{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "paragon", "name": "Paragon ActionKit + MCP", "vendor": "Paragon", "vendorUrl": "https://www.useparagon.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Embedded integration platform for SaaS products.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/paragon.json", "repo": "https://github.com/useparagon/paragon-mcp", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://actionkit.useparagon.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@useparagon/connect" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Every call carries a Paragon User Token, an RS256 JWT your server signs with the project's private signing key and sends as 'Authorization: Bearer'. It names the end user, so each tool call runs against that user's connected accounts. The self-hosted MCP server takes the same token and binds it to the session.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Pro and Enterprise plans, both quoted by sales and priced by the number of Connected Users (customer tenants), with a free trial. Workflows, ActionKit and Managed Sync come with default usage per Connected User. Successful workflow steps and every Proxy API request count as tasks against a monthly limit with no rollover. No prices are published (https://www.useparagon.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in Paragon docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 48, "npmWeekly": 175443, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.useparagon.com/actionkit/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.useparagon.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.useparagon.com/actionkit/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "automation.embedded", "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.auth", "automation.webhooks", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "enterprise", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 47.8, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 381, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 41, "maintenance": 48, "payments": 0, "reliability": 60, "schema": 73, "security": 65, "transparency": 65 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -4, "negativeNotes": [ "As of the 30 September 2026 commit, the self-hosted MCP server defaults `NODE_ENV` to development, and in development `/mcp` and `/sse` sign a user token for whatever ID arrives in `?user=`. The Dockerfile and the image its workflow publishes don't set `NODE_ENV`, so a server started from that image without the variable lets anyone who can reach it impersonate any end user. The README documents the behaviour and the compose file sets production, so the deduction is modest (https://github.com/useparagon/paragon-mcp/blob/main/src/index.ts, https://github.com/useparagon/paragon-mcp/blob/main/src/utils.ts)." ], "verdict": "Per-end-user RS256 JWT on every call, with a hosted Connect Portal for OAuth. No published prices and no self-serve paid plan.", "strengths": [ "Per-end-user RS256 JWT on every call, with a hosted Connect Portal for OAuth", "ActionKit lists tools as JSON Schema and has an OpenAPI 3.0 file", "Event Logs carry trace, user and credential IDs for each action", "One three-hour EU degradation on 29 July 2026 is the only incident in 90 days", "SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and US or EU residency" ], "weaknesses": [ "No published prices and no self-serve paid plan", "The self-hosted MCP server runs in development mode unless `NODE_ENV=production` is set, and then trusts `?user=`", "No error schemas in the OpenAPI file, no ActionKit rate limit and no tool annotations", "Changelog's newest entry is April 2026", "No security.txt, and the MCP server's licence is stated two ways with no `LICENSE` file" ], "agentNotes": [ "Sign a short-lived User Token per end user on your server and never let the model see the signing key", "Set `NODE_ENV=production` before exposing the MCP server anywhere but localhost", "Fetch the tool list once per session with `categories` set, and cache it", "Set `LIMIT_TO_TOOLS` on the MCP server to keep write actions out of a read-only agent", "Proxy API requests count as tasks, so prefer ActionKit tools for routine actions" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 47.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 41, "maintenance": 48, "payments": 0, "reliability": 60, "schema": 73, "security": 65, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 86 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install @useparagon/connect", "http": "curl https://actionkit.useparagon.com/projects/$PARAGON_PROJECT_ID/tools -H \"Authorization: Bearer $PARAGON_USER_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http paragon http://localhost:3001/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer ${PARAGON_USER_TOKEN}\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "paragon": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${PARAGON_USER_TOKEN}" }, "url": "http://localhost:3001/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.embedded", "tool": "https://letme.dev/paragon" }, "alsoIn": [ "agent-auth" ], "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Forge Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Paragon)", "domain": "useparagon.com", "domainRegistered": "2019-08-30", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.useparagon.com/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.useparagon.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.useparagon.com", "changelog": "https://docs.useparagon.com/changelog/product-updates", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.json", "live": { "slug": "paragon", "probe": { "target": "https://actionkit.useparagon.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:27.674720996Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 308, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 309, "p95ms24h": 380, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1105, "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": 3, "ok": 3 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.useparagon.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T00:11:30.051924647Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@useparagon/connect", "version": "3.1.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:36:14.047166447Z" } ], "githubStars": 48, "npmWeekly": 209935, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://useparagon.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:38.675956466Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.useparagon.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:05.97376219Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "useparagon.com", "registered": "2019-08-30", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/useparagon.