{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "monid", "name": "Monid", "vendor": "Monid, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://monid.ai", "kind": "http-api", "category": "aggregator", "summary": "Monid is a hosted gateway where an AI agent searches a catalogue of third-party data and media endpoints, checks each one's schema and price, and runs it from one prepaid balance or by x402, over MCP, a CLI or REST.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/monid", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/monid.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/monid.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/monid.json", "repo": "https://github.com/monid-ai/monid", "license": "Proprietary hosted service under Monid, Inc.'s terms of service (last updated 16 October 2026). The connector framework at github.com/monid-ai/monid is MIT-licensed, and the `@monid-ai/cli` package is MIT per its package.json and npm record, with no LICENSE file in its repository. The ranking, billing, REST API and MCP server are not in either repository", "transports": [ "streamable-http", "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.monid.ai/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@monid-ai/cli" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST takes a Monid API key (`monid_live_...`) or an OAuth or Clerk access token as a Bearer header. Keys are created by a person in the dashboard at app.monid.ai, carry scopes of the form `{resource}:{action}` over runs, resources, wallet, top-ups, controls and API keys (fixed at creation), can expire, and are revoked in the dashboard or with `POST /v1/api-keys/{label}/revoke`. A key bound to one workspace needs no workspace header. The remote MCP server signs in through a browser OAuth flow on a Monid account. OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect for third-party apps (authorisation code, PKCE recommended, scopes openid, profile, email, offline_access and user:org:read) need client credentials requested by email. The x402 route at x402.monid.ai takes a USDC payment from a wallet and no key, and run retrieval there uses a Sign-In-With-X signature from the paying wallet (https://monid.ai/openapi.json, https://monid.ai/docs/integrations/oauth, https://monid.ai/docs/guide/pay-with-x402)", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Prepaid and charged per run at each endpoint's own price, per call, per result with an optional base fee, or by units such as duration, shown in discover, inspect and run responses. Monid says new accounts start with $1 of free credit with no card. Endpoints tagged `no-markup` (shown as 0 Markup) are priced at the provider's standard self-serve rate, and the terms say endpoints without the label may include a platform fee. Top-ups go through a Stripe checkout, and the terms list Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal and Discover. Provider errors, stopped runs and timed-out x402 runs are not charged, per the docs. The x402 route charges at least $0.01 a run and excludes metered endpoints (https://monid.ai/llms.txt, https://monid.ai/legal/terms, https://monid.ai/docs/guide/pricing.md, https://monid.ai/docs/guide/pay-with-x402)", "priceSummary": "$0.01 / call", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "yes", "evidence": "Monid's 'Pay with x402' guide documents `POST https://x402.monid.ai/v1/run`, which answers 402 and accepts USDC on Base (eip155:8453) or Monad (eip155:143) through a facilitator, with no workspace or key, and `GET https://x402.monid.ai/v1/runs/{runId}` with a Sign-In-With-X signature from the paying wallet. Discovery and inspection still need an API key, and the price floor is $0.01. The guide excludes metered endpoints, and the OpenAPI file's error codes and `supportedX402Networks` field also exclude endpoints tied to workspace resources, accruing cost or an unbounded price. Not probed, because robots.txt on x402.monid.ai disallows every path (checked 2026-10-23, https://monid.ai/docs/guide/pay-with-x402.md, https://monid.ai/openapi.json)", "endpoints": [ { "url": "https://x402.monid.ai/v1/run", "priceUsd": null, "network": "eip155:8453" }, { "url": "https://x402.monid.ai/v1/run", "priceUsd": null, "network": "eip155:143" } ] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 1306, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-23" }, "docsUrl": "https://monid.ai/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://monid.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://monid.ai/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "agent.tools", "payments.x402", "web.search", "web.scrape", "search.serp", "lead.enrichment" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "mcp", "x402", "stablecoin", "prepaid", "usage-priced", "no-card", "api-key", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "cli", "typescript", "agent-skills", "status-page", "pre-1.0", "new" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-21", "graded": true, "disclosure": "Monid competes with letme, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "competesWith": "letme", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 63.3, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 449, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1201, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.6", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 64, "payments": 85, "reliability": 53, "schema": 79, "security": 62, "transparency": 49 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-23" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "Undisclosed telemetry, since the setup command was added on 6 July 2026 and current in CLI 0.1.8 and SKILL.md 0.1.8 on 23 October 2026. SKILL.md tells an agent to run `monid setup --client \u003cagent-name\u003e --email \u003cemail\u003e` after every install or update, passing the user's email when it's already in context or memory and never asking for it, and says the command 'completes CLI setup'. In the CLI source the command does nothing but post source, client name and email to `/public/v1/telemetry/skill-setup`, and its help text calls it 'a best-effort setup signal'. The privacy policy (23 April 2026) covers the two websites and doesn't mention it. An email identifies a person, more than Kilo Code's client ID or Marmot's counts (-2 each), and the skill presents the send as setup, so -3, as for OpenHands' undisclosed install event, though nothing is sent without the flags (https://monid.ai/SKILL.md, https://github.com/monid-ai/cli/blob/main/src/commands/setup.ts, https://monid.ai/legal/privacy)" ], "verdict": "An agent can search a catalogue of paid data and media endpoints by need, read each one's schema and price, and pay per run from one prepaid balance with person-set budgets, or by x402. Rate limits have no numbers, paid runs take no idempotency key, no security contact was found, and the skill sends a known email to setup telemetry.", "bestFor": "An agent that needs occasional paid data or media calls (search, scraping, social, enrichment, maps, generative media) from many providers without a key and plan for each, picked at run time by need and price from one capped balance, or paid per run by x402.", "disclosure": "Monid competes with letme, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI 3.1 file with 49 operations, llms.txt, llms-full.txt and Markdown copies of the docs", "API keys carry resource and action scopes, can expire and can be revoked through the API", "Budgets per hour, day, week or month and a per-run cap stop runs before they execute", "x402 runs in USDC on Base or Monad need no account, per the docs", "Provider errors, stopped runs and timed-out x402 runs are documented as not charged" ], "weaknesses": [ "No numbers for rate limits, no SLA and no idempotency key on paid runs", "No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found", "The privacy policy of 23 April 2026 covers only the websites, says nothing about run data and has blank cookie-notice placeholders", "SKILL.md has agents send a known email to a setup telemetry endpoint the privacy policy doesn't mention", "The terms forbid automated access and buying agents, which is how the service is meant to be used" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call inspect before every run and pass body, queryParams and pathParams in the shape it returns; run inputs aren't typed at the API level.", "Treat a `COMPLETED` run as success only when `providerResponse.httpStatus` is 2xx; provider errors complete with a non-2xx status and aren't charged.", "Don't resend a paid run after a timeout without checking `GET /v1/runs`; there's no idempotency key and a repeat bills again.", "Start with small `maxItems` on per-result endpoints; limits often apply per query, not per call.", "Pass `--client` alone to `monid setup`, or skip it; the email flag only feeds Monid's setup telemetry." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.6", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 63.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 64, "payments": 85, "reliability": 53, "schema": 79, "security": 62, "transparency": 33 }, "provenanceScore": 65, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-23", "maintenance": "2026-10-23", "payments": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "2026-10-23", "schema": "2026-10-23", "security": "2026-10-23", "transparency": "2026-10-23" }, "last": "2026-10-23", "oldest": "2026-10-23", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @monid-ai/cli", "http": "curl -X POST https://api.monid.ai/v1/discover -H \"Authorization: Bearer monid_live_...\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"query\":\"twitter posts\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http monid https://mcp.monid.ai/v1", "config": { "mcpServers": { "monid": { "url": "https://mcp.monid.ai/v1" } } }, "x402": "POST https://x402.monid.ai/v1/run with an x402 client, body {\"provider\":\"...\",\"endpoint\":\"...\",\"input\":{}}" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.tools", "tool": "https://letme.dev/monid" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "x402 run, minimum price", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.01, "note": "Monid raises an x402 run's price to this floor; metered endpoints aren't available on x402" }, { "item": "Litescrape Google Maps search through Monid", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.00015, "note": "0 Markup, per call returning twenty results, shown on Monid's public tools page on 23 October 2026; each endpoint has its own price" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Monid, Inc.", "domain": "monid.ai", "domainRegistered": "2026-03-13", "domainNote": "RDAP for monid.ai gives a registration date of 2026-03-13 with the registrant withheld for privacy. The terms name Monid, Inc., registered in Delaware at 131 Continental Dr, Newark, DE 19702, and the footer says Delaware C-Corp, San Francisco.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://monid.ai/legal/terms", "privacy": "https://monid.ai/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.monid.ai", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-23", "notes": [ "The terms (last updated 16 October 2026) are governed by California law with AAA arbitration in San Francisco, provide the Services as is with no availability promise, and limit liability to the amount paid. Their refunds section points to a Return Policy that wasn't found.", "The privacy policy (last updated 23 April 2026) names Stripe and Coinbase for payment data, leaves its Cookie Notice link as a blank placeholder in three places, gives no retention periods and doesn't mention run inputs or outputs. The site's configuration loads Google Analytics, PostHog (US host) and an X pixel.", "monid.ai/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt answer 404, and neither repository has a SECURITY.md.", "robots.txt on monid.ai allows all agents. robots.txt on api.monid.ai, mcp.monid.ai and x402.monid.ai disallows every path, so the OAuth discovery document, the public registry routes and the live MCP tool list weren't read." ], "score": 65 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/monid.json", "live": { "slug": "monid", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.monid.ai/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-23T17:45:09.70472035Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 295, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 302, "p95ms24h": 427, "samples24h": 26, "samples30d": 26, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-23", "probes": 26, "ok": 26 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.monid.ai", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-23T16:58:23.230916234Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://monid.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-23T15:23:54.323909203Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-23T17:45:09.70472035Z" } }, "answer": "Monid scores 63.3 (B) on agent readiness against Zapier MCP (agent actions)'s 58.1 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zapier MCP (agent actions) leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "zapier-mcp", "name": "Zapier MCP (agent actions)", "vendor": "Zapier", "vendorUrl": "https://zapier.com/mcp", "kind": "mcp", "category": "aggregator", "summary": "Hosted MCP server that lets agents discover and run actions across apps connected to the user's Zapier account.