# Roma vs Shortcut (slim)

> Shortcut scores 60.2 (C) on agent readiness against Roma's 51.1 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Roma leads on schema & documentation. Both do tasks create. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Shortcut scores 60.2 (C) on agent readiness against Roma's 51.1 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Roma leads on schema & documentation. Both do tasks create.

- Roma: D 51.1, rank #583 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/roma.min.md
- Shortcut: C 60.2, rank #411 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shortcut.min.md
- Roma, good for One person who wants an AI chat to read and write their own task list, notes and typed lists, with a single orientation call. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 83 against 75.
- Shortcut, good for Software teams already on Shortcut that want an agent to search, create and update stories, epics, iterations and docs, and coding agents that pick up assigned stories. Ahead on Reliability, 64 against 38; Security & auth, 54 against 44; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 73 against 57; Transparency & trust, 73 against 58. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Roma | Shortcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 38 | 64 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 83 | 75 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 60 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Roma | Shortcut |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Milo Mode Inc. | Shortcut Software Company |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.roma.app/mcp` | `https://api.app.shortcut.com` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Roma's terms of service. No public source repository found | Proprietary service under Shortcut's terms of service. The JavaScript client and the archived MCP server on GitHub are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 31 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-22 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-18 | 2025-09-18 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-06 | 2025-07-11 |
| Popularity | none | 142 stars, 103k npm/wk |