote server reaches production data only\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Elastic Path API + MCP | Square | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 58 | Elastic Path API + MCP +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 87 | Square +21 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 33 | 83 | Square +50 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 39 | 67 | Square +28 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 12 | 40 | Square +28 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 81 | Square +4 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 61 | 70 | Square +9 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **50.1 · D** | **69.2 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Elastic Path API + MCP | Square |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Elastic Path | Block, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://useast.api.elasticpath.com/v2` | `https://mcp.squareup.com/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Square Developer Terms of Service. The MCP server and the OpenAPI specification on GitHub are Apache 2.0, and the Node.js SDK is MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 95 | 3 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-16 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-10 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-15 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Popularity | 754 npm/wk | 454k npm/wk, 72k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Elastic Path API + MCP.** Cart, promotion code, checkout and order endpoints cover the whole test flow. MCP server exposes 95 tools with full CRUD, no read-only mode and no public source or licence.\n\n**Square.** The REST API has a public OpenAPI 3.0 spec, OAuth scopes split by read and write for each resource, idempotency keys on writes and a free sandbox. The MCP server is in beta and its remote instance reaches production only. No numeric REST rate limits or SLA were found, and the status page recorded widespread errors on 27 September 2026.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Elastic Path API + MCP\n\n1. Use a client_credentials token server-side only. It has full CRUD on the store\n2. Pick the base URL for the store's region (useast or euwest), or every call returns 401\n3. Loading the MCP server costs 95 tool definitions, so enable it only for agents that need the back office\n4. On a 429, wait a few seconds and retry. No Retry-After header is sent\n5. Check out a cart with POST /v2/carts/{id}/checkout, then pay the resulting order\n\n### Square\n\n1. Test against the sandbox first with the local MCP server and `SANDBOX=true`. The remote server at mcp.squareup.com reaches production only\n2. Set `DISALLOW_WRITES=true` on the local MCP server when the task only reads\n3. Call `get_service_info`, then `get_type_info`, before each `make_api_request`. The request body is otherwise untyped\n4. Send a fresh `idempotency_key` on every write, and reuse it when retrying the same write\n5. Pin `Square-Version` in each request. Use a page cursor within 5 minutes of receiving it\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Elastic Path API + MCP or Square?\n\nSquare scores 69.2 (B) on agent readiness against Elastic Path API + MCP's 50.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Elastic Path API + MCP leads on reliability.\n\n### Do Elastic Path API + MCP and Square need an API key?\n\nElastic Path API + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Square takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Elastic Path API + MCP and Square without installing anything?\n\nYes. Elastic Path API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://useast.api.elasticpath.com/v2 and Square at https://mcp.squareup.com/mcp.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elastic-path-vs-square.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elastic-path-vs-square.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"elastic-path\", \"b\": \"square\"}`. 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