# Publer API + MCP vs X MCP (slim) > X MCP scores 55.4 (C) on agent readiness against Publer API + MCP's 46.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Publer API + MCP leads on agent ergonomics. Both do social analytics. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side. - Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/publer-vs-x-mcp.md (~2,150 tokens) · this version ~730 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/publer-vs-x-mcp.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/publer-vs-x-mcp - Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08 X MCP scores 55.4 (C) on agent readiness against Publer API + MCP's 46.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Publer API + MCP leads on agent ergonomics. Both do social analytics. - Publer API + MCP: D 46.8, rank #556 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/publer.min.md - X MCP: C 55.4, rank #451 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/x-mcp.min.md - Publer API + MCP, good for Agencies already on Publer Business who want an agent to schedule in bulk and read deep analytics, including competitors. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 55 against 45. - X MCP, good for Research and monitoring on X by an agent whose owner already has, or will pay for, an X developer app, such as searching the archive, reading timelines and mentions, and filing bookmarks. Ahead on Reliability, 72 against 60; Schema & documentation, 65 against 46; Security & auth, 48 against 41; Payments & pricing, 20 against 15; Maintenance & community, 70 against 41. Also Runs on your own machine. | Category | Publer API + MCP | X MCP | | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability (16%) | 60 | 72 | | Performance (10%) | pending | pending | | Schema & documentation (13%) | 46 | 65 | | Agent ergonomics (13%) | 55 | 45 | | Security & auth (14%) | 41 | 48 | | Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 20 | | Task success (10%) | pending | pending | | Maintenance & community (7%) | 41 | 70 | | Transparency & trust (7%) | 66 | 70 | | Fact (where they differ) | Publer API + MCP | X MCP | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | HTTP API | MCP server | | Vendor | Publer | X Corp. | | Hosted endpoint | `https://app.publer.com/api/v1` | `https://api.x.com/mcp` | | Transports | HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio | | Auth | API key | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Paid | Pay per use | | Licence | none | Proprietary hosted server under the X Developer Agreement. The xurl bridge on GitHub and npm is MIT | | Read-only variant documented | no | yes | | Last release | none | 2026-09-29 | | Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-04-27 | | Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text | | Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text | | Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes | | Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text | | Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes | | Popularity | none | 1.4k stars, 6k npm/wk | | Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |