# Front API + MCP vs Missive API + MCP (slim)

> Front API + MCP scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Missive API + MCP's 54.3 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Missive API + MCP leads on maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do support conversations. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent…

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Front API + MCP scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Missive API + MCP's 54.3 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Missive API + MCP leads on maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do support conversations.

- Front API + MCP: B 63.6, rank #345 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/front.min.md
- Missive API + MCP: C 54.3, rank #615 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/missive.min.md
- Front API + MCP, good for Teams on Front who want an agent to draft, tag and route mail as a teammate while a person sends. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 60; Schema & documentation, 78 against 52; Agent ergonomics, 67 against 46; Security & auth, 73 against 61.
- Missive API + MCP, good for Small teams that already run their mail in Missive and want an agent to triage, label, post internal notes and draft replies for a person to send. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 60 against 53; Transparency & trust, 77 against 63.

| Category | Front API + MCP | Missive API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 52 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 46 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 73 | 61 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 53 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Front API + MCP | Missive API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Front | Missive |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api2.frontapp.com` | `https://public.missiveapp.com/v1` |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under Missive's Terms and Conditions |
| Tools exposed | 27 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-29 | 2024-04-15 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-01 | 2026-03-27 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | none |