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:02.741729991Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.useparagon.com/changelog/product-updates", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:44:12.572071633Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1f693d6387f4" }, { "url": "https://www.useparagon.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:52:39.051971068Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "8c248050adff" }, { "url": "https://www.useparagon.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:52:41.720779341Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "63ed04f01ce4" }, { "url": "https://www.useparagon.com/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:52:43.233474446Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c2cc0e396ab4" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:27.674720996Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "pipedream", "name": "Pipedream API + MCP", "vendor": "Pipedream (Workday)", "vendorUrl": "https://pipedream.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Code-first workflows in Node.js, Python, Go and Bash, plus Connect, an API and SDK that runs 10,000+ prebuilt actions across 3,000+ apps on behalf of your own users with managed OAuth.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pipedream.json", "repo": "https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream", "license": "Pipedream Source Available License (components)", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.pipedream.com/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@pipedream/sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "pipedream" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Connect API uses OAuth client credentials (client ID and secret exchanged at /v1/oauth/token for a bearer token). End users connect their accounts through short-lived Connect tokens. The developer MCP server at https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3 takes the bearer token plus `x-pd-project-id`, `x-pd-environment` and `x-pd-external-user-id` headers. The end-user server at https://mcp.pipedream.net/v2 signs in with OAuth.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Billed in credits, one credit per 30 seconds of compute at 256 MB (more memory costs more). Tool calls through MCP, action runs, deployed trigger emissions and proxy requests cost credits, listing apps and tools doesn't. Free $0 with a daily credit limit and Connect in development only, no card. Startup $150 a month or $99 a month billed yearly, 10,000 credits a month, extra credits $0.012 each, production Connect with 100 end users included and $2 per extra end user. Business is custom, annual contract only (https://pipedream.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$150 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 11719, "npmWeekly": 587447, "pypiWeekly": 327799, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://pipedream.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://pipedream.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://pipedream.com/docs/pipedream_openapi_swagger.json", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.embedded", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "automation.auth", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "python", "webhooks", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-02", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 65.8, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 167, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 40, "reliability": 65, "schema": 74, "security": 58, "transparency": 78 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Managed OAuth per end user across 3,000+ apps, through API, SDK or MCP. Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025.", "strengths": [ "Managed OAuth per end user across 3,000+ apps, through API, SDK or MCP", "Billed by compute time, one credit per 30 seconds at 256 MB, so a many-step run can cost one credit", "Every action declares `readOnlyHint`, `destructiveHint` and `openWorldHint`", "TypeScript, Python and Java SDKs, last released 2 September 2026", "SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA BAA, and data location and subprocessors published" ], "weaknesses": [ "Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025", "Production Connect starts at $150 a month ($99 billed yearly). Free is development only", "No published limit or 429 behaviour for action runs and tool calls", "No security.txt, no bug bounty and no prompt-injection guidance", "Cloud only, in AWS us-east-1" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass your own user ID as `x-pd-external-user-id` so each user's accounts stay separate", "Send `x-pd-app-slug` to load one app's tools rather than 10,000", "Use a Connect rate-limit token (`x-pd-rate-limit`) to cap runaway loops per user", "Check `isError` on tool results before treating a call as done", "Stay on `x-pd-environment: development` until billing is set, since production needs a paid plan" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 65.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 40, "reliability": 65, "schema": 74, "security": 58, "transparency": 65 }, "provenanceScore": 90 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/oauth/token -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d \"{\\\"grant_type\\\":\\\"client_credentials\\\",\\\"client_id\\\":\\\"$PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID\\\",\\\"client_secret\\\":\\\"$PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET\\\"}\"\ncurl \"https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/apps?q=slack\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $PIPEDREAM_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http pipedream https://mcp.pipedream.net/v2", "config": { "mcpServers": { "pipedream": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${PIPEDREAM_ACCESS_TOKEN}", "x-pd-app-slug": "slack", "x-pd-environment": "development", "x-pd-external-user-id": "${USER_ID}", "x-pd-project-id": "${PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID}" }, "url": "https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/pipedream" }, "alsoIn": [ "agent-auth" ], "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Startup plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 150, "note": "$99 a month billed yearly. 10,000 credits and production Connect with 100 end users" }, { "item": "Extra credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.012, "note": "one credit is 30 seconds of compute at 256 MB" }, { "item": "Extra end user", "unit": "user-month", "usd": 2, "note": "beyond the 100 included on Startup" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Pipedream, LLC", "domain": "pipedream.com", "domainRegistered": "1998-06-01", "domainNote": "pipedream.com was registered in 1998, well before the company was founded.