# Cooper (Mandl) vs Windmill API + MCP

> Windmill scores 55.9 (C) to Cooper's 16.4 (F) for workflow automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-20

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.

- 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
- Windmill API + MCP: grade C, 55.9/100, rank #735 of 1184. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/windmill.json
- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md
- All 154 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Cooper (Mandl) (F)

Good 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)

Good 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

| Category | Weight | Cooper (Mandl) | Windmill API + MCP | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 40 | Windmill API + MCP +25 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 15 | 79 | Windmill API + MCP +64 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 5 | 73 | Windmill API + MCP +68 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 18 | 60 | Windmill API + MCP +42 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 35 | Windmill API + MCP +25 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 33 | 87 | Windmill API + MCP +54 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 33 | 65 | Windmill API + MCP +32 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -5 | |
| **Total** | | **16.4 · F** | **55.9 · C** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Cooper (Mandl) | Windmill API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Cooper AI Tech, Inc. (a Mandl company) | Windmill Labs |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://app.windmill.dev/api` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| 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 | AGPL-3.0 (core), Apache-2.0 (clients and OpenAPI), commercial for enterprise-only parts |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated |  | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no date given |
| Customer content may train models |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | none | 18k stars, 126k npm/wk, 218k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (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).


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-windmill.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mandl-cooper-vs-windmill.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "mandl-cooper", "b": "windmill"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare mandl-cooper windmill`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mandl-cooper.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/windmill.json

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