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    "a": {
      "slug": "odoo",
      "name": "Odoo External API",
      "vendor": "Odoo SA",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.odoo.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "accounting",
      "summary": "Odoo is a business suite from Odoo SA in Belgium with accounting, invoicing, sales, stock and HR apps on one database. Outside software reaches it through the JSON-2 HTTP API with API keys and, from Odoo 20, an MCP server.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/odoo",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/odoo.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/odoo.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/odoo.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/odoo/odoo",
      "license": "Community edition LGPL-3.0. The Enterprise edition (the full Accounting app and the AI app with the MCP server) is proprietary under the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "An API key created by a user under Preferences, Account Security, New API Key, sent as `Authorization: bearer \u003ckey\u003e`. The key acts with that user's access rights and record rules, is shown once and expires within three months at most. Self-serve once the database is on a plan that includes the external API (Custom on Odoo Online), with no app review. The MCP server takes a key created with the MCP scope. The deprecated XML-RPC and JSON-RPC services take the database name, user id and password or key in the call.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "Odoo Online needs the Custom plan for the external API. On 8 October 2026 the pricing page, read from a UK address, showed Custom at £41 a user a month billed yearly or £52 billed monthly (£32 and £41 for the first 12 months), Standard at £22 or £28 without the external API, and One App Free at £0 for one app without it. A free trial needs no card. The Community edition is free to self-host under LGPLv3 and includes the JSON-2 API. We did not read US dollar prices, so the price table is empty.",
      "priceSummary": "Paid",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the external API docs, the MCP server docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 54912,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-08"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://www.odoo.com/documentation/20.0/developer/reference/external_api.html",
      "capabilities": [
        "accounting.ledger",
        "accounting.invoices",
        "accounting.bills"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "self-hosted",
        "open-source",
        "enterprise",
        "mcp",
        "status-page"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-08",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 55.9,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 499,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 722,
        "categoryRank": 7,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 67,
          "maintenance": 73,
          "payments": 22,
          "reliability": 44,
          "schema": 51,
          "security": 61,
          "transparency": 93
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-08"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "One endpoint pattern reaches every model, with field selection, filters and paging, and keys that expire within three months. On Odoo Online the external API needs the Custom plan, there is no OpenAPI file, and the acceptable use policy asks for about one call a second with no parallel calls.",
        "bestFor": "An agent working inside a company that already runs Odoo, where invoices, bills, journal entries, stock and sales sit in one database behind one endpoint pattern.",
        "strengths": [
          "`/json/2/\u003cmodel\u003e/\u003cmethod\u003e` reaches every model the user can see, including `account.move` for invoices, bills and journal entries",
          "API keys are per user, shown once, expire within three months at most and can be generated and revoked through the API",
          "Odoo 20 adds an MCP server at `\u003cdatabase_url\u003e/mcp` that exposes five read-only tools by default, with write tools switched on one by one",
          "The Community edition is LGPLv3 and carries the same JSON-2 controller, so a self-hosted server answers the same calls at no charge",
          "The privacy policy of 24 September 2026 names subprocessors, hosting regions and retention periods"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "On Odoo Online the external API is limited to the Custom plan. One App Free and Standard exclude it",
          "No OpenAPI file and no llms.txt. The per-database reference at `/doc` needs a login or a key, and its docs section reads \"Under construction\"",
          "The acceptable use policy puts API traffic at about one call a second with no parallel calls. No 429 or Retry-After handling was found in the docs",
          "No idempotency keys, and the JSON-2 docs say several calls cannot share one transaction",
          "status.odoo.com has no history page, and its only dated entry is a planned upgrade on 4 August 2026",
          "The full Accounting app and the MCP server are in the proprietary Enterprise edition. Community has Invoicing"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "POST to `/json/2/\u003cmodel\u003e/\u003cmethod\u003e` with `Authorization: bearer \u003ckey\u003e` and named arguments in a JSON body. Add `X-Odoo-Database` when one host serves several databases",
          "Pass `fields` and `limit` on `search_read`. The default limit is every matching record",
          "Create invoices and bills on `account.move` with `move_type` set to `out_invoice` or `in_invoice`, then call `action_post`. A new move is a draft",
          "Keep to about one call a second with no parallel calls on Odoo Online, and batch records into one `create` call",
          "Ask the owner for a key on a dedicated bot user with the minimum access rights, and rotate it before its expiry date"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 55.9
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 67,
          "maintenance": 73,
          "payments": 22,
          "reliability": 44,
          "schema": 51,
          "security": 61,
          "transparency": 87
        },
        "provenanceScore": 98
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl https://$DATABASE.odoo.com/json/2/res.partner/search_read \\\n  -X POST \\\n  --oauth2-bearer $API_KEY \\\n  -H \"X-Odoo-Database: $DATABASE\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"domain\": [[\"is_company\", \"=\", true]], \"fields\": [\"name\"]}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport stdio \u003cserver_name\u003e -- npx -y mcp-remote \u003cdatabase_url\u003e/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI_KEY\u003e\"",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "odoo": {
              "args": [
                "-y",
                "mcp-remote",
                "\u003cdatabase_url\u003e/mcp",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI_KEY\u003e"
              ],
              "command": "npx"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/accounting.ledger",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/odoo"
      },
      "area": "domain-data",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Odoo SA",
        "domain": "odoo.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2001-01-25",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.odoo.com/documentation/20.0/legal/terms/enterprise.html",
        "privacy": "https://www.odoo.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.odoo.com",
        "changelog": "https://www.odoo.com/odoo-20-release-notes",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-08",
        "notes": [
          "The Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement (version 13, 24 September 2026) is between the customer and Odoo SA and its affiliates, under Belgian law, and covers the cloud platforms and self-hosting. The Acceptable Use Policy of 7 May 2025 is incorporated into it.",
          "The privacy policy (effective 24 September 2026) gives the postal contact as Odoo SA, Chaussée de Namur 40, Belgium, and privacy@odoo.com.",
          "www.odoo.com/.well-known/security.txt is PGP-signed and gives security@odoo.com, the disclosure policy and a hall of fame. It has no Expires field, which RFC 9116 requires.",
          "Odoo Online databases answer at \u003cname\u003e.odoo.com. A self-hosted server answers on the owner's own domain.",
          "status.odoo.com is a single page with component states and no history page. Its only dated entry on 8 October 2026 was the planned odoo.com upgrade of 4 August 2026.",
          "RDAP for odoo.com gives a registration date of 2001-01-25."
        ],
        "score": 98
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/odoo.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "odoo",
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.odoo.com",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T19:38:51.647101455Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T19:38:51.647101455Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "Xero API + MCP scores 67.2 (B) on agent readiness against Odoo External API's 55.9 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Odoo External API leads on transparency \u0026 trust.",
    "b": {
      "slug": "xero",
      "name": "Xero API + MCP",
      "vendor": "Xero",
      "vendorUrl": "https://developer.xero.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "accounting",
      "summary": "Accounting API for Xero organisations, with contacts, invoices, bills, payments, bank transactions, manual journals, the balance sheet, profit and loss and trial balance, plus payroll in some regions.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/xero",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/xero.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/xero.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/xero.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/XeroAPI/xero-mcp-server",
      "license": "MIT",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "xero-node"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "xero-python"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@xeroapi/xero-mcp-server"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "oauth",
      "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 authorisation code (PKCE for public clients), or client credentials through a \"custom connection\" that is tied to one organisation. Access tokens last 1,800 seconds and refresh tokens up to 60 days. Every call carries a Bearer token and an `xero-tenant-id` header naming the organisation. Apps created from 29 April 2026 must use the granular scopes (accounting.invoices, accounting.reports.profitandloss.read and so on) rather than the old bundled ones. The MCP server takes a client id and secret for a custom connection, or a ready-made bearer token.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Developer Platform plans are priced in Australian dollars and billed monthly on connected organisations. Starter is free with 5 connections and 1,000 API calls a day per organisation. Core is AUD 35 a month for 50 connections, Plus AUD 245 for 1,000 and Advanced AUD 1,445 for 10,000, each with 5,000 calls a day per organisation and an egress allowance of 10, 50 or 250 GB (AUD 2.40 a GB over). Plus and above need App Certification, Advanced and Enterprise a security assessment. Enterprise is priced on application. The model took effect on 2 March 2026 for existing developers and 4 December 2025 for new ones (https://developer.xero.com/pricing/).",
