{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "motive-agents", "name": "Motive Agents", "vendor": "Motive Technologies, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://gomotive.com/products/platform/", "kind": "platform", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Motive Agents are trigger-and-action automations inside Motive's fleet management platform. Fleet admins set conditions on safety, maintenance and idling data, and Agents send alerts, assign training, open work orders or have Motive's Atlas assistant call drivers.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/motive-agents", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/motive-agents.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/motive-agents.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/motive-agents.json", "license": "Proprietary service under Motive's Terms of Service (effective 7 July 2025, governed by California law, with AAA arbitration and a class action waiver for US customers). No open-source code or published package was found", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Agents are built and run in the Motive Fleet Dashboard by signed-in users. The Automations permission is given to Admin users by default and to other roles through Fleet User Permissions. No API key, OAuth scope, webhook or MCP tool for Agents was found. Motive's Public API (OAuth 2.0 or an X-Api-Key) and its hosted MCP server (OAuth, fleet admin accounts only) cover fleet data, not Agents.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Contact sales. Agents are available to existing Motive customers and the launch posts say to talk to a Motive representative. gomotive.com/pricing redirects to a contact form, and no price, add-on fee or trial for Agents was found. Training actions need a Workforce Management subscription and in-cab voice outreach needs AI Dashcam Plus.", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the launch posts, the help centre articles, the developer portal or the terms (checked 2026-10-20). Agents have no callable endpoint.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-20" }, "docsUrl": "https://helpcenter.gomotive.com/hc/en-us/articles/35740730387101-Automations", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows" ], "tags": [ "not-for-agents", "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "sales-led", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-19", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 24.3, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1126, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1184, "categoryRank": 19, "methodology": "0.5", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 35, "payments": 0, "reliability": 50, "schema": 7, "security": 35, "transparency": 59 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-20" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-18, -2. Motive's blog post \"Motive launches AI-powered Agents\" (dated 27 May 2026, last modified 18 October 2026) says \"Agents can be set up using guided workflows, pre-built templates, or natural language\", while the 19 October launch blog and press release list describing an Agent in plain language as \"Coming early 2027\". A current page presents a feature as available that the vendor's own launch says isn't, so the deduction is the minimum (https://gomotive.com/blog/ai-fleet-agents/, https://gomotive.com/blog/motive-launches-ai-agents/)" ], "verdict": "Agents let Motive fleet admins turn safety, maintenance and idling events into alerts, training, work orders and in-cab calls from the Fleet Dashboard, on a platform with a 99.99 per cent dashboard SLA and audited security reports. No API, webhook or MCP tool covers Agents, so an outside agent can't create, run or read them.", "bestFor": "Fleet operators already on Motive who want rules that act on telematics, safety and maintenance events without a person watching alerts.", "strengths": [ "Trigger, condition and action builder with templates for coaching, maintenance, fuel and safety, per the help centre", "Access is an Automations permission, held by Admin users by default and granted to other roles explicitly", "The hub shows who last changed each Agent, its last run and its runs in the last 30 days", "Public status page with incident history, and a 99.99 per cent monthly uptime SLA with credits for the Fleet Dashboard", "Trust centre lists SOC 2 Type II, SOC 1 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701 and PCI DSS" ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, webhook or MCP tool an outside agent can use to create, run or read Agents", "Pricing is through sales, with no published price or trial for Agents", "A Motive page edited on 18 October says Agents can be set up in natural language, while the launch post lists that for early 2027", "Plain-language and goal-based Agents and the Motive-built library aren't available yet", "Safety events were delayed for about 17 hours on 6 and 7 October 2026, and Agents trigger on those events" ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call Motive Agents. They're built and run by people in the Motive Fleet Dashboard", "For Motive fleet data, use Motive's Public API or its MCP server instead, with the customer's admin authorisation", "Ask the fleet's Motive admin to set up or change an Agent, and describe the trigger, condition and action you need", "Expect Agents to place real calls to drivers and mark vehicles out of service, so confirm with the fleet manager before suggesting one" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.5", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 24.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 35, "payments": 0, "reliability": 50, "schema": 7, "security": 35, "transparency": 38 }, "provenanceScore": 80 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/motive-agents" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Motive Technologies, Inc.", "domain": "gomotive.com", "domainRegistered": "2005-03-28", "domainNote": "RDAP for gomotive.com gives a registration date of 2005-03-28.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://gomotive.com/legal/terms-of-service/", "privacy": "https://gomotive.com/legal/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.gomotive.com/", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-20", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service are effective 7 July 2025 and keep a dated list of changes. Product data is governed by the terms and the Data Protection Addendum they incorporate.", "The privacy policy (last reviewed 15 June 2026) covers the website only and says Motive's business products are governed by the Terms of Service.", "gomotive.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. The trust centre gives security@gomotive.com for reports.", "The developer portal's ReadMe changelog shows no entries, and no changelog for Agents was found." ], "score": 80 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/motive-agents.json", "live": { "slug": "motive-agents", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.gomotive.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:37:20.980462698Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://gomotive.com/legal/privacy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:49:28.667179216Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "a5ca220d0f3b" }, { "url": "https://gomotive.com/legal/terms-of-service/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:49:32.8754578Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "19015041a5cb" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T00:49:32.8754578Z" } }, "answer": "Workato API + MCP scores 58 (C) on agent readiness against Motive Agents's 24.3 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "workato", "name": "Workato API + MCP", "vendor": "Workato", "vendorUrl": "https://www.workato.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Enterprise integration platform for building automated workflows.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/workato.json", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://www.workato.com/api", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Developer API takes an API client token as 'Authorization: Bearer', scoped by a client role and project scopes. Legacy full-access keys (x-user-token header) were rejected from 2025-07-14. The AIRO MCP server takes OAuth 2.0 in interactive clients or the same API token as a bearer header. Tool MCP servers use Workato Identity (OAuth2 SSO) or a token, and verified user access makes each end user connect their own app accounts.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Usage is billed in Workato credits, one balance shared by recipe tasks (each action step), API calls, rows, pages and Genie actions. Workato Free is a one-time grant of 50,000 credits. Workato Pro is self-serve by card at $75 a month for 2,500 credits, $100 for 3,500, $275 for 10,000, $780 for 30,000 and $1,275 for 50,000, with no rollover. Enterprise is quoted by sales and the public pricing page lists no prices. Tools invoked over MCP bill as tasks (https://docs.workato.com/en/pricing/self-service/self-service.html).", "priceSummary": "$75 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in Workato docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.workato.com/en/workato-api.html", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.workato.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.embedded", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "automation.auth", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "enterprise", "closed-source", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-09", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 58, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 668, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1184, "categoryRank": 11, "methodology": "0.5", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 51, "maintenance": 60, "payments": 35, "reliability": 58, "schema": 63, "security": 70, "transparency": 69 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025. No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI.", "bestFor": "Large companies that already run Workato and want agents inside its governance (roles, audit, per-user credentials).", "strengths": [ "API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025", "Verified user access runs MCP tools with each end user's own app credentials", "MCP actions tagged \"(via AIRO)\" in the audit log, and tool-level RBAC since 5 September 2026", "Per-endpoint rate limits and specific error messages in the API reference", "Workato Free gives 50,000 credits once with no card" ], "weaknesses": [ "No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI", "15 status incidents since 1 July 2026, including about 53 hours of degraded FileStorage and API Platform in September", "Base URL changes per data centre, ten hosts in all", "The Developer API manages recipes and jobs. App actions come from recipes or MCP tools you publish", "Trust centre needs JavaScript and the public security overview dates from January 2025" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use the base URL for the workspace's data centre, and app.trial.workato.com for Free or Pro", "Give the agent an API client whose role lists only the endpoints it needs. The MCP server exposes those as tools", "Repeat or cancel at most 25 jobs per call and no more than one call a second", "Send an `x-correlation-id` on each call so failures can be traced in support tickets", "Every action step in a recipe is a task, so collapse loops before running at volume" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "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": 58 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 51, "maintenance": 60, "payments": 35, "reliability": 58, "schema": 63, "security": 70, "transparency": 53 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://www.workato.com/api/users/me -H \"Authorization: Bearer $WORKATO_API_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http workato-airo https://app.workato.com/airo_mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer ${WORKATO_API_TOKEN}\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "workato": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${WORKATO_API_TOKEN}" }, "url": "https://app.workato.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/workato" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Workato Pro, 2,500 credits", "unit": "month", "usd": 75, "note": "credits cover tasks, API calls, rows and Genie actions, no rollover" }, { "item": "Workato Pro, 10,000 credits", "unit": "month", "usd": 275 }, { "item": "Workato Pro, 50,000 credits", "unit": "month", "usd": 1275 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Workato, Inc.", "domain": "workato.com", "domainRegistered": "2013-10-16", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.workato.com/legal/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.workato.com/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.workato.com", "changelog": "https://www.workato.com/product-hub/changelog/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.json", "live": { "slug": "workato", "probe": { "target": "https://www.workato.com/api", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-21T02:19:16.380001604Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 127, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 99.96, "p50ms24h": 286, "p95ms24h": 339, "samples24h": 252, "samples30d": 5220, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 267 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 25, "ok": 25 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.workato.