{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "mandl-cooper", "name": "Cooper (Mandl)", "vendor": "Cooper AI Tech, Inc. (a Mandl company)", "vendorUrl": "https://www.askcooper.ai", "kind": "platform", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Cooper is an AI coworker for commercial insurance offices that reads submission documents, fills ACORD forms and carrier supplements, compares quotes and drafts proposals. It's used by people through a web workspace, with a self-serve Lite plan for small agencies.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mandl-cooper", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mandl-cooper.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mandl-cooper.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mandl-cooper.json", "license": "Proprietary service. The site's Terms of Use (July 2026) are Cooper AI Tech, Inc.'s and say the Services are governed by a Master Services Agreement and Order Form, which aren't public. No open-source code or published package was found", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "People sign in to a web workspace at workspace.askcooper.ai. Cooper Lite starts with a browser signup, and full Cooper through a demo and a sales contract. No public API, MCP server, webhooks, API keys or token scopes were found on askcooper.ai or mandl.ai (checked 2026-10-20).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Cooper Lite is $99 a month introductory, regularly $499, for up to 5 users with limited monthly usage (limits not yet published), month-to-month, no setup fee and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Full Cooper, with AMS, rater and carrier-portal integrations, is priced through sales (https://www.askcooper.ai/lite/compare).", "priceSummary": "$99 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on askcooper.ai, its llms.txt or the Lite pricing pages (checked 2026-10-20). There is no API to pay for.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-20" }, "llmsTxt": "https://www.askcooper.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "docs.extract", "pdf.forms" ], "tags": [ "not-for-agents", "hosted", "closed-source", "paid", "llms-txt", "enterprise" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 16.4, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1149, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1184, "categoryRank": 20, "methodology": "0.5", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 33, "payments": 10, "reliability": 15, "schema": 15, "security": 18, "transparency": 33 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-20" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Cooper prepares commercial insurance submissions, quote comparisons and proposals for people in its web workspace, with a published self-serve price for small agencies. It has no API, MCP server or webhooks for an outside agent, and its SOC 2 and HIPAA claims come with no report and apply only to full Cooper.", "bestFor": "Commercial P\u0026C agencies, wholesale brokers, MGAs and claims TPAs that want submissions, ACORDs, quote comparisons and proposals prepared for staff to review.", "strengths": [ "Self-serve Cooper Lite with a public price, month-to-month billing and a 7-day money-back guarantee", "The Lite comparison page states plainly what Lite leaves out, namely AMS integrations, carrier portals, SOC 2, HIPAA, RBAC and audit logs", "Privacy policy (July 2026) says customer data and PHI aren't used for AI training, and describes HIPAA business associate handling", "Applied Certified Partner for Applied Epic since 28 September 2026", "Each extracted field is traced back to its source document, per the Lite page" ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server, webhooks or documented email address an outside agent can use", "No status page, changelog, rate limits or SLA found", "SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA claimed with no report or auditor named, and not included in Lite", "The service agreement (MSA) isn't public, and no subscription terms for Lite were found on public pages", "Lite usage limits exist but aren't published yet" ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call Cooper from another agent. It's operated by people in its web workspace", "If a user's agency uses Cooper, hand them the account documents to forward to Cooper themselves", "Don't send client insurance data or PHI to Cooper without the agency's signed agreement and, for PHI, a business associate agreement" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2.3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.5", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 16.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 33, "payments": 10, "reliability": 15, "schema": 15, "security": 18, "transparency": 25 }, "provenanceScore": 40 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/mandl-cooper" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Cooper Lite, up to 5 users, introductory price", "unit": "month", "usd": 99, "note": "regular price $499 a month. Limited monthly usage, limits not yet published. Full Cooper priced through sales" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Cooper AI Tech, Inc.", "domain": "askcooper.ai", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "https://www.askcooper.ai/terms", "privacy": "https://www.askcooper.