      "priceSummary": "Freemium",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 51,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 350,
        "npmWeekly": 394967,
        "pypiWeekly": 63610,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://developer.xero.com/documentation/",
      "openapi": "https://github.com/XeroAPI/Xero-OpenAPI",
      "capabilities": [
        "accounting.ledger",
        "accounting.invoices",
        "accounting.bills",
        "accounting.reports"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "free-tier",
        "oauth",
        "mcp",
        "openapi",
        "typescript",
        "python",
        "webhooks",
        "status-page"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-01",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 67.2,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 213,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 722,
        "categoryRank": 3,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 75,
          "maintenance": 76,
          "payments": 35,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 79,
          "security": 64,
          "transparency": 72
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Granular OAuth scopes, such as accounting.reports.profitandloss.read, required for apps created from 29 April 2026. Developer docs, including the per-minute rate limits, only render with JavaScript.",
        "bestFor": "An agent keeping the books for UK, Australian or New Zealand businesses, or any team that wants read-only scopes and long deprecation notice.",
        "strengths": [
          "Granular OAuth scopes, such as accounting.reports.profitandloss.read, required for apps created from 29 April 2026",
          "Deprecations announced with 12 to 13 months' notice on a dated changelog",
          "Public OpenAPI specs, with an Idempotency-Key parameter on 101 accounting operations",
          "Free Starter tier for 5 connections and a Demo Company with sample data",
          "ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 reports and a vulnerability disclosure programme"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Developer docs, including the per-minute rate limits, only render with JavaScript",
          "1,000 calls a day per organisation on the free tier, 5,000 on paid",
          "Official MCP server idle since 5 June 2026, with no CI, no annotations and no registry entry",
          "Prices in AUD only, and App Certification is needed above 50 connections",
          "No security.txt and no public subprocessor list"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send xero-tenant-id on every call. The token alone doesn't name the organisation",
          "A bill is an Invoice with Type ACCPAY, a sales invoice is ACCREC. There's no separate bills endpoint",
          "Send an Idempotency-Key on creates so a retry after a timeout doesn't post twice",
          "Use If-Modified-Since and pageSize up to 100 to stay inside 1,000 calls a day on Starter",
          "Set XERO_SCOPES to read scopes only when the agent shouldn't write. The MCP still lists its write and delete tools"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 3.5,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 67.2
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 75,
          "maintenance": 76,
          "payments": 35,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 79,
          "security": 64,
          "transparency": 60
        },
        "provenanceScore": 84
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl \"https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices?Statuses=AUTHORISED\u0026page=1\" \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $XERO_ACCESS_TOKEN\" -H \"xero-tenant-id: $XERO_TENANT_ID\" -H \"Accept: application/json\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add xero -e XERO_CLIENT_ID=$XERO_CLIENT_ID -e XERO_CLIENT_SECRET=$XERO_CLIENT_SECRET -- npx -y @xeroapi/xero-mcp-server@latest",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "xero": {
              "args": [
                "-y",
                "@xeroapi/xero-mcp-server@latest"
              ],
              "command": "npx",
              "env": {
                "XERO_CLIENT_ID": "${XERO_CLIENT_ID}",
                "XERO_CLIENT_SECRET": "${XERO_CLIENT_SECRET}",
                "XERO_SCOPES": "accounting.invoices accounting.contacts accounting.settings"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/accounting.ledger",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/xero"
      },
      "area": "domain-data",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Xero Limited",
        "domain": "xero.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1997-06-03",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://developer.xero.com/xero-developer-platform-terms-conditions/",
        "privacy": "https://www.xero.com/uk/legal/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.xero.com",
        "changelog": "https://developer.xero.com/changelog/",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "The developer terms name Xero Limited, New Zealand company 1830488. UK customers contract with Xero (UK) Limited, company 06071722, per the UK terms of use.",
          "The pricing page lists prices in AUD only. Overages are invoiced in arrears each calendar month under the commercial terms.",
          "Developer documentation pages return only metadata without JavaScript, so an agent can't read the rate limits or OAuth guides by fetching them. The OpenAPI specs on GitHub are the readable alternative."
        ],
        "score": 84
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/xero.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "xero",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:26.177917712Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 401,
          "lastMs": 154,
          "lastNote": "asks for credentials",
          "authRequired": true,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 99.95,
          "p50ms24h": 162,
          "p95ms24h": 308,
          "samples24h": 271,
          "samples30d": 1955,
          "days": [
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              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 109,
              "ok": 109
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-06",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-07",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-08",
              "probes": 239,
              "ok": 239
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.xero.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T21:06:31.104360717Z"
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@xeroapi/xero-mcp-server",
            "version": "0.0.17",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:35:23.132344952Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "xero-node",
            "version": "20.0.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:35:22.141327565Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "xero-python",
            "version": "15.2.0",
            "released": "2026-09-04",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:35:22.946932673Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 372,
        "npmWeekly": 413652,
        "pypiWeekly": 70036,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://xero.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:41.602473738Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "xero.com",
          "registered": "1997-06-03",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/xero.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:09:35.716650808Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://developer.xero.com/changelog/",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:23.322473763Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:23.322473763Z",
            "fingerprint": "83fa4ea02d9b"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://developer.xero.com/pricing/",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:26.156777262Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:04:10.37666473Z",
            "fingerprint": "10b42d8abb1a"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.xero.com/uk/legal/privacy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:43.803758415Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:14:36.070598475Z",
            "fingerprint": "657febf361be"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://developer.xero.com/xero-developer-platform-terms-conditions/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:27.767450012Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-05T15:55:00.303495189Z",
            "fingerprint": "f6af5803e050"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:26.177917712Z"
      }
    },
    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "HTTP API",
        "b": "HTTP API",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "Odoo SA",
        "b": "Xero",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
      {
        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "HTTP",
        "b": "HTTP, stdio",
        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "API key",
        "b": "OAuth",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Paid",
        "b": "Freemium",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
      },
      {
        "a": "Community edition LGPL-3.0. The Enterprise edition (the full Accounting app and the AI app with the MCP server) is proprietary under the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement",
        "b": "MIT",
        "name": "Licence"
      },
      {
        "a": "none",
        "b": "51",
        "name": "Tools exposed"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
      {
        "a": "2026-10-08",
        "b": "2026-10-01",
        "name": "Last release"
      },
      {
        "a": "no date given",
        "b": "2025-12-04",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
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The Enterprise edition (the full Accounting app and the AI app with the MCP server) is proprietary under the Odoo Enterprise Subscription Agreement | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 51 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2025-12-04 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-24 | 2025-02-11 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |\n| Popularity | 55k stars | 350 stars, 395k npm/wk, 64k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Odoo External API.** One endpoint pattern reaches every model, with field selection, filters and paging, and keys that expire within three months. On Odoo Online the external API needs the Custom plan, there is no OpenAPI file, and the acceptable use policy asks for about one call a second with no parallel calls.\n\n**Xero API + MCP.** Granular OAuth scopes, such as accounting.reports.profitandloss.read, required for apps created from 29 April 2026. Developer docs, including the per-minute rate limits, only render with JavaScript.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Odoo External API\n\n1. POST to `/json/2/\u003cmodel\u003e/\u003cmethod\u003e` with `Authorization: bearer \u003ckey\u003e` and named arguments in a JSON body. Add `X-Odoo-Database` when one host serves several databases\n2. Pass `fields` and `limit` on `search_read`. The default limit is every matching record\n3. Create invoices and bills on `account.move` with `move_type` set to `out_invoice` or `in_invoice`, then call `action_post`. A new move is a draft\n4. Keep to about one call a second with no parallel calls on Odoo Online, and batch records into one `create` call\n5. Ask the owner for a key on a dedicated bot user with the minimum access rights, and rotate it before its expiry date\n\n### Xero API + MCP\n\n1. Send xero-tenant-id on every call. The token alone doesn't name the organisation\n2. A bill is an Invoice with Type ACCPAY, a sales invoice is ACCREC. There's no separate bills endpoint\n3. Send an Idempotency-Key on creates so a retry after a timeout doesn't post twice\n4. Use If-Modified-Since and pageSize up to 100 to stay inside 1,000 calls a day on Starter\n5. Set XERO_SCOPES to read scopes only when the agent shouldn't write. The MCP still lists its write and delete tools\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Odoo External API or Xero API + MCP?\n\nXero API + MCP scores 67.2 (B) on agent readiness against Odoo External API's 55.9 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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