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  "data": {
    "a": {
      "slug": "sendcloud",
      "name": "Sendcloud",
      "vendor": "Sendcloud B.V.",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.sendcloud.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "shipping",
      "summary": "Shipping platform for European online shops from Sendcloud B.V. in Eindhoven. Its API v3 and hosted MCP server quote carrier rates, create labels, validate addresses, track parcels and handle returns across the carriers an account has enabled.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sendcloud.json",
      "license": "Proprietary service under Sendcloud's terms and conditions",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Self-serve. A person signs up at account.sendcloud.com, adds an invoice and sender address, then creates a Sendcloud API integration in the panel, which issues a public and secret key pair. The pair works as HTTP Basic or is exchanged at https://account.sendcloud.com/oauth2/token for a one-hour Bearer token (client credentials, scope `api`). The MCP server uses an OAuth 2.0 sign-in at account.sendcloud.com, found through RFC 9728 metadata, with the same single scope. No partner or sales approval is needed for API v3.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free plan at €0 for up to 20 parcels a month at Sendcloud's carrier rates, and a 14-day trial of paid plans with no card per the pricing page. Lite is €28 a month plus €0.10 a label, Growth €87 plus €0.09, Premium €175 plus €0.08, Pro €639 plus €0.07, Enterprise on request, with 20 per cent off for yearly billing. Carrier postage is extra. There is no sandbox, but 50 Unstamped letter test labels are free. The pricing table has an API access row whose per-plan marks we couldn't read (https://www.sendcloud.com/pricing/).",
      "priceSummary": "$31.30 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, the OpenAPI specs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-07).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-07"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://sendcloud.dev",
      "llmsTxt": "https://sendcloud.dev/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://sendcloud.dev/.openapi/v3/shipments/openapi.yaml",
      "capabilities": [
        "shipping.rates",
        "shipping.labels",
        "shipping.tracking",
        "shipping.address-validation",
        "shipping.returns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "free-tier",
        "mcp",
        "oauth",
        "api-key",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "webhooks",
        "status-page",
        "europe",
        "iso27001"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-05",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 62,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 352,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 722,
        "categoryRank": 2,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 71,
          "maintenance": 67,
          "payments": 37,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 89,
          "security": 49,
          "transparency": 72
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-07"
        },
        "negative": -3,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "21 and 25 September 2026. The API v3 changelog records `insurance.currency` and `insurance.value` removed from POST /parcels/tracking, and `status_code`, `status_description` and `sub_status_code` removed from tracking event responses, with no earlier deprecation entry for those fields. The changes are documented on the day, so the deduction is the minimum (https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog.md)"
        ],
        "verdict": "API v3 has 29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs, an llms.txt index, a dated changelog and a hosted MCP server with toolset filtering. OAuth has one scope, `api`, so a credential can't be limited to reading. The changelog records response fields removed from tracking events on 25 September 2026 with no earlier deprecation entry.",
        "bestFor": "An agent shipping parcels for a European shop that wants many carriers behind one account, including its own carrier contracts on paid plans.",
        "strengths": [
          "29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs covering 104 API v3 operations, with an llms.txt index and Markdown copies of every docs page",
          "Hosted MCP server at mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp with 24 toolsets, a `?toolsets=` filter and read-only, idempotent and destructive annotations per the docs",
          "A repeated `external_reference_id` on shipment creation returns the existing shipment with a 409 instead of buying a second label",
          "Free test labels through the `sendcloud:letter` and `sendcloud:letterreturn` shipping options, up to 50 before charges apply",
          "Dated API v3 changelog with 37 entries between 9 July and 5 October 2026"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "One OAuth scope, `api`, and key pairs with full account access. No read-only credential was found in the reviewed documentation",
          "Changelog entries of 21 and 25 September 2026 record removed request and response fields on parcel tracking with no earlier deprecation entry",
          "No Retry-After header or backoff guidance was found for 429 responses",
          "No official SDK was found in the reviewed documentation, and the MCP server isn't in the official MCP registry",
          "No test environment. Labels other than the Unstamped letter options are charged unless the carrier accepts a cancellation"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Use API v3 at https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v3. The v2 create-parcel endpoint is closed to accounts created from April 2026",
          "Test with `shipping_option_code` `sendcloud:letter` (returns use `sendcloud:letterreturn`). Any other label is billed unless cancelled within the carrier's deadline",
          "Set `external_reference_id` on every shipment so a retry returns the existing shipment (409) instead of a second label",
          "Read the `errors` array on synchronous announce responses. A carrier failure can arrive inside a success status",
          "Connect MCP with `?toolsets=shipments,shipping-options,parcel-tracking,returns` to keep the tool list short. Create and cancel tools act on the live account"
        ],
        "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": 71,
          "maintenance": 67,
          "payments": 37,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 89,
          "security": 49,
          "transparency": 62
        },
        "provenanceScore": 81
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST --location \"https://account.sendcloud.com/oauth2/token\" \\\n  --header \"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\" \\\n  -d \"grant_type=client_credentials\u0026scope=api\" \\\n  --basic --user your_sendcloud_public_key:your_sendcloud_private_key",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http sendcloud https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "sendcloud": {
              "type": "http",
              "url": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/sendcloud"
      },
      "area": "business",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Lite plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 31.3,
          "note": "€28, 400 labels a month, plus €0.10 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Growth plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 97.24,
          "note": "€87, 1,000 labels a month, plus €0.09 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Premium plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 195.6,
          "note": "€175, 10,000 labels a month, plus €0.08 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Pro plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 714.21,
          "note": "€639, 30,000 labels a month, plus €0.07 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Label fee on Lite",
          "unit": "tx",
          "usd": 0.11,
          "note": "€0.10 a label on top of carrier postage, €0.25 above the monthly limit"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Sendcloud B.V.",
        "domain": "sendcloud.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2008-07-29",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.sendcloud.com/terms-conditions/",
        "privacy": "https://www.sendcloud.com/privacy-policy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.sendcloud.com",
        "changelog": "https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-07",
        "notes": [
          "The terms, last updated 1 September 2026, name Sendcloud B.V., registration 66572959, Stadhuisplein 10, 5611 EM Eindhoven, with Sendcloud GmbH, Ltd., SAS and Srl for Germany and Austria, the UK, France and Italy. Dutch law applies.",
          "The MCP server answers at mcp.sendcloud.com and tokens come from account.sendcloud.com. The REST API answers at panel.sendcloud.sc, a second Sendcloud domain.",
          "www.sendcloud.com/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt return 404. The bug bounty page sends reports to security@sendcloud.com.",
          "RDAP for sendcloud.com gives a registration date of 2008-07-29.",
          "Unit prices are converted from euros at the ECB reference rate of 1.1177 for 7 October 2026, read through api.frankfurter.dev."
        ],
        "score": 81
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "sendcloud",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.746378159Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 405,
          "lastMs": 78,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 85,
          "p95ms24h": 126,
          "samples24h": 106,
          "samples30d": 106,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-10-08",
              "probes": 93,
              "ok": 93
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
              "probes": 13,
              "ok": 13
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.sendcloud.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T01:07:51.133458157Z"
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://sendcloud.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:40.272539649Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:08.110707574Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "6b29c4fd1275"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/pricing/",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:21.328528089Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "5f1544b931db"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/privacy-policy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:23.449806516Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "1a787a780068"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/terms-conditions/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:25.410182173Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "eef98aa87449"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.746378159Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "Sendcloud scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on maintenance \u0026 community.",
    "b": {
      "slug": "ship24",
      "name": "Ship24",
      "vendor": "Ship24 Limited",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.ship24.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "shipping",
      "summary": "Ship24 is a parcel tracking API from Ship24 Limited in Hong Kong. Its REST API and hosted MCP server create trackers, return normalised tracking events across couriers and push updates by webhook.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ship24.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/ship24/ship24-node",