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapier-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapier-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapier-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zapier-mcp.json", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@zapier/zapier-sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@zapier/zapier-sdk-mcp" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "OAuth from inside a listed MCP client, where Zapier provisions a server per client at sign-in. Otherwise a long-lived per-server connection token as 'Authorization: Bearer' (a ?token= query form also works, and the docs prefer the header). App credentials stay in Zapier and never reach the model. Each person signs in to their own Zapier account, and MCP Embed lets a product create servers for its users behind an embed secret. Streamable HTTP only, SSE-only clients can't connect.", "pricing": "byo-plan", "pricingNotes": "No separate MCP bill. Each successful tool call uses 2 tasks from the Zapier plan and failed calls are free. Free has 100 tasks a month (50 calls). Professional starts at $19.99 a month billed annually for 750 tasks, Team at $69 for 2,000 tasks. With pay-per-task on, calls continue past the limit at 1.25x (annual) or 2.5x (monthly) the base rate, otherwise they stop until the cycle resets. The SDK is free during its open beta (https://zapier.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "Your plan", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in Zapier MCP docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 16, "popularity": { "githubStars": 422, "npmWeekly": 238672, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.zapier.com/mcp/home", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.zapier.com/llms.txt", "registryName": "com.zapier/mcp", "capabilities": [ "automation.apps", "automation.auth", "automation.actions", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "oauth", "closed-source", "aggregator", "mcp", "llms-txt", "freemium", "typescript" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-29", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 58.1, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 668, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1201, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.6", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 76, "payments": 35, "reliability": 48, "schema": 64, "security": 56, "transparency": 73 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "16 meta-tools in agentic mode, or managed mode with only the actions you pick. Connection tokens are long-lived and the docs allow them in the URL query string.", "bestFor": "Best when an agent needs one-off actions across many SaaS apps that a person has already connected in Zapier.", "strengths": [ "16 meta-tools in agentic mode, or managed mode with only the actions you pick", "Failed calls and discovery are free, and each successful call costs two tasks", "An MCP component on the status page and per-call activity logs for the user", "Account-level app and action restrictions apply to MCP, and admins can switch it off per workspace", "Free plan with 100 tasks a month and no card" ], "weaknesses": [ "Connection tokens are long-lived and the docs allow them in the URL query string", "No numeric rate limits and no retry guidance when the task cap is hit", "Only Enterprise is opted out of AI training and gets configurable retention", "Batch work counts per item, so five rows written is ten tasks", "Streamable HTTP only, SSE-only clients can't connect" ], 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"title": "Monid vs Smithery", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-smithery" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-stackone.json", "title": "Monid vs StackOne", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-stackone" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-unified-to-mcp.json", "title": "Monid vs Unified.to MCP Server", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-unified-to-mcp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentweb-vs-zapier-mcp.json", "title": "AgentWeb vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentweb-vs-zapier-mcp" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 5, "edge": "monid", "key": "reliability", "monid": 53, "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16, "zapier-mcp": 48 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "monid", "key": "schema", "monid": 79, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 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Connection tokens are long-lived and the docs allow them in the URL query string." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-zapier-mcp", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-zapier-mcp.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-zapier-mcp.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-zapier-mcp.min.md" }, "markdown": "Monid scores 63.3 (B) on agent readiness against Zapier MCP (agent actions)'s 58.1 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zapier MCP (agent actions) leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do tool access for agents. Monid accepts x402. Zapier MCP (agent actions) doesn't.\n\n- Monid: grade B, 63.3/100, rank #449 of 1201. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/monid.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/monid.json\n- Zapier MCP (agent actions): grade C, 58.1/100, rank #668 of 1201. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapier-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zapier-mcp.json\n- Best agent tool access platforms: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/aggregator/index.md\n- All 45 tool access comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aggregator/index.md\n- Best auth and delegated access for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-auth/index.md\n- All 123 agent auth comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-auth/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Monid (B)\n\nGood for: An agent that needs occasional paid data or media calls (search, scraping, social, enrichment, maps, generative media) from many providers without a key and plan for each, picked at run time by need and price from one capped balance, or paid per run by x402.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 53 against 48\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 79 against 64\n- Security \u0026 auth, 62 against 56\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 85 against 35\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account\n- Free to start without a card\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.5 out of 5\n\nWatch for: No numbers for rate limits, no SLA and no idempotency key on paid runs\n\n### Zapier MCP (agent actions) (C)\n\nGood for: Best when an agent needs one-off actions across many SaaS apps that a person has already connected in Zapier.