{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "kognitos", "name": "Kognitos", "vendor": "Kognitos, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.kognitos.com/", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Kognitos is a hosted platform that runs finance and banking procedures written in plain English, through an app, a REST API and a hosted MCP server. AI Employees and Context Graphs entered customer preview on 21 October 2026.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kognitos", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kognitos.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kognitos.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kognitos.json", "repo": "https://github.com/kognitos/openapi", "license": "Proprietary service under Kognitos's Terms of Service (published 19 November 2025, California law, courts in Santa Clara). The OpenAPI file, the Node.js SDK and the coding-agent plugin repositories are MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://app.us-1.kognitos.com/api/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@kognitos/node" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST API calls take a Personal Access Token as a bearer token. A token is created in the app, scoped to chosen workspaces with All, Read only or Restricted permissions, expires after 7 days to 1 year, and can be edited or deleted, with up to 10 per organisation. The hosted MCP server at https://mcp.us-1.kognitos.com/ accepts OAuth 2.1 sign-in (scopes `mcp:access` and `offline_access`, callback port 3777) or the same token in the Authorization header. No credential for Context Graphs over REST or MCP is documented.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Contact sales for paid use. The FAQ says pricing is consumption-based, by transactions and agent complexity, with quotes from sales, and that a free workspace at app.us-1.kognitos.com lets anyone sign up, build and run automations. No card step appears in the onboarding guide. No price list was found, and kognitos.com/pricing returns 404. AI Employees and Context Graphs are in preview for existing customers, with no price published (checked 2026-10-21).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the OpenAPI file, the MCP docs, the FAQ or the terms (checked 2026-10-21).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 19, "popularity": { "githubStars": 0, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-21" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.kognitos.com/guides/api-reference/api-reference", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.kognitos.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kognitos/openapi/main/latest/openapi.yaml", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "docs.extract", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "freemium", "free-tier", "no-card", "sales-led", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "typescript", "audit-log", "soc2", "enterprise", "preview-parts" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-21", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 57, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 708, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1197, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.6", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 53, "maintenance": 45, "payments": 20, "reliability": 58, "schema": 71, "security": 74, "transparency": 67 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-21" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Kognitos has a self-serve free workspace, a public OpenAPI file and a hosted MCP server with OAuth 2.1 and scoped, expiring tokens. The 21 October AI Employees and Context Graphs are in preview for existing customers only, and their REST and MCP access isn't documented, so an outside agent can reach the automation platform but not the new parts.", "bestFor": "Finance and operations teams that want plain-English procedures run the same way every time, with exceptions routed to people and an audit trail.", "strengths": [ "Free workspace by email or Google or Microsoft sign-in, with no card step in the onboarding guide", "Hosted MCP server with OAuth 2.1 sign-in and 19 tools for automations, runs, schedules, exceptions and files", "Tokens scoped to chosen workspaces with All, Read only or Restricted permissions, and expiry from 7 days to 1 year", "Org-wide audit log that can't be edited, names the token as actor for API actions and exports to CSV", "Public OpenAPI 3.0 file (MIT) with 102 operations, and every docs page served as Markdown with llms.txt" ], "weaknesses": [ "AI Employees and Context Graphs are a preview for existing customers, with no public docs for their REST or MCP access", "No price list. Paid use is quoted by sales on consumption", "No numeric rate limit and no retry guidance found. 429 is listed with no Retry-After or backoff guidance", "The docs' Release Notes section is empty, and the OpenAPI file was last released on 14 April 2026", "The trust portal is behind a bot check, so compliance reports and sub-processors couldn't be read" ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan on Context Graph or AI Employee calls. Neither the MCP tool list nor the OpenAPI file has them, and both are customer preview only", "Call `GET /me/organizations` and then list workspaces first, since nearly every path needs `organization_id` and `workspace_id`", "Invoke with `stage: AUTOMATION_STAGE_PUBLISHED` for production and `AUTOMATION_STAGE_DRAFT` to test, then poll the run until it leaves `pending` or `running`", "Treat a `waiting` run as a question for a person. Answer it through the exception tools or ask the owner, rather than retrying", "Use OAuth with callback port 3777 for the MCP server. 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Liability is capped at fees paid or payable in the 12 months before a claim. No arbitration clause or limit on automated access was found.", "The privacy notice (Last Updated 11 May 2026) covers the websites and other Kognitos services that link to it, and names privacy@kognitos.com.", "kognitos.com/terms-of-service/ redirects to /terms/ and /privacy-policy/ to /privacy/.", "https://www.kognitos.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. trust.kognitos.com answers with a Cloudflare challenge.", "No product changelog was found. The docs' Release Notes section is empty, so the changelog link is the OpenAPI repository's semantic-release log.", "robots.txt on www.kognitos.com disallows /apis/ for all crawlers, and that path wasn't fetched." ], "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kognitos.json", "live": { "slug": "kognitos", "probe": { "target": "https://app.us-1.kognitos.com/api/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-21T23:21:48.485364661Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 303, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 303, "p95ms24h": 387, "samples24h": 19, "samples30d": 19, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 19, "ok": 19 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.kognitos.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T23:23:16.345647364Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T23:23:16.345647364Z" } }, "answer": "Pipedream API + MCP scores 65.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kognitos's 57 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Kognitos leads on security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "pipedream", "name": "Pipedream API + MCP", "vendor": "Pipedream (Workday)", "vendorUrl": "https://pipedream.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Code-first workflows in Node.js, Python, Go and Bash, plus Connect, an API and SDK that runs 10,000+ prebuilt actions across 3,000+ apps on behalf of your own users with managed OAuth.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pipedream.json", "repo": "https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream", "license": "Pipedream Source Available License (components)", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.pipedream.com/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@pipedream/sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "pipedream" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Connect API uses OAuth client credentials (client ID and secret exchanged at /v1/oauth/token for a bearer token). End users connect their accounts through short-lived Connect tokens. The developer MCP server at https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3 takes the bearer token plus `x-pd-project-id`, `x-pd-environment` and `x-pd-external-user-id` headers. The end-user server at https://mcp.pipedream.net/v2 signs in with OAuth.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Billed in credits, one credit per 30 seconds of compute at 256 MB (more memory costs more). Tool calls through MCP, action runs, deployed trigger emissions and proxy requests cost credits, listing apps and tools doesn't. Free $0 with a daily credit limit and Connect in development only, no card. Startup $150 a month or $99 a month billed yearly, 10,000 credits a month, extra credits $0.012 each, production Connect with 100 end users included and $2 per extra end user. Business is custom, annual contract only (https://pipedream.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$150 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 11719, "npmWeekly": 587447, "pypiWeekly": 327799, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://pipedream.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://pipedream.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://pipedream.com/docs/pipedream_openapi_swagger.json", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.embedded", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "automation.auth", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "python", "webhooks", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-02", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 65.5, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 357, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1197, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.6", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 40, "reliability": 65, "schema": 74, "security": 58, "transparency": 75 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Managed OAuth per end user across 3,000+ apps, through API, SDK or MCP. Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025.", "bestFor": "Best when an agent acts in many third-party apps on behalf of your own users and you don't want to run OAuth yourself.", "strengths": [ "Managed OAuth per end user across 3,000+ apps, through API, SDK or MCP", "Billed by compute time, one credit per 30 seconds at 256 MB, so a many-step run can cost one credit", "Every action declares `readOnlyHint`, `destructiveHint` and `openWorldHint`", "TypeScript, Python and Java SDKs, last released 2 September 2026", "SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA BAA, and data location and subprocessors published" ], "weaknesses": [ "Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025", "Production Connect starts at $150 a month ($99 billed yearly). Free is development only", "No published limit or 429 behaviour for action runs and tool calls", "No security.txt, no bug bounty and no prompt-injection guidance", "Cloud only, in AWS us-east-1" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass your own user ID as `x-pd-external-user-id` so each user's accounts stay separate", "Send `x-pd-app-slug` to load one app's tools rather than 10,000", "Use a Connect rate-limit token (`x-pd-rate-limit`) to cap runaway loops per user", "Check `isError` on tool results before treating a call as done", "Stay on `x-pd-environment: development` until billing is set, since production needs a paid plan" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.6", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 65.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 40, "reliability": 65, "schema": 74, "security": 58, "transparency": 65 }, "provenanceScore": 84, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-01", "maintenance": "2026-10-01", "payments": "2026-10-01", "reliability": "2026-10-01", "schema": "2026-10-01", "security": "2026-10-01", "transparency": "2026-10-01" }, "last": "2026-10-01", "lastMoved": "2026-10-08", "oldest": "2026-10-01", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/oauth/token -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d \"{\\\"grant_type\\\":\\\"client_credentials\\\",\\\"client_id\\\":\\\"$PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID\\\",\\\"client_secret\\\":\\\"$PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET\\\"}\"\ncurl \"https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/apps?q=slack\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $PIPEDREAM_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http pipedream https://mcp.pipedream.net/v2", "config": { "mcpServers": { "pipedream": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${PIPEDREAM_ACCESS_TOKEN}", "x-pd-app-slug": "slack", "x-pd-environment": "development", "x-pd-external-user-id": "${USER_ID}", "x-pd-project-id": "${PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID}" }, "url": "https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/pipedream" }, "alsoIn": [ "agent-auth" ], "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Startup plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 150, "note": "$99 a month billed yearly. 10,000 credits and production Connect with 100 end users" }, { "item": "Extra credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.012, "note": "one credit is 30 seconds of compute at 256 MB" }, { "item": "Extra end user", "unit": "user-month", "usd": 2, "note": "beyond the 100 included on Startup" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Pipedream, LLC", "domain": "pipedream.com", "domainRegistered": "1998-06-01", "domainNote": "pipedream.com was registered in 1998, well before the company was founded.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://pipedream.com/terms", "privacy": "https://pipedream.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.pipedream.com", "changelog": "https://pipedream.com/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "The terms, last updated 30 September 2026, name Pipedream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and point Workday customers to Workday's early access scheme. Workday agreed to buy Pipedream in November 2025." ], "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.json", "live": { "slug": "pipedream", "probe": { "target": "https://api.pipedream.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-21T23:21:55.886531847Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 335, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 344, "p95ms24h": 453, "samples24h": 250, "samples30d": 5442, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.pipedream.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T23:23:35.601813465Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@pipedream/sdk", "version": "3.2.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-21T06:18:22.609664593Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "pipedream", "version": "2.2.0", "released": "2026-10-20", "seenAt": "2026-10-21T06:18:23.041710208Z" } ], "githubStars": 11757, "npmWeekly": 180457, "pypiWeekly": 254292, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://pipedream.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T15:58:53.809361662Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://pipedream.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T14:34:49.56238469Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "pipedream.com", "registered": "1998-06-01", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/pipedream.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:28:51.380259979Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://pipedream.com/docs/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:53:25.510424577Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:22:54.204376413Z", "fingerprint": "85598021dd17" }, { "url": "https://pipedream.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:53:27.893433334Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d35da09334d8" }, { "url": "https://pipedream.com/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:53:29.769946015Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "333facaf775d" }, { "url": "https://pipedream.com/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:53:31.814502688Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-18T23:35:13.877331064Z", "fingerprint": "7ae8ebca8eb0" } ], "github": { "repo": "pipedreamhq/pipedream", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:39:01.335558153Z", "stars": 11752, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-19T05:41:28Z", "openIssues": 4349, "openPRs": 208, "issuesOpened90d": 449, "issuesClosed90d": 177, "prsMerged90d": 266, "ci": { "branch": "master", "runs": 50, "success": 50, "failure": 0, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-19T05:41:52Z" }, "replies": { "sampled": 24, "unanswered": 21, "medianDays": 2.7 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T23:23:35.601813465Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Kognitos, Inc.", "b": "Pipedream (Workday)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://app.us-1.kognitos.com/api/v1", "b": "https://api.pipedream.com/v1", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Kognitos's Terms of Service (published 19 November 2025, California law, courts in Santa Clara). 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"key": "security", "kognitos": 74, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "pipedream": 58, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "pipedream", "key": "payments", "kognitos": 20, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "pipedream": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 34, "edge": "pipedream", "key": "maintenance", "kognitos": 45, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "pipedream": 79, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "pipedream", "key": "transparency", "kognitos": 67, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "pipedream": 75, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Pipedream API + MCP scores 65.