      "license": "Proprietary service under Ship24's Terms and Conditions. The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "ship24"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "A self-serve API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer apik_...`. A default key is created once a plan (free or paid) is chosen in the dashboard, and an account can hold up to 20 active keys. Keys have no scopes. The hosted MCP server takes the same key in the same header. No OAuth, partner review or sales approval is needed for the listed plans.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free for 10 shipments a month on the Tracking API, blocked at the limit, so an agent can start without a contract. Paid per-shipment plans start at $39 a month for 1,000 shipments with $0.045 for each extra. Per-call plans start at $99 a month for 10,000 calls with $0.015 for each extra. Above 1,000,000 shipments a month pricing is by sales. Whether the free plan needs a card wasn't established (checked 2026-10-08).",
      "priceSummary": "$39 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 12,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 0,
        "npmWeekly": 79,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-08"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.ship24.com",
      "llmsTxt": "https://docs.ship24.com/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://docs.ship24.com/assets/openapi/ship24-tracking-api.yaml",
      "registryName": "com.ship24/tracking-mcp",
      "capabilities": [
        "shipping.tracking"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "closed-source",
        "api-key",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "mcp",
        "webhooks",
        "free-tier",
        "typescript",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-06",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 55,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 522,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 722,
        "categoryRank": 6,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 68,
          "maintenance": 80,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 45,
          "schema": 81,
          "security": 37,
          "transparency": 52
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-08"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "The REST API and the hosted MCP server share one public OpenAPI 3.1 spec, numbered rate limits with Retry-After, and tracker creation that is idempotent by payload. No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published.",
        "bestFor": "An agent that only needs tracking events across many couriers, by webhook or by lookup, from a tracking number alone.",
        "strengths": [
          "Public OpenAPI 3.1 spec with 12 operations and two webhook definitions, plus llms.txt and a hosted `SKILL.md` integration guide",
          "Hosted MCP server at `https://api.ship24.com/mcp` with 12 tools, each carrying read-only, destructive and idempotent annotations and an output schema",
          "Rate limits are published per endpoint (1 to 10 requests a second) with `RateLimit-*`, `X-RateLimit-*` and `Retry-After` headers",
          "`POST /trackers` and `POST /trackers/track` are idempotent for an identical payload, and `clientTrackerId` is checked for uniqueness",
          "Prices are public for both billing models, with a free API plan of 10 shipments a month and sample tracking numbers for each status"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No status page was found. `status.ship24.com` doesn't resolve, and neither the site nor the docs link to one",
          "The terms supply the service as is, with no uptime commitment, and allow account termination and data deletion without notice",
          "API keys have no scopes or read-only mode. The docs describe up to 20 keys an account, managed in the dashboard",
          "Webhooks are authenticated by a static secret in the `Authorization` header, with no payload signature",
          "The API agreement and the data processing agreement named in the terms, and a subprocessor list, were not found on the site"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send `Authorization: Bearer apik_...` to `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1`. The same key works on the MCP server, which lists tools without a key but answers 401 on calls",
          "Store the `trackerId` or set a unique `clientTrackerId`. Tracking numbers aren't unique, and any changed field on a repeat `POST /trackers` creates a second tracker that uses quota",
          "Allow up to 60 seconds for the first `POST /trackers/track` or `POST /tracking/search` call, since results are fetched from the courier synchronously",
          "Cache `GET /couriers`. It is limited to one request a second and returns the whole courier list, and courier auto-detection usually makes `courierCode` unnecessary",
          "Check for `quota_limit_reached` and `no_active_subscription`. `POST /tracking/search` needs a separate per-call plan, and the free plan blocks at 10 shipments a month"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 55
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 68,
          "maintenance": 80,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 45,
          "schema": 81,
          "security": 37,
          "transparency": 38
        },
        "provenanceScore": 65
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "npm install ship24",
        "http": "curl -sS -X POST https://api.ship24.com/public/v1/trackers/track \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SHIP24_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{ \"trackingNumber\": \"SHIP24_SAMPLE_DELIVERED_000\" }'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http ship24-tracking https://api.ship24.com/mcp -H \"Authorization: Bearer apik_your_key_here\"",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "ship24-tracking": {
              "headers": {
                "Authorization": "Bearer apik_your_key_here"
              },
              "type": "http",
              "url": "https://api.ship24.com/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.tracking",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/ship24"
      },
      "area": "business",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Tracking API Pro, 1,000 shipments",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 39,
