{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "power-automate", "name": "Microsoft Power Automate", "vendor": "Microsoft", "vendorUrl": "https://www.microsoft.com/power-platform/products/power-automate", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Microsoft's workflow builder for cloud flows across Microsoft 365, Dataverse and third-party connectors. Outside agents list, create, update and delete solution-aware flows through the Dataverse Web API, and start a flow through its HTTP request trigger.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/power-automate", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/power-automate.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/power-automate.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/power-automate.json", "license": "Proprietary service under the Microsoft Product Terms for Microsoft Power Platform", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "nuget", "name": "Microsoft.PowerPlatform.Dataverse.Client" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "PowerPlatform-Dataverse-Client" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 through Microsoft Entra ID for flow management. A person registers an app in the tenant and an administrator creates an application user with a Dataverse security role, or a user signs in with delegated access. The read-only Power Platform API takes a token for `https://api.powerplatform.com` with `.default`. A flow's HTTP request trigger has three modes. Any user in my tenant (the default for new flows) and Specific users in my tenant take an Entra bearer token with audience `https://service.flow.microsoft.com/`, and the second can name service principal object IDs. The legacy Anyone mode needs only the trigger URL, which carries a shared access signature as `sig=`. No API-key path for management.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Power Automate Premium is $15 a user a month, Process $150 a bot a month and Hosted Process $215 a bot a month, all paid yearly, per the pricing page. API calls carry no separate charge and count against daily Power Platform request allowances (40,000 per Premium user, 250,000 per Process licence, a 25,000 tenant pool for unlicensed service principals). A flow owned by a service principal that uses premium connectors needs a Process licence or a designated licensed co-owner. To start without a contract there is a Free licence limited to standard connectors, a self-serve 90-day trial, and the Power Apps Developer Plan with a free Dataverse environment and 750 flow runs a month. Card requirements were not stated (checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$15 / seat-mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Power Automate code docs, the Power Platform API reference or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 10702, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/manage-flows-with-code", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.webhooks" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "oauth", "enterprise", "odata", "dotnet", "python", "closed-source", "sla", "audit-log", "freemium", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-02", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 350, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 69, "maintenance": 76, "payments": 25, "reliability": 63, "schema": 68, "security": 61, "transparency": 76 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Cloud flows in a solution are rows an agent can read and write through the Dataverse Web API under Entra ID OAuth and security roles, with published limits and a 99.9 per cent SLA. Flows under My flows can't be managed in code, a flow's body is one hand-built JSON string, and setup needs a tenant administrator.", "bestFor": "Organisations already on Microsoft 365 and Dataverse that want an agent to inventory, deploy or adjust flows inside existing roles and solutions.", "strengths": [ "Solution-aware cloud flows are rows in the Dataverse `workflows` table, with documented list, create, update, delete, share, export and import calls", "Service protection limits are published (6,000 requests per user in five minutes) and 429 responses carry `Retry-After`", "The SLA of 1 October 2026 pays a 25 per cent credit below 99.9 per cent uptime for Power Automate", "Each run of a solution flow is a `flowruns` row with status, error code and message, kept 28 days by default", "A service principal can own flows, and new HTTP request triggers default to callers signed in to the tenant" ], "weaknesses": [ "Flows under My flows can't be managed in code, and Microsoft calls the `api.flow.microsoft.com` API unsupported", "A flow's definition travels as `clientdata`, one string of encoded JSON with connection references the caller builds by hand", "No documented call runs, cancels or resubmits a flow. Starting one means an HTTP request trigger built into the flow", "The legacy Anyone trigger mode carries its signature in the URL query string as `sig=`", "Power Automate's own released versions page stops at version 2508.2 of August 2025, and service health needs an admin sign-in" ], "agentNotes": [ "Filter `workflows` on `category eq 5` for cloud flows, and add `$select`, because `clientdata` holds the whole definition", "Flows created through the API start with `statecode` 0 (off). The docs say to turn the flow on before use", "Put the flow in a solution first. Flows that sit only under My flows are outside the supported API", "On 429 wait the `Retry-After` seconds. Reads of `flowruns` count against the daily Power Platform request allowance", "Treat an HTTP trigger URL with `sig=` as a secret, and prefer the tenant or named-user trigger modes with a bearer token for `https://service.flow.microsoft.com/`" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 69, "maintenance": 76, "payments": 25, "reliability": 63, "schema": 68, "security": 61, "transparency": 62 }, "provenanceScore": 89 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://$DATAVERSE_ORG.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.2/workflows?