# Melius vs Penpot API + MCP (slim)

> Melius scores 54.1 (C) on agent readiness against Penpot API + MCP's 43.5 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Penpot API + MCP leads on payments & pricing, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do design canvas. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent…

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Melius scores 54.1 (C) on agent readiness against Penpot API + MCP's 43.5 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Penpot API + MCP leads on payments & pricing, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do design canvas.

- Melius: C 54.1, rank #473 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/melius.min.md
- Penpot API + MCP: E 43.5, rank #581 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/penpot.min.md
- Melius, good for An agent producing batches of ad creative, product images or short videos on a shared canvas that people then review, with many models behind one key. Ahead on Reliability, 69 against 46; Agent ergonomics, 51 against 41; Security & auth, 43 against 33. Also No incidents deducted, where Penpot API + MCP loses 5 points for them.
- Penpot API + MCP, good for Teams that want design files on their own servers and an agent working alongside a person in the editor. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 76 against 66; Transparency & trust, 66 against 55. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Melius | Penpot API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 69 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 66 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 51 | 41 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 33 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 66 | 76 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 55 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Melius | Penpot API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Melius AI, Inc. | Penpot (Kaleidos) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.melius.com/api/v1` | `https://design.penpot.app/api/rpc/command` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | Token |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Melius's terms of service. The mel CLI on npm is MIT, with no public source repository found | MPL-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 75 | 5 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-10 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2025-08-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2025-08-05 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 9 npm/wk | 61k stars, 1.3k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |