# folk API + MCP vs Nutshell (slim)

> folk API + MCP scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Nutshell's 49.6 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Nutshell leads on security & auth and payments & pricing. Both do crm records. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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folk API + MCP scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Nutshell's 49.6 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Nutshell leads on security & auth and payments & pricing. Both do crm records.

- folk API + MCP: C 60.8, rank #384 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk.min.md
- Nutshell: D 49.6, rank #607 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nutshell.min.md
- folk API + MCP, good for Small teams running a relationship CRM (founders, agencies, investors) who want an agent to keep contacts, notes and follow-ups current. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 42; Schema & documentation, 91 against 57; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 44; Maintenance & community, 60 against 46; Transparency & trust, 81 against 71.
- Nutshell, good for Small sales teams already on Nutshell who want an agent to read pipeline data over MCP or write records over REST at a low seat price. Ahead on Security & auth, 58 against 43; Payments & pricing, 35 against 30.

| Category | folk API + MCP | Nutshell |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 42 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 91 | 57 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 44 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 60 | 46 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | folk API + MCP | Nutshell |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | folk | Nutshell, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.folk.app/v1` | `https://app.nutshell.com/rest` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under Nutshell's Terms of Service |
| Tools exposed | 38 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-08-21 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-06-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-06-02 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |