{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "framer", "name": "Framer Server API", "vendor": "Framer", "vendorUrl": "https://www.framer.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design", "summary": "Framer is a website builder with a design canvas.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/framer.json", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "framer-api" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@framer/agent" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "One API key per project, created under Site Settings, General. Pass it with the project URL to `connect()`. `@framer/agent` instead asks the user to grant access to each project in the browser, and its changes land on a branch.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "The Server API is free during the open beta on all plans. Framer says it'll likely charge per use with a monthly free allowance, and estimates a full hour of processing at a few dollars. Site plans are Free, Basic $10 a month and Pro $30 a month billed yearly, with extra editors at $20 a month and custom Enterprise pricing (https://www.framer.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$10 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No payment support in the Server API docs.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 335756, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.framer.com/developers/server-api-introduction", "llmsTxt": "https://www.framer.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "design.files", "design.components", "design.canvas", "design.code" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "closed-source", "typescript", "llms-txt" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-24", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 52.6, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 730, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 47, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 25, "reliability": 43, "schema": 69, "security": 50, "transparency": 75 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "Coding agents that build or update Framer sites, CMS content and code components and can run Node.", "strengths": [ "Same surface as the Plugin API, so canvas nodes, components, code files and CMS are writable", "`@framer/agent` puts every agent change on a branch and limits it to the projects you connect", "Publish makes a preview deployment that a separate `deploy` promotes", "Free on every plan during the beta", "Dated changelog with breaking changes flagged by major version" ], "weaknesses": [ "No REST endpoints and no official MCP server. You need Node 22 and the `framer-api` package", "Open beta with no published rate limits, price or SLA", "Not transactional, so failures can leave partial edits", "API keys can publish and deploy directly, with no read-only option", "framer.com's security.txt expired on 1 August 2026" ], "agentNotes": [ "`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 setup` is the supported route and keeps changes on a branch", "Check the changelog before upgrading. v5.0.0 changed CMS array fields and requires stable `id` values" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 52.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 47, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 25, "reliability": 43, "schema": 69, "security": 50, "transparency": 58 }, "provenanceScore": 91 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install framer-api", "claudeCode": "npx @framer/agent setup" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.files", "tool": "https://letme.dev/framer" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Basic site plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 10, "note": "billed yearly" }, { "item": "Pro site plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 30, "note": "billed yearly" }, { "item": "Additional editor", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 20 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Framer B.V.", "domain": "framer.com", "domainRegistered": "1996-12-30", "domainNote": "framer.com was registered in 1996, long before Framer B.V. acquired it.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.framer.com/legal/terms-of-service/", "privacy": "https://www.framer.com/legal/privacy-statement/", "statusPage": "https://www.framerstatus.com", "changelog": "https://www.framer.com/developers/changelog", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 91 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer.json", "live": { "slug": "framer", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.framerstatus.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T00:50:35.661400823Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@framer/agent", "version": "0.0.46", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:53:59.22208214Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "framer-api", "version": "5.1.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:53:58.401502137Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 207212, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://framer.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "expired", "expires": "2026-08-01T16:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:39:23.825271502Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://www.framer.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T14:01:59.507859533Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "framer.com", "registered": "1996-12-30", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/framer.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:02.946028331Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.framer.com/developers/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:14.88862739Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-05T16:02:35.805295472Z", "fingerprint": "93e79958cdaa" }, { "url": "https://www.framer.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:20.918274232Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-05T16:02:42.052662384Z", "fingerprint": "8d1b7afe27b5" }, { "url": "https://www.framer.com/legal/privacy-statement/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:16.903705707Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-05T16:02:38.076328968Z", "fingerprint": "39b96bc79c3e" }, { "url": "https://www.framer.com/legal/terms-of-service/", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:50:18.918078911Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-05T16:02:40.090636579Z", "fingerprint": "9d88d5666651" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T00:50:35.661400823Z" } }, "answer": "Framer Server API scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against Subframe's 39.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Subframe leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "subframe", "name": "Subframe", "vendor": "Atomic Design Inc", "vendorUrl": "https://www.subframe.com", "kind": "mcp", "category": "design", "summary": "Design tool from Atomic Design Inc for React and Tailwind interfaces, with a cloud canvas and a macOS app. Agents read and edit pages, components and themes through a hosted MCP server, and a CLI syncs components into a codebase.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/subframe", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/subframe.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/subframe.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/subframe.json", "repo": "https://github.com/SubframeApp/subframe", "license": "Proprietary service under Atomic Design's terms of service. `@subframe/cli` and `@subframe/core` are marked ISC in their package files and the Claude Code plugin MIT in its manifest, with no licence file in the repository", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@subframe/cli" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@subframe/core" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The MCP server takes OAuth only, with dynamic client registration and PKCE, and a person approves access in a browser. Subframe access tokens are not accepted there. What an agent can do follows the user's team role. Admins and Editors can write, and Viewers get a read-only server. The CLI takes an auth token from `SUBFRAME_AUTH_TOKEN` or `--auth-token`, created at app.subframe.com/cli/auth or by the `generate_auth_token` MCP tool. Tokens are shown once and can be deleted. No token scopes or expiry are documented. Access is self-serve.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free at $0 with one project, unlimited pages and members, and MCP and CLI access, so an agent's owner can start without a contract. Pro is $20 an editor a month for unlimited projects and six times the AI credits. Viewers are free on every plan. Custom plans are priced on request. MCP calls are not priced separately (https://www.subframe.com/, checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "$20 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the pricing section or the CLI source (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 46, "popularity": { "githubStars": 435, "npmWeekly": 1006, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.subframe.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.subframe.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "design.files", "design.components", "design.code", "design.canvas", "design.comments" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "oauth", "remote-mcp", "cli", "agent-skills", "react", "tailwind", "design-to-code", "freemium", "free-tier", "llms-txt", "closed-source", "macos" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 39.7, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 915, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 47, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 33, "reliability": 19, "schema": 54, "security": 44, "transparency": 57 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "23 to 24 September 2026. The docs and skill files renamed three MCP tools (`list_flows`, `get_flow_info`, `delete_flow`) to `list_canvases`, `get_canvas_info` and `delete_canvas`, with no changelog entry or notice found. Whether the server still answers the old names was not tested (-2). https://github.com/SubframeApp/subframe/commit/43bfb51d749713940cf0df8e73da2ab43b7358bc", "7 May 2026. A docs commit records that the MCP server 'no longer accepts CLI/access tokens, only OAuth', removing the documented header route for clients without OAuth, with no dated notice found (-1, older and documented since). https://github.com/SubframeApp/subframe/commit/ff59743593fa2b581f32233b58660ace8a23f707" ], "verdict": "An agent can read and change pages, components, snippets and themes in a Subframe project through a hosted MCP server with OAuth, and Viewer accounts get a read-only server. The server lists 46 tools, and no status page, rate limits, changelog or security contact were found. Three tools were renamed in September 2026 with no notice found.", "bestFor": "A coding agent working beside a team that designs React and Tailwind interfaces in Subframe and wants the design as code, with a read-only route for review.", "strengths": [ "Hosted MCP server at `https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp` with OAuth, dynamic client registration and PKCE, so no key is pasted into a config file", "Viewer accounts get a read-only MCP server and read-only CLI access, and Viewer seats are free on every plan", "Write tools cover pages, components, snippets, design documents, themes, icons and fonts, and page reads return generated React and Tailwind code", "Docs publish `llms.txt`, a Markdown twin of every page and a separate docs MCP server that needs no credential", "The CLI has a non-interactive mode with `--json` output, nonzero exit status on failure and a token read from `SUBFRAME_AUTH_TOKEN`" ], "weaknesses": [ "46 tools are documented with no toolsets, and the vendor's `design` skill that explains them is about 55 KB of text", "No status page, published rate limit, SLA or changelog was found, and the terms disclaim uninterrupted service", "`list_flows`, `get_flow_info` and `delete_flow` became `list_canvases`, `get_canvas_info` and `delete_canvas` in September 2026 with no notice found", "No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty, certification or audit log was found", "Delete confirmation is guidance in the skill file. The vendor's skill calls deletes irreversible from MCP, with recovery only through version history in the editor (24 hours on Free)" ], "agentNotes": [ "Connect with an MCP client that supports OAuth. The server rejects Subframe access tokens and static `Authorization` headers", "Pass `projectId` on every call. When it is omitted the server uses the first project the user can reach, which may be the wrong team's", "After `design_page`, `design_component` or `edit_component`, call `wait_for_jobs` with the `jobId` before reading the result. Earlier reads return stale content", "Ask the owner before any delete tool or a theme token deletion. A deleted token leaves every reference detached even after the token is restored", "For the CLI, set `SUBFRAME_AUTH_TOKEN` and `DO_NOT_TRACK=1`, and point `--dir` at a folder that holds only Subframe code, because a full sync removes other unprotected files" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 39.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 47, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 33, "reliability": 19, "schema": 54, "security": 44, "transparency": 46 }, "provenanceScore": 68 }, "connect": { "install": "npx @subframe/cli@latest init", "claudeCode": "claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/SubframeApp/subframe \u0026\u0026 claude plugin install subframe@subframe", "config": { "mcpServers": { "subframe": { "url": "https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp" }, "subframe-docs": { "url": "https://docs.subframe.com/mcp" } } }, "headless": { "command": "npx @subframe/cli@latest sync --all --json", "env": { "SUBFRAME_AUTH_TOKEN": "\u003ctoken\u003e" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.files", "tool": "https://letme.dev/subframe" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 20, "note": "each Admin and Editor, unlimited projects, six times the Free AI credits, 7-day version history. Viewers are free" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Atomic Design Inc", "domain": "subframe.com", "domainRegistered": "2003-09-24", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://policies.subframe.com/tos", "privacy": "https://policies.subframe.com/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The terms of service (last updated 22 January 2026) are made between Atomic Design Inc, 156 2nd Street, Ste 403, San Francisco, CA 94105, and each customer, cover the Subframe service and choose California law.", "The privacy policy (effective 22 January 2026) covers products and services at subframe.com. A DPA dated 21 January 2026 is at https://policies.subframe.com/dpa.", "The MCP server answers at mcp.subframe.com. Its protected resource metadata names an authorisation server at dbgjvucxjwkukwbojywe.supabase.co, so sign-in and tokens are issued from a Supabase host.", "www.subframe.com/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt return 404.", "No status page or changelog is linked from the site footer, the docs or the docs index. Addresses for either were not guessed.", "RDAP gives subframe.com a registration date of 2003-09-24 with Cloudflare, Inc. as registrar. The repository was created on 4 March 2024." ], "score": 68 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/subframe.json", "live": { "slug": "subframe", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:09.208685395Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 192, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 154, "p95ms24h": 262, "samples24h": 102, "samples30d": 102, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@subframe/cli", "version": "1.212.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:22:39.340892751Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@subframe/core", "version": "1.155.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:22:40.263986362Z" } ], "githubStars": 438, "npmWeekly": 1006, "pages": [ { "url": "https://policies.subframe.com/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:40.018475431Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c221794f9af0" }, { "url": "https://policies.subframe.com/tos", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:42.040686665Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "cf29b530a2cf" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T21:40:55.87387771Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-10-09T21:40:55.87387771Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:09.208685395Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "MCP server", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Framer", "b": "Atomic Design Inc", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "proprietary", "b": "Proprietary service under Atomic Design's terms of service. `@subframe/cli` and `@subframe/core` are marked ISC in their package files and the Claude Code plugin MIT in its manifest, with no licence file in the repository", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "46", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-24", "b": "2026-10-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2026-01-22", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2026-01-22", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "336k npm/wk", "b": "435 stars, 1k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Framer Server API scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against Subframe's 39.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Subframe leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Framer Server API or Subframe?" }, { "answer": "Framer Server API needs an API key. Subframe takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Framer Server API and Subframe need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Framer Server API. Subframe has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call Framer Server API and Subframe without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 43 against 19", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 69 against 54", "Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 44", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 77 against 65", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 75 against 57" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Subframe loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Coding agents that build or update Framer sites, CMS content and code components and can run Node.", "slug": "framer", "watchFor": "No REST endpoints and no official MCP server. You need Node 22 and the `framer-api` package" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 33 against 25" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "A coding agent working beside a team that designs React and Tailwind interfaces in Subframe and wants the design as code, with a read-only route for review.", "slug": "subframe", "watchFor": "46 tools are documented with no toolsets, and the vendor's `design` skill that explains them is about 55 KB of text" } ], "job": { "capability": "design.files", "name": "Design files" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/figma-mcp-vs-framer.json", "title": "Figma API + MCP vs Framer Server API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/figma-mcp-vs-framer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/figma-mcp-vs-subframe.json", "title": "Figma API + MCP vs Subframe", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/figma-mcp-vs-subframe" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-melius.json", "title": "Framer Server API vs Melius", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-melius" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-miro.json", "title": "Framer Server API vs Miro API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-miro" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-pen-dev.json", "title": "Framer Server API vs pen.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-pen-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-penpot.json", "title": "Framer Server API vs Penpot API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-penpot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-sketch.json", "title": "Framer Server API vs Sketch", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-sketch" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-zeplin.json", "title": "Framer Server API vs Zeplin", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-zeplin" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/miro-vs-subframe.json", "title": "Miro API + MCP vs Subframe", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/miro-vs-subframe" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pen-dev-vs-subframe.json", "title": "pen.dev vs Subframe", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pen-dev-vs-subframe" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/penpot-vs-subframe.json", "title": "Penpot API + MCP vs Subframe", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/penpot-vs-subframe" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sketch-vs-subframe.json", "title": "Sketch vs Subframe", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sketch-vs-subframe" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/subframe-vs-zeplin.json", "title": "Subframe vs Zeplin", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/subframe-vs-zeplin" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/melius-vs-subframe.json", "title": "Melius vs Subframe", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/melius-vs-subframe" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 24, "edge": "framer", "framer": 43, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "subframe": 19, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "framer", "framer": 69, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "subframe": 54, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "framer": 47, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "subframe": 47, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "framer", "framer": 50, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "subframe": 44, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "subframe", "framer": 25, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "subframe": 33, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "framer", "framer": 77, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "subframe": 65, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 18, "edge": "framer", "framer": 75, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "subframe": 57, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Framer Server API scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against Subframe's 39.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Subframe leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do design files.", "verdicts": { "framer": "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.", "subframe": "An agent can read and change pages, components, snippets and themes in a Subframe project through a hosted MCP server with OAuth, and Viewer accounts get a read-only server. The server lists 46 tools, and no status page, rate limits, changelog or security contact were found. Three tools were renamed in September 2026 with no notice found." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-subframe", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-subframe.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-subframe.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framer-vs-subframe.min.md" }, "markdown": "Framer Server API scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against Subframe's 39.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Subframe leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do design files.\n\n- Framer Server API: grade D, 52.6/100, rank #730 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/framer.json\n- Subframe: grade E, 39.7/100, rank #915 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/subframe.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/subframe.json\n- Best design workspace and canvas APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design/index.md\n- All 49 design comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Framer Server API (D)\n\nGood for: Coding agents that build or update Framer sites, CMS content and code components and can run Node.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 43 against 19\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 69 against 54\n- Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 44\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 77 against 65\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 75 against 57\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Subframe loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: No REST endpoints and no official MCP server. You need Node 22 and the `framer-api` package\n\n### Subframe (E)\n\nGood for: A coding agent working beside a team that designs React and Tailwind interfaces in Subframe and wants the design as code, with a read-only route for review.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 33 against 25\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: 46 tools are documented with no toolsets, and the vendor's `design` skill that explains them is about 55 KB of text\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Framer Server API | Subframe | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 43 | 19 | Framer Server API +24 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 69 | 54 | Framer Server API +15 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 47 | 47 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 50 | 44 | Framer Server API +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 25 | 33 | Subframe +8 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 65 | Framer Server API +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 57 | Framer Server API +18 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **52.6 · D** | **39.7 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Framer Server API | Subframe |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | Framer | Atomic Design Inc |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary service under Atomic Design's terms of service. `@subframe/cli` and `@subframe/core` are marked ISC in their package files and the Claude Code plugin MIT in its manifest, with no licence file in the repository |\n| Tools exposed | none | 46 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-08 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-01-22 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-01-22 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 336k npm/wk | 435 stars, 1k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**Subframe.** An agent can read and change pages, components, snippets and themes in a Subframe project through a hosted MCP server with OAuth, and Viewer accounts get a read-only server. The server lists 46 tools, and no status page, rate limits, changelog or security contact were found. Three tools were renamed in September 2026 with no notice found.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Framer Server API\n\n1. `connect(projectUrl, process.env.FRAMER_API_KEY)` then call Plugin API methods, and close the connection when done\n2. Publish creates a preview deployment. Promote it with `deploy()` only after checking it\n3. Keep batches small and idempotent, since a dropped connection can stop a run halfway\n4. For interactive work from a coding agent, `npx @framer/agent setup` is the supported route and keeps changes on a branch\n5. Check the changelog before upgrading. v5.0.0 changed CMS array fields and requires stable `id` values\n\n### Subframe\n\n1. Connect with an MCP client that supports OAuth. The server rejects Subframe access tokens and static `Authorization` headers\n2. Pass `projectId` on every call. When it is omitted the server uses the first project the user can reach, which may be the wrong team's\n3. After `design_page`, `design_component` or `edit_component`, call `wait_for_jobs` with the `jobId` before reading the result. Earlier reads return stale content\n4. Ask the owner before any delete tool or a theme token deletion. A deleted token leaves every reference detached even after the token is restored\n5. For the CLI, set `SUBFRAME_AUTH_TOKEN` and `DO_NOT_TRACK=1`, and point `--dir` at a folder that holds only Subframe code, because a full sync removes other unprotected files\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Framer Server API or Subframe?\n\nFramer Server API scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against Subframe's 39.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Subframe leads on payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do Framer Server API and Subframe need an API key?\n\nFramer Server API needs an API key. Subframe takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Framer Server API and Subframe without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Framer Server API. 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