{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "placid", "name": "Placid API + MCP", "vendor": "Placid", "vendorUrl": "https://placid.app", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "Template rendering to images, PDFs and videos through a REST API, a URL API and an MCP server, with an embeddable template editor SDK.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/placid.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.placid.app/api/rest", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Project-scoped API token, sent as a bearer token in the Authorization header. The MCP server has a per-project URL and takes the token as a bearer header or, where a client can't set headers, as ?api_token= in the URL.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Free trial, and unlimited watermarked previews in test mode. Basic $19 a month (500 credits), Pro $39 (2,500), Business $89 (25,000), VIP $249 (100,000). Yearly billing is 10 times the monthly price. 1 image is 1 credit (up to 4,000 px), 10 seconds of video is 10 credits, 1 PDF page is 2 credits (https://placid.app/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$19 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Subscription credits only. 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No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published.", "bestFor": "Small teams and no-code builders who want template renders to image, PDF and video at a low monthly price, and agents that should be fenced to a few templates.", "strengths": [ "Hyperping status page with separate App and API components and 90-day history", "Rate-limit headers (Limit, Remaining, Reset) and exponential backoff guidance documented", "Unlimited watermarked previews in test mode, and a trial with no card", "MCP settings restrict which templates and which output types an agent can use", "Named Austrian legal entity, privacy policy updated in November 2024, DPA on request" ], "weaknesses": [ "No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published", "MCP setup guide documents the API token in the URL query string", "Changelog has no dates, so there's no public record of recent changes", "PHP and Laravel libraries last tagged on 2022-07-20, pointing at the older placid.app/api/rest base", "Subprocessors and hosting location aren't disclosed" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the token in the `Authorization` header, not as ?api_token=, wherever the client allows it", "Read X-RateLimit-Remaining and wait for X-RateLimit-Reset after a 429", "Use test mode for watermarked previews while matching layer names, then switch to live renders", "Leave create_now off for batches, since it caps at 10 at once and may fail under load", "Poll the returned polling_url or pass webhook_success, since images start as queued" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 42.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 40, "maintenance": 7, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 34, "security": 34, "transparency": 33 }, "provenanceScore": 80 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.placid.app/api/rest/templates -H \"Authorization: Bearer $PLACID_API_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http placid https://mcp.placid.app/\u003cyour-project-url\u003e --header \"Authorization: Bearer $PLACID_API_TOKEN\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/placid" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Basic", "unit": "month", "usd": 19, "note": "500 credits, $190 billed yearly" }, { "item": "Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 39, "note": "2,500 credits, $390 billed yearly" }, { "item": "Business", "unit": "month", "usd": 89, "note": "25,000 credits, $890 billed yearly" }, { "item": "VIP", "unit": "month", "usd": 249, "note": "100,000 credits, $2,490 billed yearly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nifty Software GmbH", "domain": "placid.app", "domainRegistered": "2018-05-08", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://placid.app/terms-and-conditions", "privacy": "https://placid.app/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.placid.app", "changelog": "https://headwayapp.co/placid-changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The changelog is hosted on Headway (headwayapp.co), not on placid.app" ], "score": 80 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.json", "live": { "slug": "placid", "probe": { "target": "https://api.placid.app/api/rest", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-15T00:24:21.900408016Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 161, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 185, "p95ms24h": 273, "samples24h": 250, "samples30d": 3679, "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": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "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": 5, "ok": 5 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.placid.app", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:45:58.934754603Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://placid.app/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T15:47:39.383541823Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "placid.app", "registered": "2018-05-08", "source": "https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/placid.app", "checkedAt": "2026-10-11T13:27:10.247824935Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://headwayapp.co/placid-changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:01:17.300709909Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true }, { "url": "https://placid.app/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:04:51.108792019Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "99e692b08293" }, { "url": "https://placid.app/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:04:53.247648258Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "4ce631cc70ce" }, { "url": "https://placid.app/terms-and-conditions", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T21:04:55.290244762Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c733087a07e6" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-15T00:24:21.900408016Z" } }, "answer": "PostNitro scores 44.5 (E) on agent readiness against Placid API + MCP's 42.9 (E), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Placid API + MCP leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "postnitro", "name": "PostNitro", "vendor": "PostNitro Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://postnitro.ai", "kind": "mcp", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "PostNitro designs carousels, single-image posts and slide videos from templates and brand kits, then schedules them to six social networks. Agents use a hosted MCP server with 35 tools, a REST API, a CLI or an agent plugin.