\\$filter=category%20eq%205%20and%20statecode%20eq%201\u0026\\$select=name,workflowid,statecode\u0026\\$top=5\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $DATAVERSE_ACCESS_TOKEN\" \\\n -H \"Accept: application/json\" \\\n -H \"OData-MaxVersion: 4.0\" \\\n -H \"OData-Version: 4.0\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/power-automate" }, "sameCompany": [ "azure-foundry-fine-tuning", "azure-ai-content-safety", "azure-speech-to-text", "azure-text-to-speech", "microsoft-agent-framework", "microsoft-execution-containers", "microsoft-entra-agent-id", "azure-key-vault", "azure-devops-mcp", "microsoft-learn-mcp", "playwright-mcp", "azure-mcp", "azure-maps", "azure-translator", "microsoft-graph-calendar", "microsoft-teams", "dynamics-365-sales", "microsoft-advertising-api", "microsoft-excel-graph", "outlook-mail-graph" ], "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Power Automate Premium", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 15, "note": "paid yearly, 40,000 Power Platform requests a day" }, { "item": "Power Automate Process", "unit": "month", "usd": 150, "note": "per bot, paid yearly, 250,000 actions a day for one flow or a flow group" }, { "item": "Power Automate Hosted Process", "unit": "month", "usd": 215, "note": "per bot, paid yearly, with a Microsoft-hosted virtual machine" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Microsoft Corporation", "domain": "microsoft.com", "domainRegistered": "1991-05-02", "domainNote": "The management API answers on a dynamics.com host such as https://\u003corg\u003e.api.crm.dynamics.com, flow trigger URLs on logic.azure.com and the inventory API on api.powerplatform.com, all Microsoft domains. microsoft.com publishes a security.txt, but it passed its Expires date on 2026-09-23.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/productoffering/MicrosoftPowerPlatform/MCA", "privacy": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement", "statusPage": "https://status.cloud.microsoft", "changelog": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/released-versions/Microsoft-Dataverse", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The terms link is the Microsoft Product Terms page for Microsoft Power Platform under the Microsoft Customer Agreement, which names Power Automate Premium, Process and Hosted Process. It showed no effective date.", "The Microsoft privacy statement was last updated in September 2026 and says customer agreements control for enterprise and developer products. Customer data is governed by the Products and Services Data Protection Addendum, published as a .docx download, which we did not read.", "www.microsoft.com/.well-known/security.txt carries Expires 2026-09-23T16:00:00.000Z when read on 2026-10-08, with MSRC as the contact.", "status.cloud.microsoft rendered only a title for our reader. Tenant service health is in the Power Platform and Microsoft 365 admin centres behind an admin sign-in.", "The changelog link is the weekly Dataverse service update page, because flow management runs on Dataverse. Power Automate's own released versions page (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/released-versions/power-automate) lists nothing after version 2508.2 of August 2025.", "RDAP for microsoft.com gives a registration date of 1991-05-02. dynamics.com, azure.com and powerplatform.com were not looked up." ], "score": 89 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/power-automate.json" }, "answer": "Microsoft Power Automate scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Workato API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "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": 460, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.4", "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": "0.4", "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": "2026-10-08T21:53:38.748335947Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 314, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 99.63, "uptime30d": 99.91, "p50ms24h": 288, "p95ms24h": 376, "samples24h": 270, "samples30d": 2164, "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": 246, "ok": 245 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.workato.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T21:58:19.348055757Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://workato.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:39:01.275754359Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.workato.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:01:01.179293327Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "workato.com", "registered": "2013-10-16", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/workato.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:44.120331178Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.workato.com/product-hub/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:44.60504177Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:14:39.25190669Z", "fingerprint": "0ae75794af0b" }, { "url": "https://docs.workato.com/en/workato-api.html", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:49.686101158Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:08:52.833507368Z", "fingerprint": "db70fa5e5a1e" }, { "url": "https://docs.workato.com/en/pricing/self-service/self-service.html", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:47.585592138Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:08:50.309089436Z", "fingerprint": "fb6385ce720e" }, { "url": "https://www.workato.com/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:39.963753416Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:39.963753416Z", "fingerprint": "14e942986791" }, { "url": "https://www.workato.com/legal/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:42.706851567Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:42.706851567Z", "fingerprint": "93097292ffad" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:58:19.348055757Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Microsoft", "b": "Workato", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://www.workato.com/api", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable 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the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "11k PyPI/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "3.5/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Microsoft Power Automate scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Workato API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Microsoft Power Automate or Workato API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Microsoft Power Automate and Workato API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Microsoft Power Automate. Workato API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://www.workato.com/api.", "question": "Can an agent call Microsoft Power Automate and Workato API + MCP without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 63 against 58", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 68 against 63", "Agent ergonomics, 69 against 51", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 76 against 60", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 69" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Organisations already on Microsoft 365 and Dataverse that want an agent to inventory, deploy or adjust flows inside existing roles and solutions.", "slug": "power-automate", "watchFor": "Flows under My flows can't be managed in code, and Microsoft calls the `api.flow.microsoft.com` API unsupported" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 61", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 25" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "Large companies that already run Workato and want agents inside its governance 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"name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 16, "edge": "power-automate", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "power-automate": 76, "weight": 7, "workato": 60 }, { "by": 7, "edge": "power-automate", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "power-automate": 76, "weight": 7, "workato": 69 } ], "summary": "Microsoft Power Automate scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Workato API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do automation workflows.", "verdicts": { "power-automate": "Cloud flows in a solution are rows an agent can read and write through the Dataverse Web API under Entra ID OAuth and security roles, with published limits and a 99.9 per cent SLA. Flows under My flows can't be managed in code, a flow's body is one hand-built JSON string, and setup needs a tenant administrator.", "workato": "API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/power-automate.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/power-automate.json\n- Workato API + MCP: grade C, 58/100, rank #460 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/workato.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Microsoft Power Automate (B)\n\nGood for: Organisations already on Microsoft 365 and Dataverse that want an agent to inventory, deploy or adjust flows inside existing roles and solutions.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 63 against 58\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 68 against 63\n- Agent ergonomics, 69 against 51\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 76 against 60\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 69\n\nWatch for: Flows under My flows can't be managed in code, and Microsoft calls the `api.flow.microsoft.com` API unsupported\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- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 61\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 25\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Microsoft Power Automate | Workato API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 58 | Microsoft Power Automate +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 68 | 63 | Microsoft Power Automate +5 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 69 | 51 | Microsoft Power Automate +18 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 61 | 70 | Workato API + MCP +9 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 25 | 35 | Workato API + MCP +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 76 | 60 | Microsoft Power Automate +16 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 76 | 69 | Microsoft Power Automate +7 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62 · B** | **58 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Microsoft Power Automate | Workato API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Microsoft | Workato |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://www.workato.com/api` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under the Microsoft Product Terms for Microsoft Power Platform | proprietary |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-09 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-02-24 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\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 | 11k PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Microsoft Power Automate.** Cloud flows in a solution are rows an agent can read and write through the Dataverse Web API under Entra ID OAuth and security roles, with published limits and a 99.9 per cent SLA. Flows under My flows can't be managed in code, a flow's body is one hand-built JSON string, and setup needs a tenant administrator.\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### Microsoft Power Automate\n\n1. Filter `workflows` on `category eq 5` for cloud flows, and add `$select`, because `clientdata` holds the whole definition\n2. Flows created through the API start with `statecode` 0 (off). The docs say to turn the flow on before use\n3. Put the flow in a solution first. Flows that sit only under My flows are outside the supported API\n4. On 429 wait the `Retry-After` seconds. Reads of `flowruns` count against the daily Power Platform request allowance\n5. Treat an HTTP trigger URL with `sig=` as a secret, and prefer the tenant or named-user trigger modes with a bearer token for `https://service.flow.microsoft.com/`\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, Microsoft Power Automate or Workato API + MCP?\n\nMicrosoft Power Automate scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. 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