Head to head · Design files · October 2026 research run
Framer Server API vs Miro API + MCP
Miro API + MCP has a score of 65.3 (B) against Framer Server API's 52.8 (D). Both do design files. The largest gap is reliability, 30 points.
Framer Server APIFramer · HTTP API
D52.8/100#340 of 452
Miro API + MCPMiro · HTTP API
B65.3/100#175 of 452
Which one, for what
Pick Framer Server API for
No category where it leads by five points or more.
Pick Miro API + MCP for
- reliability (+30)
- schema & documentation (+16)
- agent ergonomics (+16)
- security & auth (+20)
- payments & pricing (+5)
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Framer Server API | Miro API + MCP | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 43 | 73 | Miro API + MCP +30 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 69 | 85 | Miro API + MCP +16 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 47 | 63 | Miro API + MCP +16 |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 50 | 70 | Miro API + MCP +20 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 25 | 30 | Miro API + MCP +5 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 77 | 77 | even |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 77 | 79 | Miro API + MCP +2 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |
| Total | 52.8 · D | 65.3 · B |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Framer Server API | Miro API + MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Framer | Miro |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | https://api.miro.com/v2 |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | proprietary | proprietary |
| Tools exposed | none | 18 |
| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |
| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |
| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | io.github.miroapp/mcp-server |
| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-17 |
| Popularity | 336k npm/wk | 156 stars, 19k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |
Verdicts
Framer Server API
Same surface as the Plugin API, so canvas nodes, components, code files and CMS are writable. No REST endpoints and no official MCP server. You need Node 22 and the framer-api package.
Miro API + MCP
REST creates shapes, connectors and frames, so flowcharts and architecture sketches can be drawn directly. Legacy MCP board tools were removed nine days after the deprecation notice.
Before you call either
Framer Server API
connect(projectUrl, process.env.FRAMER_API_KEY)then call Plugin API methods, and close the connection when done- Publish creates a preview deployment. Promote it with
deploy()only after checking it - Keep batches small and idempotent, since a dropped connection can stop a run halfway
- For interactive work from a coding agent,
npx @framer/agent setupis the supported route and keeps changes on a branch - Check the changelog before upgrading. v5.0.0 changed CMS array fields and requires stable
idvalues
Miro API + MCP
- Create shapes first, then connectors with
startItemandendItemids - Put related items in a frame and set
parentso they move together - Watch
X-RateLimit-Remaining. There's noRetry-After, so back off exponentially on 429 - Through MCP, call
canvas_read_as_svgbeforecanvas_update_from_svgso the model sees the current layout - Don't call the legacy MCP board tools. They were removed on 17 September 2026
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