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://pipedream.com/terms", "privacy": "https://pipedream.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.pipedream.com", "changelog": "https://pipedream.com/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "The terms, last updated 30 September 2026, name Pipedream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and point Workday customers to Workday's early access scheme. Workday agreed to buy Pipedream in November 2025." ], "score": 90 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.json", "live": { "slug": "pipedream", "probe": { "target": "https://api.pipedream.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:28.053047194Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 332, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 337, "p95ms24h": 395, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1105, "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": 3, "ok": 3 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.pipedream.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T00:11:30.578731549Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@pipedream/sdk", "version": "3.1.6", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:36:35.684775925Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "pipedream", "version": "2.1.20", "released": "2026-09-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:36:36.554973153Z" } ], "githubStars": 11724, "npmWeekly": 628729, "pypiWeekly": 423275, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://pipedream.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:41.429747478Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://pipedream.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:06.906170195Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "pipedream.com", "registered": "1998-06-01", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/pipedream.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:14.75079587Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://pipedream.com/docs/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:40.0311865Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:22:54.204376413Z", "fingerprint": "85598021dd17" }, { "url": "https://pipedream.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:42.503230545Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d35da09334d8" }, { "url": "https://pipedream.com/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:44.304778654Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "333facaf775d" }, { "url": "https://pipedream.com/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:46.316335344Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:23:00.580870679Z", "fingerprint": "b8807ffb4738" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:28.053047194Z" } }, "summary": "Pipedream API + MCP has a score of 65.8 (B) against Paragon ActionKit + MCP's 47.8 (D). Both do automation embedded. The largest gap is payments \u0026 pricing, 40 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-pipedream", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-pipedream.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-pipedream.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paragon-vs-pipedream.min.md" }, "markdown": "Pipedream API + MCP has a score of 65.8 (B) against Paragon ActionKit + MCP's 47.8 (D). Both do automation embedded. The largest gap is payments \u0026 pricing, 40 points.\n\n- Paragon ActionKit + MCP: grade D, 47.8/100, rank #381 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/paragon.json\n- Pipedream API + MCP: grade B, 65.8/100, rank #167 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pipedream.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Paragon ActionKit + MCP for security \u0026 auth (+7).\n\nPick Pipedream API + MCP for reliability (+5), agent ergonomics (+32), payments \u0026 pricing (+40), maintenance \u0026 community (+31), transparency \u0026 trust (+13).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Paragon ActionKit + MCP | Pipedream API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 60 | 65 | Pipedream API + MCP +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 74 | Pipedream API + MCP +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 41 | 73 | Pipedream API + MCP +32 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 65 | 58 | Paragon ActionKit + MCP +7 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 40 | Pipedream API + MCP +40 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 48 | 79 | Pipedream API + MCP +31 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 78 | Pipedream API + MCP +13 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **47.8 · D** | **65.8 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Paragon ActionKit + MCP | Pipedream API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Paragon | Pipedream (Workday) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://actionkit.useparagon.com` | `https://api.pipedream.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | proprietary | Pipedream Source Available License (components) |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-02 |\n| Popularity | 48 stars, 175k npm/wk | 12k stars, 587k npm/wk, 328k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Paragon ActionKit + MCP.** Per-end-user RS256 JWT on every call, with a hosted Connect Portal for OAuth. No published prices and no self-serve paid plan.\n\n**Pipedream API + MCP.** Managed OAuth per end user across 3,000+ apps, through API, SDK or MCP. Public changelog's last entry is 1 October 2025.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Paragon ActionKit + MCP\n\n1. Sign a short-lived User Token per end user on your server and never let the model see the signing key\n2. Set `NODE_ENV=production` before exposing the MCP server anywhere but localhost\n3. Fetch the tool list once per session with `categories` set, and cache it\n4. Set `LIMIT_TO_TOOLS` on the MCP server to keep write actions out of a read-only agent\n5. Proxy API requests count as tasks, so prefer ActionKit tools for routine actions\n\n### Pipedream API + MCP\n\n1. Pass your own user ID as `x-pd-external-user-id` so each user's accounts stay separate\n2. Send `x-pd-app-slug` to load one app's tools rather than 10,000\n3. Use a Connect rate-limit token (`x-pd-rate-limit`) to cap runaway loops per user\n4. Check `isError` on tool results before treating a call as done\n5. 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