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-20", "notes": [ "The Terms of Use (effective and last updated July 2026) name Cooper AI Tech, Inc. and cover the website. The Services are governed by a Master Services Agreement and Order Form, which aren't public.", "The privacy policy (last updated July 2026) names Cooper AI Tech, Inc. and its affiliates, with privacy@askcooper.ai as the contact.", "Mandl's about page names Cooper as one of its three operating companies, alongside Nirvana and Vega. mandl.ai has its own terms and privacy pages, not read for this listing.", "askcooper.ai/.well-known/security.txt answers 200 with the site's home page, so there is no security.txt.", "No status page or changelog was found. The blog (Transmissions) began on 14 September 2026.", "Domain registration was not checked." ], "score": 40 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mandl-cooper.json", "live": { "slug": "mandl-cooper", "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.askcooper.ai/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:59:36.847823231Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2108b1fc0b78" }, { "url": "https://www.askcooper.ai/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:59:39.474870407Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f49d7229eb36" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T00:59:39.474870407Z" } }, "answer": "Node-RED scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Cooper (Mandl)'s 16.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "node-red", "name": "Node-RED", "vendor": "OpenJS Foundation", "vendorUrl": "https://nodered.org", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Node-RED is an open-source flow-based automation runtime hosted by the OpenJS Foundation. The owner runs it on Node.js, and an Admin HTTP API and a command-line client deploy flows and install nodes.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/node-red.json", "repo": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red-admin" }, { "registry": "oci", "name": "nodered/node-red" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "A default install has no authentication. Setting `adminAuth` in `settings.js` turns on users with bcrypt-hashed passwords and permissions of `*`, `read` or a list such as `flows.read`. An agent then posts the username and password to `/auth/token` for a bearer token, valid seven days by default with no refresh. Access is self-serve, by running the software. Routes made by HTTP In nodes share one basic-auth username and password.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under Apache-2.0 with nothing to buy from the project, so an agent can start with no account, card or contract. FlowFuse, a separate company, sells a hosted platform for Node-RED that the docs link, and it is not graded here (https://nodered.org/about/license/, checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source. The project sells nothing (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 23729, "npmWeekly": 55172, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.webhooks", "automation.code", "automation.apps" ], "tags": [ "self-hosted", "open-source", "local", "free", "javascript", "webhooks", "cli", "docker" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 548, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1184, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.5", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 44, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 60, "reliability": 90, "schema": 41, "security": 51, "transparency": 65 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880.", "bestFor": "Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.", "strengths": [ "Apache-2.0, with 12 releases between 30 July and 8 October 2026 on the 5.x and 4.x lines", "Admin API permissions are per resource, such as `flows.read` and `flows.write`, and a user or token can be limited to `read`", "`POST /flows` with `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` takes a `rev` value and answers 409 when the runtime holds newer flows", "Usage telemetry is opt-in, lists the four fields sent, and can be switched off in settings, by flag or by environment variable", "A release plan gives each major version a maintenance start and an end-of-life date, with 4.x ending on 31 December 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. The Admin API is documented as 20 hand-written pages on nodered.org", "`adminAuth` is commented out in the default settings file, so a fresh install has no authentication on the editor or the Admin API", "No pagination, filtering or field selection. `GET /flows` returns the whole flow configuration", "Access tokens come from a username and password grant, last seven days by default and cannot be refreshed", "Routes for context, plugins, library and projects exist in the source and are missing from the published method list" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /auth/login` first. An empty object means no authentication is set and every Admin API call is open", "Send `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` and the last `rev` on `POST /flows`, and re-read the flows on a 409", "Set `Node-RED-Deployment-Type` to `nodes` or `flows` to restart only what changed. The default `full` stops every node", "Prefer `GET /flow/:id` and `PUT /flow/:id` for one tab. `GET /flows` returns every node in the runtime", "Treat `flows.write` and `nodes.write` as code execution on the host. Function nodes run JavaScript and `POST /nodes` installs npm modules" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.5", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 44, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 60, "reliability": 90, "schema": 41, "security": 51, "transparency": 85 }, "provenanceScore": 45 }, "connect": { "install": "sudo npm install -g node-red", "http": "curl http://localhost:1880/auth/token --data 'client_id=node-red-admin\u0026grant_type=password\u0026scope=*\u0026username=admin\u0026password=password'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/node-red" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "OpenJS Foundation", "domain": "nodered.org", "domainRegistered": "2013-09-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The licence page on nodered.org says copyright is retained by the OpenJS Foundation, and the site footer reads Copyright OpenJS Foundation and Node-RED contributors.", "No terms or privacy link is given. Node-RED is Apache-2.0 software the owner runs, and the project publishes no service agreement or privacy policy of its own. The site footer links the OpenJS Foundation's terms