          "note": "$0.039 a shipment; tiers up to 1,000,000 a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Extra tracked shipment",
          "unit": "tx",
          "usd": 0.045,
          "note": "on the 1,000 tier; $0.010 on the 1,000,000 tier"
        },
        {
          "item": "Per-call plan, 10,000 calls",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 99,
          "note": "separate subscription for `POST /tracking/search`"
        },
        {
          "item": "Extra per-call lookup",
          "unit": "call",
          "usd": 0.015,
          "note": "on the 10,000 tier; $0.007 on the 1.5 million tier"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Ship24 Limited",
        "domain": "ship24.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2005-09-18",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.ship24.com/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.ship24.com/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-08",
        "notes": [
          "The Terms and Conditions say Ship24 Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, is the party called Ship24, and place disputes with the courts of Hong Kong. They carry no date or version.",
          "The terms govern accounts, fees and the API, and say an Application developer and API agreement and a Data Processing Agreement also apply. Neither document was found on the site.",
          "The privacy policy was last updated in August 2026 and has a section on the MCP integration. It names UAB Clefino of Lithuania as a group company for the IOSS service.",
          "The about page lists offices in Hong Kong, Tremblay-en-France and Vilnius.",
          "www.ship24.com, docs.ship24.com and api.ship24.com have no security.txt. SECURITY.md in ship24-ai-plugin gives contact@ship24.com for reports.",
          "No status page and no API changelog were found. The Node SDK and the plugin each keep a CHANGELOG.md on GitHub.",
          "RDAP for ship24.com gives a registration date of 2005-09-18."
        ],
        "score": 65
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "ship24",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.914715931Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 253,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 252,
          "p95ms24h": 403,
          "samples24h": 63,
          "samples30d": 63,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-10-08",
              "probes": 50,
              "ok": 50
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
              "probes": 13,
              "ok": 13
            }
          ]
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.914715931Z"
      }
    },
    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "HTTP API",
        "b": "HTTP API",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "Sendcloud B.V.",
        "b": "Ship24 Limited",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
      {
        "a": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
        "b": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "HTTP",
        "b": "HTTP",
        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "OAuth or key",
        "b": "API key",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Freemium",
        "b": "Freemium",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "not published",
        "b": "$0.045 per transaction",
        "name": "Price for shipping tracking"
      },
      {
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The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 12 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.ship24/tracking-mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-08-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | none | 0 stars, 79 npm/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Sendcloud.** API v3 has 29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs, an llms.txt index, a dated changelog and a hosted MCP server with toolset filtering. OAuth has one scope, `api`, so a credential can't be limited to reading. The changelog records response fields removed from tracking events on 25 September 2026 with no earlier deprecation entry.\n\n**Ship24.** The REST API and the hosted MCP server share one public OpenAPI 3.1 spec, numbered rate limits with Retry-After, and tracker creation that is idempotent by payload. No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Sendcloud\n\n1. Use API v3 at https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v3. The v2 create-parcel endpoint is closed to accounts created from April 2026\n2. Test with `shipping_option_code` `sendcloud:letter` (returns use `sendcloud:letterreturn`). Any other label is billed unless cancelled within the carrier's deadline\n3. Set `external_reference_id` on every shipment so a retry returns the existing shipment (409) instead of a second label\n4. Read the `errors` array on synchronous announce responses. A carrier failure can arrive inside a success status\n5. Connect MCP with `?toolsets=shipments,shipping-options,parcel-tracking,returns` to keep the tool list short. Create and cancel tools act on the live account\n\n### Ship24\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Bearer apik_...` to `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1`. The same key works on the MCP server, which lists tools without a key but answers 401 on calls\n2. Store the `trackerId` or set a unique `clientTrackerId`. Tracking numbers aren't unique, and any changed field on a repeat `POST /trackers` creates a second tracker that uses quota\n3. Allow up to 60 seconds for the first `POST /trackers/track` or `POST /tracking/search` call, since results are fetched from the courier synchronously\n4. Cache `GET /couriers`. 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Sendcloud has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp and Ship24 at https://api.ship24.com/public/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-ship24.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-ship24.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"sendcloud\", \"b\": \"ship24\"}`. 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