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T02:12:34.305493038Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://workato.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-20T15:57:22.013102781Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.workato.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 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arbitration and a class action waiver for US customers). No open-source code or published package was found", "b": "proprietary", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-19", "b": "2026-09-09", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "2026-02-24", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "2/5 (4)", "b": "3.5/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Workato API + MCP scores 58 (C) on agent readiness against Motive Agents's 24.3 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Motive Agents or Workato API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Motive Agents. Workato API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://www.workato.com/api.", "question": "Can an agent call Motive Agents and Workato API + MCP without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "Fleet operators already on Motive who want rules that act on telematics, safety and maintenance events without a person watching alerts.", "slug": "motive-agents", "watchFor": "No API, webhook or MCP tool an outside agent can use to create, run or read Agents" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 58 against 50", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 63 against 7", "Agent ergonomics, 51 against 5", "Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 35", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 0", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 60 against 35", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 69 against 59" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.0 out of 5" ], "goodFor": "Large companies that already run Workato and want agents inside its 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/workato.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### Motive Agents (F)\n\nGood for: Fleet operators already on Motive who want rules that act on telematics, safety and maintenance events without a person watching alerts.\n\nWatch for: No API, webhook or MCP tool an outside agent can use to create, run or read Agents\n\n### Workato API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Large companies that already run Workato and want agents inside its governance (roles, audit, per-user credentials).\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 58 against 50\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 63 against 7\n- Agent ergonomics, 51 against 5\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 35\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 60 against 35\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 69 against 59\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.0 out of 5\n\nWatch for: No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Motive Agents | Workato API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 58 | Workato API + MCP +8 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 7 | 63 | Workato API + MCP +56 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 5 | 51 | Workato API + MCP +46 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 35 | 70 | Workato API + MCP +35 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 35 | Workato API + MCP +35 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 35 | 60 | Workato API + MCP +25 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 59 | 69 | Workato API + MCP +10 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **24.3 · F** | **58 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Motive Agents | Workato API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Motive Technologies, Inc. | Workato |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://www.workato.com/api` |\n| Transports | | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Motive's Terms of Service (effective 7 July 2025, governed by California law, with AAA arbitration and a class action waiver for US customers). No open-source code or published package was found | proprietary |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-19 | 2026-09-09 |\n| Terms last updated | | 2026-02-24 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | yes |\n| Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Motive Agents.** Agents let Motive fleet admins turn safety, maintenance and idling events into alerts, training, work orders and in-cab calls from the Fleet Dashboard, on a platform with a 99.99 per cent dashboard SLA and audited security reports. No API, webhook or MCP tool covers Agents, so an outside agent can't create, run or read them.\n\n**Workato API + MCP.** API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025. No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Motive Agents\n\n1. Don't plan to call Motive Agents. They're built and run by people in the Motive Fleet Dashboard\n2. For Motive fleet data, use Motive's Public API or its MCP server instead, with the customer's admin authorisation\n3. Ask the fleet's Motive admin to set up or change an Agent, and describe the trigger, condition and action you need\n4. Expect Agents to place real calls to drivers and mark vehicles out of service, so confirm with the fleet manager before suggesting one\n\n### Workato API + MCP\n\n1. Use the base URL for the workspace's data centre, and app.trial.workato.com for Free or Pro\n2. Give the agent an API client whose role lists only the endpoints it needs. The MCP server exposes those as tools\n3. Repeat or cancel at most 25 jobs per call and no more than one call a second\n4. Send an `x-correlation-id` on each call so failures can be traced in support tickets\n5. Every action step in a recipe is a task, so collapse loops before running at volume\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Motive Agents or Workato API + MCP?\n\nWorkato API + MCP scores 58 (C) on agent readiness against Motive Agents's 24.3 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Can an agent call Motive Agents and Workato API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Motive Agents. Workato API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://www.workato.com/api.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/motive-agents-vs-workato.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/motive-agents-vs-workato.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"motive-agents\", \"b\": \"workato\"}`. 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