of use and privacy policy, which are a parent body's website documents and were not read.", "The Admin API answers on the owner's own host, by default http://localhost:1880. Only the opt-in telemetry report goes to an endpoint the project hosts.", "https://nodered.org/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. SECURITY.md in the repository gives team@nodered.org and escalation to the OpenJS Foundation CNA.", "RDAP for nodered.org gives a registration date of 2013-09-12. The lookup through rdap.org was redirected to the registry's RDAP host.", "nodered.org has no robots.txt (404). No status page exists because there is no hosted service." ], "score": 45 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.json", "live": { "slug": "node-red", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "node-red/node-red", "version": "5.0.8", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-20T05:09:33.728889Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red", "version": "5.0.8", "seenAt": "2026-10-20T05:09:31.547536947Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "node-red-admin", "version": "4.1.8", "seenAt": "2026-10-20T05:09:32.31408832Z" } ], "githubStars": 23762, "npmWeekly": 44530, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://nodered.org/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-20T15:56:31.951604255Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "nodered.org", "registered": "2013-09-12", "source": "https://rdap.publicinterestregistry.org/rdap/domain/nodered.org", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:35:07.89767433Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/node-red/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:56:55.548485128Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "4223a5392d5c" } ], "github": { "repo": "node-red/node-red", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:32:46.095892197Z", "stars": 23757, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-17T09:19:28Z", "openIssues": 217, "openPRs": 122, "issuesOpened90d": 46, "issuesClosed90d": 35, "prsMerged90d": 71, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 50, "success": 49, "failure": 1, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-16T15:21:44Z" }, "advisories": [ { "ghsa": "GHSA-xp9c-82x8-7f67", "cve": "CVE-2021-21297", "severity": "medium", "published": "2021-02-19T09:25:10Z" }, { "ghsa": "GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f", "cve": "CVE-2021-21298", "severity": "high", "published": "2021-02-19T09:24:54Z" } ], "replies": { "sampled": 25, "unanswered": 6, "medianDays": 1.7 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T00:56:55.548485128Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Cooper AI Tech, Inc. (a Mandl company)", "b": "OpenJS Foundation", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service. The site's Terms of Use (July 2026) are Cooper AI Tech, Inc.'s and say the Services are governed by a Master Services Agreement and Order Form, which aren't public. No open-source code or published package was found", "b": "Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2026-10-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "24k stars, 55k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.3/5 (4)", "b": "3.5/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Node-RED scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Cooper (Mandl)'s 16.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Cooper (Mandl) or Node-RED?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Cooper (Mandl). No hosted endpoint is listed for Node-RED.", "question": "Can an agent call Cooper (Mandl) and Node-RED without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Cooper (Mandl). Node-RED is open source (Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are Cooper (Mandl) and Node-RED open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "Commercial P\u0026C agencies, wholesale brokers, MGAs and claims TPAs that want submissions, ACORDs, quote comparisons and proposals prepared for staff to review.", "slug": "mandl-cooper", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server, webhooks or documented email address an outside agent can use" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 90 against 15", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 41 against 15", "Agent ergonomics, 44 against 5", "Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 18", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 10", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 81 against 33", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 33" ], "also": [ "Open source", "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.3 out of 5" ], "goodFor": "Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.", "slug": "node-red", "watchFor": "No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. The Admin API is documented as 20 hand-written pages on nodered.org" } ], "job": { "capability": "automation.workflows", "name": "Workflow automation" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-mandl-cooper.json", "title": "Activepieces API + MCP vs Cooper (Mandl)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-mandl-cooper" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-node-red.json", "title": "Activepieces API + MCP vs Node-RED", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-node-red" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-mandl-cooper.json", "title": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP vs Cooper (Mandl)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-mandl-cooper" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copilot-studio-mcp-vs-node-red.json", "title": "Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP vs Node-RED", "url": 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Both do workflow automation.