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/postnitro.json", "repo": "https://github.com/postnitro/postnitro-agent", "license": "Proprietary hosted service under PostNitro's Terms of Service. The CLI, agent skill and agent plugin repositories are MIT", "transports": [ "streamable-http", "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/cli" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/embed" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The MCP server takes OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration (scopes `postnitro` and `offline_access`), used by the Claude and ChatGPT directory listings, or a `pn-` API key as `Authorization: Bearer`. The REST API takes the same key in the `embed-api-key` header. A person generates the key under Profile \u003e Embed in the web app. No read-only key or finer scope is documented.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "API, MCP and CLI calls spend Embed API credits, 1 per imported slide and 2 per AI-written slide. Credits come with Creator+ ($30 a month, 200) or Team+ ($60, 500), or as a $10 add-on for 250 on a paid plan, $0.04 each. Scheduling needs Creator+ or above (https://postnitro.ai/plans).", "priceSummary": "$15 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Embed API OpenAPI document, llms.txt, llms-full.txt, the MCP docs or the plans page (checked 2026-10-14).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 35, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 200, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://postnitro.ai/docs/embed/mcp", "llmsTxt": "https://postnitro.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://postnitro.ai/.well-known/openapi/embed.json", "capabilities": [ "design.templates", "design.render", "design.brand", "social.schedule", "social.post" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "closed-source", "async-jobs", "cli", "n8n", "no-status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-07", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 44.5, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 945, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1084, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 49, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 20, "reliability": 42, "schema": 77, "security": 30, "transparency": 48 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "Conflicting training statements on PostNitro's own pages, read 14 October 2026. The privacy policy body (5 October 2023) says the data saved from carousel creation is used to train PostNitro's AI model, while the same page's description and the Claude connector page say content is never used to train AI models. At least one is wrong, and no dated update settles it (-2) (https://postnitro.ai/privacy, https://postnitro.ai/claude)" ], "verdict": "A hosted MCP server and REST API let an agent turn a topic, article or own slides into a branded carousel, image or slide video and schedule it, with OAuth, numbered rate limits and Markdown docs. No status page, security contact or idempotency key was found, and the privacy policy contradicts the vendor's no-training statement.", "bestFor": "An agent that must produce a designed, on-brand carousel or slide video and book it on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook Pages or Pinterest in one chain.", "strengths": [ "OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration on the MCP server, so Claude and ChatGPT connect without a stored API key", "Rate limits are published per key and endpoint, and 429 responses carry `Retry-After` and `X-RateLimit` headers", "OpenAPI 3.1 document, `llms.txt`, `llms-full.txt` and a Markdown version of every page by content negotiation", "Per-slide credit prices are public at $0.04 a credit, 1 per imported slide and 2 per AI-written slide", "The one-call generate-and-schedule tool returns the `designId` when scheduling fails, so a retry does not spend credits again" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page, incident history, SLA, security.txt or certification was found", "35 MCP tools load at once, with no toolsets or read-only subset, and the OAuth flow has one broad `postnitro` scope", "The privacy policy says carousel data trains PostNitro's AI model, while the Claude connector page says content is never used for training", "No idempotency key on create or schedule calls, and the Embed API has no changelog or deprecation policy", "Pages disagree on the API free tier and tool count. One docs index still says 12 MCP tools and four scheduling networks" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `postnitro_set_defaults` once with a template, brand and AI preset, or every generate call must carry those IDs", "Pass the `designId` from `postnitro_get_output` to scheduling, never the `embedPostId`, or the call fails with `Design not found`", "For a LinkedIn PDF post, set `linkedinPostSettings.postType` to `document` with a 5 to 90 character `postTitle`", "Ask for the `DESIGN` output or save as `DRAFT` when a person must approve before anything publishes", "Keep to 5 create calls a minute per key and wait for `Retry-After` on a 429" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 44.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 49, "maintenance": 65, "payments": 20, "reliability": 42, "schema": 77, "security": 30, "transparency": 33 }, "provenanceScore": 63 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @postnitro/cli", "http": "curl https://embed-api.postnitro.ai/template -H \"embed-api-key: pn-your-api-key\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http postnitro https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer pn-your-api-key-here\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "postnitro": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer pn-your-api-key-here" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/postnitro" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter", "unit": "month", "usd": 15, "note": "No scheduling or API access unless the Embed API add-on is bought" }, { "item": "Creator+", "unit": "month", "usd": 30, "note": "200 API credits a month, scheduling to 10 social accounts" }, { "item": "Team+", "unit": "month", "usd": 60, "note": "500 API credits a month, scheduling to 30 social accounts" }, { "item": "Embed API add-on", "unit": "month", "usd": 10, "note": "250 credits on top of a paid plan, scalable to 25,000" }, { "item": "Embed API credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.04, "note": "1 credit per imported slide, 2 per AI-written slide" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "PostNitro Inc.", "domain": "postnitro.ai", "domainRegistered": "2023-03-23", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://postnitro.ai/terms", "privacy": "https://postnitro.