\n\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 76 against 64\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 73 against 49\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Monid loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: Connection tokens are long-lived and the docs allow them in the URL query string\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Monid | Zapier MCP (agent actions) | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 53 | 48 | Monid +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 79 | 64 | Monid +15 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 67 | Monid +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 62 | 56 | Monid +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 85 | 35 | Monid +50 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 76 | Zapier MCP (agent actions) +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 49 | 73 | Zapier MCP (agent actions) +24 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.3 · B** | **58.1 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Monid | Zapier MCP (agent actions) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | Monid, Inc. | Zapier |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.monid.ai/v1` | `https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect` |\n| Transports | Streamable HTTP, HTTP | Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Your plan |\n| x402 | yes | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under Monid, Inc.'s terms of service (last updated 16 October 2026). The connector framework at github.com/monid-ai/monid is MIT-licensed, and the `@monid-ai/cli` package is MIT per its package.json and npm record, with no LICENSE file in its repository. The ranking, billing, REST API and MCP server are not in either repository | proprietary |\n| Tools exposed | none | 16 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.zapier/mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-21 | 2026-09-29 |\n| Terms last updated | | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 1.3k npm/wk | 422 stars, 239k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Monid.** An agent can search a catalogue of paid data and media endpoints by need, read each one's schema and price, and pay per run from one prepaid balance with person-set budgets, or by x402. Rate limits have no numbers, paid runs take no idempotency key, no security contact was found, and the skill sends a known email to setup telemetry.\n\n**Zapier MCP (agent actions).** 16 meta-tools in agentic mode, or managed mode with only the actions you pick. Connection tokens are long-lived and the docs allow them in the URL query string.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Monid\n\n1. Call inspect before every run and pass body, queryParams and pathParams in the shape it returns; run inputs aren't typed at the API level.\n2. Treat a `COMPLETED` run as success only when `providerResponse.httpStatus` is 2xx; provider errors complete with a non-2xx status and aren't charged.\n3. Don't resend a paid run after a timeout without checking `GET /v1/runs`; there's no idempotency key and a repeat bills again.\n4. Start with small `maxItems` on per-result endpoints; limits often apply per query, not per call.\n5. Pass `--client` alone to `monid setup`, or skip it; the email flag only feeds Monid's setup telemetry.\n\n### Zapier MCP (agent actions)\n\n1. Call discover_zapier_actions and enable_zapier_action before executing, discovery is free and execution costs two tasks\n2. Use execute_zapier_read_action for lookups, keep execute_zapier_write_action for changes\n3. Send the connection token in the `Authorization` header, never in the URL\n4. Count batch writes per item before starting, five rows is ten tasks\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Monid or Zapier MCP (agent actions)?\n\nMonid scores 63.3 (B) on agent readiness against Zapier MCP (agent actions)'s 58.1 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zapier MCP (agent actions) leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Monid and Zapier MCP (agent actions) need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in. An agent can also pay Monid per call over x402, with no account.\n\n### Can an agent call Monid and Zapier MCP (agent actions) without installing anything?\n\nYes. Monid has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.monid.ai/v1 and Zapier MCP (agent actions) at https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-zapier-mcp.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-zapier-mcp.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"monid\", \"b\": \"zapier-mcp\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare monid zapier-mcp`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/monid.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zapier-mcp.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Monid or Zapier MCP (agent actions)\n\n- [Composio (API + MCP) vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/composio-rube-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n- [Merge Agent Handler vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/merge-agent-handler-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n- [One vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/one-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n- [Smithery vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/smithery-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n- [StackOne vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/stackone-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n- [Unified.to MCP Server vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/unified-to-mcp-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n- [AgentWeb vs Monid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentweb-vs-monid.md)\n- [Composio (API + MCP) vs Monid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/composio-rube-vs-monid.md)\n- [letme vs Monid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/letme-vs-monid.md)\n- [letme vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/letme-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n- [Merge Agent Handler vs Monid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/merge-agent-handler-vs-monid.md)\n- [Monid vs One](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-one.md)\n- [Monid vs Smithery](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-smithery.md)\n- [Monid vs StackOne](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-stackone.md)\n- [Monid vs Unified.to MCP Server](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/monid-vs-unified-to-mcp.md)\n- [AgentWeb vs Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentweb-vs-zapier-mcp.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Monid competes with letme, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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