# Lucid API + MCP vs Mural MCP (slim)

> Lucid API + MCP scores 60.9 (C) on agent readiness against Mural MCP's 42 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Mural MCP leads on maintenance & community. Both do diagram create. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Lucid API + MCP scores 60.9 (C) on agent readiness against Mural MCP's 42 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Mural MCP leads on maintenance & community. Both do diagram create.

- Lucid API + MCP: C 60.9, rank #242 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lucid.min.md
- Mural MCP: E 42, rank #422 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mural-mcp.min.md
- Lucid API + MCP, good for Organisations already on Lucid that want an agent to create or update diagrams inside governed workspaces, with read-only scopes and audit logs. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 35; Schema & documentation, 73 against 30; Agent ergonomics, 62 against 26; Security & auth, 80 against 72; Payments & pricing, 25 against 10.
- Mural MCP, good for Teams already on paid Mural who want an assistant to build workshop boards, flowcharts and sticky-note syntheses on a shared canvas while a person watches. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 75 against 33.

| Category | Lucid API + MCP | Mural MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 73 | 30 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 62 | 26 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 72 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 33 | 75 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 63 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Lucid API + MCP | Mural MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Lucid Software | Tactivos, Inc. (d/b/a Mural) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.lucid.co` | `https://mcp-canvas.mural.co/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary hosted service under Mural's Terms of Service. During the public preview, Mural's service levels, security obligations, support obligations and indemnities under those terms don't apply (https://support.mural.co/s/article/MCP-preview) |
| Tools exposed | 9 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `app.lucid.mcp/lucid` | `co.mural/mural` |
| Last release | 2026-06-15 | 2026-10-05 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 2/5 (1) |