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/postnitro/postnitro-agent/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service, last updated 20 May 2024, cover the website, applications and APIs. They name no legal entity or governing law. The privacy policy names PostNitro Inc. as controller.", "The privacy policy is dated 5 October 2023 and names UserMaven, CrispChat and an unnamed payment processor. No DPA or sub-processor list was found.", "No status page was found. status.postnitro.ai did not connect and /status returns 404. The MCP server answers a health check at https://mcp.postnitro.ai/health, reporting version 1.3.0.", "The changelog covers the CLI only. No changelog for the Embed API or MCP server was found.", "postnitro.ai/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt return 404.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2023-03-23 for postnitro.ai. The fact sheet says the company was founded in 2023." ], "score": 63 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.json", "live": { "slug": "postnitro", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "method": "mcp-initialize", "lastAt": "2026-10-15T00:24:22.389748682Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 101, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 103, "p95ms24h": 146, "samples24h": 31, "samples30d": 31, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 26, "ok": 26 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 5, "ok": 5 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "postnitro/postnitro-agent", "version": "v1.5.0", "released": "2026-10-07", "seenAt": "2026-10-15T00:15:12.63443761Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/cli", "version": "1.5.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-15T00:15:10.434524788Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postnitro/embed", "version": "2.0.3", "seenAt": "2026-10-15T00:15:11.257477478Z" } ], "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 200, "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T22:17:48.649874285Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-10-14T22:17:48.649874285Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-15T00:24:22.389748682Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "MCP server", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Placid", "b": "PostNitro Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.placid.app/api/rest", "b": "https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "Streamable HTTP, HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary hosted service under PostNitro's Terms of Service. The CLI, agent skill and agent plugin repositories are MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "35", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2026-10-07", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2024-11-25", "b": "2024-05-20", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2024-11-18", "b": "2023-10-05", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2 stars, 200 npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "PostNitro scores 44.5 (E) on agent readiness against Placid API + MCP's 42.9 (E), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Placid API + MCP leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Placid API + MCP or PostNitro?" }, { "answer": "Placid API + MCP needs an API key. PostNitro takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Placid API + MCP and PostNitro need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Placid API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.placid.app/api/rest and PostNitro at https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call Placid API + MCP and PostNitro without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 75 against 42", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 57 against 48" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Small teams and no-code builders who want template renders to image, PDF and video at a low monthly price, and agents that should be fenced to a few templates.", "slug": "placid", "watchFor": "No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 77 against 34", "Agent ergonomics, 49 against 40", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 65 against 7" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent that must produce a designed, on-brand carousel or slide video and book it on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook Pages or Pinterest in one chain.", "slug": 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"Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 43, "edge": "postnitro", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "placid": 34, "postnitro": 77, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "postnitro", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "placid": 40, "postnitro": 49, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "placid", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "placid": 34, "postnitro": 30, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "placid", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "placid": 35, "postnitro": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 58, "edge": "postnitro", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "placid": 7, "postnitro": 65, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "placid", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "placid": 57, "postnitro": 48, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "PostNitro scores 44.5 (E) on agent readiness against Placid API + MCP's 42.9 (E), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Placid API + MCP leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do design templates.", "verdicts": { "placid": "Hyperping status page with separate App and API components and 90-day history. No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published.", "postnitro": "A hosted MCP server and REST API let an agent turn a topic, article or own slides into a branded carousel, image or slide video and schedule it, with OAuth, numbered rate limits and Markdown docs. No status page, security contact or idempotency key was found, and the privacy policy contradicts the vendor's no-training statement." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-postnitro", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-postnitro.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-postnitro.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-postnitro.min.md" }, "markdown": "PostNitro scores 44.5 (E) on agent readiness against Placid API + MCP's 42.9 (E), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Placid API + MCP leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do design templates.\n\n- Placid API + MCP: grade E, 42.9/100, rank #964 of 1084. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/placid.json\n- PostNitro: grade E, 44.5/100, rank #945 of 1084. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postnitro.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/postnitro.json\n- Best programmatic image and design asset APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design-assets/index.md\n- All 55 assets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design-assets/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Placid API + MCP (E)\n\nGood for: Small teams and no-code builders who want template renders to image, PDF and video at a low monthly price, and agents that should be fenced to a few templates.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 75 against 42\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 57 against 48\n\nWatch for: No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published\n\n### PostNitro (E)\n\nGood for: An agent that must produce a designed, on-brand carousel or slide video and book it on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook Pages or Pinterest in one chain.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 77 against 34\n- Agent ergonomics, 49 against 40\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 65 against 7\n\nWatch for: No status page, incident history, SLA, security.txt or certification was found\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Placid API + MCP | PostNitro | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 75 | 42 | Placid API + MCP +33 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 34 | 77 | PostNitro +43 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 40 | 49 | PostNitro +9 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 34 | 30 | Placid API + MCP +4 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 20 | Placid API + MCP +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 7 | 65 | PostNitro +58 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 57 | 48 | Placid API + MCP +9 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **42.9 · E** | **44.5 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Placid API + MCP | PostNitro |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | Placid | PostNitro Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.placid.app/api/rest` | `https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary hosted service under PostNitro's Terms of Service. The CLI, agent skill and agent plugin repositories are MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 35 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | none | 2026-10-07 |\n| Terms last updated | 2024-11-25 | 2024-05-20 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-11-18 | 2023-10-05 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | none | 2 stars, 200 npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Placid API + MCP.** Hyperping status page with separate App and API components and 90-day history. No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published.\n\n**PostNitro.** A hosted MCP server and REST API let an agent turn a topic, article or own slides into a branded carousel, image or slide video and schedule it, with OAuth, numbered rate limits and Markdown docs. No status page, security contact or idempotency key was found, and the privacy policy contradicts the vendor's no-training statement.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Placid API + MCP\n\n1. Send the token in the `Authorization` header, not as ?api_token=, wherever the client allows it\n2. Read X-RateLimit-Remaining and wait for X-RateLimit-Reset after a 429\n3. Use test mode for watermarked previews while matching layer names, then switch to live renders\n4. Leave create_now off for batches, since it caps at 10 at once and may fail under load\n5. Poll the returned polling_url or pass webhook_success, since images start as queued\n\n### PostNitro\n\n1. Call `postnitro_set_defaults` once with a template, brand and AI preset, or every generate call must carry those IDs\n2. Pass the `designId` from `postnitro_get_output` to scheduling, never the `embedPostId`, or the call fails with `Design not found`\n3. For a LinkedIn PDF post, set `linkedinPostSettings.postType` to `document` with a 5 to 90 character `postTitle`\n4. Ask for the `DESIGN` output or save as `DRAFT` when a person must approve before anything publishes\n5. Keep to 5 create calls a minute per key and wait for `Retry-After` on a 429\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Placid API + MCP or PostNitro?\n\nPostNitro scores 44.5 (E) on agent readiness against Placid API + MCP's 42.9 (E), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Placid API + MCP leads on reliability, payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Placid API + MCP and PostNitro need an API key?\n\nPlacid API + MCP needs an API key. PostNitro takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Placid API + MCP and PostNitro without installing anything?\n\nYes. Placid API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.placid.app/api/rest and PostNitro at https://mcp.postnitro.ai/mcp.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-postnitro.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-postnitro.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"placid\", \"b\": \"postnitro\"}`. 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