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kognitos's 57 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-pipedream", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-pipedream.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-pipedream.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-pipedream.min.md" }, "markdown": "Pipedream API + MCP scores 65.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kognitos's 57 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Kognitos leads on security \u0026 auth. Both do workflow automation.\n\n- Kognitos: grade C, 57/100, rank #708 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kognitos.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kognitos.json\n- Pipedream API + MCP: grade B, 65.5/100, rank #357 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pipedream.json\n- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md\n- All 170 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md\n- Best auth and delegated access for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-auth/index.md\n- All 119 agent auth comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-auth/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Kognitos (C)\n\nGood for: Finance and operations teams that want plain-English procedures run the same way every time, with exceptions routed to people and an audit trail.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 74 against 58\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.5 out of 5\n\nWatch for: AI Employees and Context Graphs are a preview for existing customers, with no public docs for their REST or MCP access\n\n### Pipedream API + MCP (B)\n\nGood for: Best when an agent acts in many third-party apps on behalf of your own users and you don't want to run OAuth yourself.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 65 against 58\n- Agent ergonomics, 73 against 53\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 79 against 45\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 75 against 67\n\nWatch for: Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kognitos | Pipedream API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 58 | 65 | Pipedream API + MCP +7 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 74 | Pipedream API + MCP +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 53 | 73 | Pipedream API + MCP +20 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 74 | 58 | Kognitos +16 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 40 | Pipedream API + MCP +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 45 | 79 | Pipedream API + MCP +34 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 67 | 75 | Pipedream API + MCP +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **57 · C** | **65.5 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kognitos | Pipedream API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Kognitos, Inc. | Pipedream (Workday) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://app.us-1.kognitos.com/api/v1` | `https://api.pipedream.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Kognitos's Terms of Service (published 19 November 2025, California law, courts in Santa Clara). The OpenAPI file, the Node.js SDK and the coding-agent plugin repositories are MIT | Pipedream Source Available License (components) |\n| Tools exposed | 19 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-21 | 2026-09-02 |\n| Terms last updated | | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | 2026-02-02 |\n| Customer content may train models | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 0 stars | 12k stars, 587k npm/wk, 328k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Kognitos.** Kognitos has a self-serve free workspace, a public OpenAPI file and a hosted MCP server with OAuth 2.1 and scoped, expiring tokens. The 21 October AI Employees and Context Graphs are in preview for existing customers only, and their REST and MCP access isn't documented, so an outside agent can reach the automation platform but not the new parts.\n\n**Pipedream API + MCP.** Managed OAuth per end user across 3,000+ apps, through API, SDK or MCP. Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Kognitos\n\n1. Don't plan on Context Graph or AI Employee calls. Neither the MCP tool list nor the OpenAPI file has them, and both are customer preview only\n2. Call `GET /me/organizations` and then list workspaces first, since nearly every path needs `organization_id` and `workspace_id`\n3. Invoke with `stage: AUTOMATION_STAGE_PUBLISHED` for production and `AUTOMATION_STAGE_DRAFT` to test, then poll the run until it leaves `pending` or `running`\n4. Treat a `waiting` run as a question for a person. Answer it through the exception tools or ask the owner, rather than retrying\n5. Use OAuth with callback port 3777 for the MCP server. Another port can fail with a callback URL mismatch\n\n### Pipedream API + MCP\n\n1. Pass your own user ID as `x-pd-external-user-id` so each user's accounts stay separate\n2. Send `x-pd-app-slug` to load one app's tools rather than 10,000\n3. Use a Connect rate-limit token (`x-pd-rate-limit`) to cap runaway loops per user\n4. Check `isError` on tool results before treating a call as done\n5. Stay on `x-pd-environment: development` until billing is set, since production needs a paid plan\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kognitos or Pipedream API + MCP?\n\nPipedream API + MCP scores 65.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kognitos's 57 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Kognitos leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do Kognitos and Pipedream API + MCP need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Kognitos and Pipedream API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nYes. Kognitos has a hosted endpoint at https://app.us-1.kognitos.com/api/v1 and Pipedream API + MCP at https://api.pipedream.com/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-pipedream.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-pipedream.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kognitos\", \"b\": \"pipedream\"}`. 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