# Extend API + MCP vs Reducto API + MCP (slim)

> Reducto API + MCP has a score of 63.2 (B) against Extend API + MCP's 62.9 (B). Both do docs parse. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 16 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Reducto API + MCP has a score of 63.2 (B) against Extend API + MCP's 62.9 (B). Both do docs parse. The largest gap is agent ergonomics, 16 points.

- Extend API + MCP: B 62.9, rank #211 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/extend.min.md
- Reducto API + MCP: B 63.2, rank #207 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reducto.min.md
- Pick Extend API + MCP for schema & documentation (+7), security & auth (+8), transparency & trust (+7). Pick Reducto API + MCP for reliability (+5), agent ergonomics (+16).

| Category | Extend API + MCP | Reducto API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 72 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 68 | 84 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 35 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 60 |