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "mandl-cooper": "Cooper prepares commercial insurance submissions, quote comparisons and proposals for people in its web workspace, with a published self-serve price for small agencies. It has no API, MCP server or webhooks for an outside agent, and its SOC 2 and HIPAA claims come with no report and apply only to full Cooper.", "node-red": "Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-node-red", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-node-red.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-node-red.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-node-red.min.md" }, "markdown": "Node-RED scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Cooper (Mandl)'s 16.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do workflow automation.\n\n- Cooper (Mandl): grade F, 16.4/100, rank #1149 of 1184. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mandl-cooper.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mandl-cooper.json\n- Node-RED: grade C, 61/100, rank #548 of 1184. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/node-red.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/node-red.json\n- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md\n- All 154 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Cooper (Mandl) (F)\n\nGood for: Commercial P\u0026C agencies, wholesale brokers, MGAs and claims TPAs that want submissions, ACORDs, quote comparisons and proposals prepared for staff to review.\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server, webhooks or documented email address an outside agent can use\n\n### Node-RED (C)\n\nGood for: Owners who want event-driven flows on their own machine or device, with a large library of community nodes, and an agent that deploys or edits flows as JSON.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 90 against 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 41 against 15\n- Agent ergonomics, 44 against 5\n- Security \u0026 auth, 51 against 18\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 10\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 81 against 33\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 33\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.3 out of 5\n\nWatch for: No OpenAPI file, `llms.txt` or SDK. The Admin API is documented as 20 hand-written pages on nodered.org\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Cooper (Mandl) | Node-RED | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 90 | Node-RED +75 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 15 | 41 | Node-RED +26 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 5 | 44 | Node-RED +39 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 18 | 51 | Node-RED +33 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 60 | Node-RED +50 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 33 | 81 | Node-RED +48 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 33 | 65 | Node-RED +32 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **16.4 · F** | **61 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Cooper (Mandl) | Node-RED |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Cooper AI Tech, Inc. (a Mandl company) | OpenJS Foundation |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service. The site's Terms of Use (July 2026) are Cooper AI Tech, Inc.'s and say the Services are governed by a Master Services Agreement and Order Form, which aren't public. No open-source code or published package was found | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | none | 2026-10-08 |\n| Terms last updated | | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n| Popularity | none | 24k stars, 55k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Cooper (Mandl).** Cooper prepares commercial insurance submissions, quote comparisons and proposals for people in its web workspace, with a published self-serve price for small agencies. It has no API, MCP server or webhooks for an outside agent, and its SOC 2 and HIPAA claims come with no report and apply only to full Cooper.\n\n**Node-RED.** Node-RED's Admin HTTP API covers flows, nodes and settings in 20 documented methods, with read and write permissions per resource and a revision check on deploys. It has no OpenAPI file, no pagination and no SDK, and a default install accepts API calls from anyone who can reach port 1880.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Cooper (Mandl)\n\n1. Don't plan to call Cooper from another agent. It's operated by people in its web workspace\n2. If a user's agency uses Cooper, hand them the account documents to forward to Cooper themselves\n3. Don't send client insurance data or PHI to Cooper without the agency's signed agreement and, for PHI, a business associate agreement\n\n### Node-RED\n\n1. Call `GET /auth/login` first. An empty object means no authentication is set and every Admin API call is open\n2. Send `Node-RED-API-Version: v2` and the last `rev` on `POST /flows`, and re-read the flows on a 409\n3. Set `Node-RED-Deployment-Type` to `nodes` or `flows` to restart only what changed. The default `full` stops every node\n4. Prefer `GET /flow/:id` and `PUT /flow/:id` for one tab. `GET /flows` returns every node in the runtime\n5. Treat `flows.write` and `nodes.write` as code execution on the host. Function nodes run JavaScript and `POST /nodes` installs npm modules\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Cooper (Mandl) or Node-RED?\n\nNode-RED scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Cooper (Mandl)'s 16.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Can an agent call Cooper (Mandl) and Node-RED without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Cooper (Mandl). No hosted endpoint is listed for Node-RED.\n\n### Are Cooper (Mandl) and Node-RED open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Cooper (Mandl). Node-RED is open source (Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-node-red.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-node-red.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"mandl-cooper\", \"b\": \"node-red\"}`. 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