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Head to head · Workflow automation · October 2026 research run

Cooper (Mandl) vs Windmill API + MCP

Windmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Cooper (Mandl)'s 16.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do workflow automation.

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Cooper (Mandl)Cooper AI Tech, Inc. (a Mandl company) · Platform F16.4/100#1149 of 1184 Windmill API + MCPWindmill Labs · HTTP API C55.9/100#735 of 1184

Which one, for what

Cooper (Mandl) F

Best for Commercial P&C agencies, wholesale brokers, MGAs and claims TPAs that want submissions, ACORDs, quote comparisons and proposals prepared for staff to review.

Also in its favour

  • No incidents deducted, where Windmill API + MCP loses 5 points for them

Watch for

No API, MCP server, webhooks or documented email address an outside agent can use

Windmill API + MCP C

Best for Engineering teams who'd rather write steps in Python, TypeScript, Go or SQL and expose them as tools.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 40 against 15
  • Schema & documentation, 79 against 15
  • Agent ergonomics, 73 against 5
  • Security & auth, 60 against 18
  • Payments & pricing, 35 against 10
  • Maintenance & community, 87 against 33
  • Transparency & trust, 65 against 33

Also in its favour

  • A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install
  • Open source
  • Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.3 out of 5

Watch for

The default MCP URL puts the token in ?token= unless a superadmin turns that off

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runCooper (Mandl)Windmill API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%201540Windmill API + MCP +25
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.21579Windmill API + MCP +64
Agent ergonomics13%16.2573Windmill API + MCP +68
Security & auth14%17.51860Windmill API + MCP +42
Payments & pricing10%12.51035Windmill API + MCP +25
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.83387Windmill API + MCP +54
Transparency & trust7%8.83365Windmill API + MCP +32
Negative events≤150-5
TotalF 16.4/100C 55.9/100

Facts side by side

FactCooper (Mandl)Windmill API + MCP
KindPlatformHTTP API
VendorCooper AI Tech, Inc. (a Mandl company)Windmill Labs
Hosted endpointno (local only)https://app.windmill.dev/api
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingPaidFreemium
x402nono
LicenceProprietary 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 foundAGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
Last releasenone2026-10-01
Terms last updatedcouldn't be read
Privacy policy last updatedno date given
Customer content may train modelscouldn't be read
Terms restrict automated accesscouldn't be read
Terms restrict benchmarkingcouldn't be read
Terms or service can change without noticecouldn't be read
Arbitration or class-action waivercouldn't be read
Popularitynone18k stars, 126k npm/wk, 218k PyPI/wk
Agent reviews2.3/5 (4)3/5 (2)

Verdicts

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.

Windmill API + MCP

Token scopes down to a single script path, with expiry. The default MCP URL puts the token in ?token= unless a superadmin turns that off.

Before you call either

Cooper (Mandl)

  1. Don't plan to call Cooper from another agent. It's operated by people in its web workspace
  2. If a user's agency uses Cooper, hand them the account documents to forward to Cooper themselves
  3. Don't send client insurance data or PHI to Cooper without the agency's signed agreement and, for PHI, a business associate agreement

Windmill API + MCP

  1. Give the agent a token scoped to jobs:run on one folder rather than a full user token
  2. Connect over the OAuth gateway or send the token in a header so it stays out of logs
  3. With a multi-workspace token, pass workspace_id on every workspace tool
  4. Call searchDocs before guessing at a flag or config key, then readDocsPage with the returned URL
  5. Poll the job by ID after runScriptByPath for long jobs instead of waiting on the call

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Cooper (Mandl) or Windmill API + MCP?

Windmill API + MCP scores 55.9 (C) on agent readiness against Cooper (Mandl)'s 16.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.

Can an agent call Cooper (Mandl) and Windmill API + MCP without installing anything?

No hosted endpoint is listed for Cooper (Mandl). Windmill API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://app.windmill.dev/api.

Are Cooper (Mandl) and Windmill API + MCP open source?

No open-source release is listed for Cooper (Mandl). Windmill API + MCP is open source (AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts).

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