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 "categories": [
  "communications",
  "platform"
 ],
 "deployment": "saas",
 "evidence": [
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "The homepage presents Bird as developer communications for email, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Messages, and voice, with MCP and CLI called out for agents.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "The API is a hosted regional service. The opened pages do not describe a self-hosted Bird control plane.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "The product is used through the hosted API and dashboard. The CLI is a client, not a local communications server.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "The pricing page says to start free, describes free tiers and pay-as-you-go usage, and lists paid email plans from $15 per month.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/pricing",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Bird documents a unified REST API generated from the same OpenAPI specification as the official SDKs.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The reference describes HTTP endpoints under /v1 with JSON request and response bodies.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "Every API request authenticates with a workspace API key as Authorization Bearer. A key is valid only on the regional host in its bk_ prefix.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The reference covers email, SMS, voice, realtime, verify, webhooks, and related resources. It says workspace settings, API keys, and dedicated IPs stay in the dashboard.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.api.docs",
   "note": "https://bird.com/docs/api is the public REST reference.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "The API introduction names official SDKs for TypeScript, Go, and Python.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "TypeScript is named as an official SDK.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[1]",
   "note": "Python is named as an official SDK.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[2]",
   "note": "Go is named as an official SDK.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[3]",
   "note": "The authentication guide shows a PHP client, MessageBird\\Bird, alongside the TypeScript, Python, and Go examples. The opened URL redirected to https://bird.com/docs/guides/authentication.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/guides/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.official",
   "note": "Bird calls the TypeScript, Go, and Python libraries official SDKs.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Bird documents a hosted MCP server at https://mcp.bird.com and a local bird mcp command in the Bird CLI.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/ai/mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.verdict",
   "note": "The MCP page is Bird's own documentation, so the server is official. Hosted sign-in is browser OAuth.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/ai/mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "Bird documents the bird CLI as the API from the terminal, with JSON on stdout and semantic exit codes. The opened URL redirected to https://bird.com/docs/cli.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.webhooks",
   "note": "The CLI documents bird webhooks create, get, list, test, and delete.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "The REST API is documented, region-scoped, and paired with official clients. Dashboard-only resources keep it at 8 rather than a complete control plane.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "The CLI is documented for agents, with JSON, exit codes, device login, dry-run, and idempotency keys. That is a broad practical path at 8.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The hosted server covers Bird channels and workspace tasks, with a dynamic search and execute endpoint when a client limits tool count. OAuth and a few stdio-only tools keep it at 8.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/ai/mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "verdict.best_path",
   "note": "API, CLI, and MCP tie at 8. API is the best path because a bearer API key is the service credential, while CLI and MCP sign-in are user OAuth grants.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened the current Bird API introduction, including regional /v1 hosts, bearer keys, and official SDK languages.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened the current Bird MCP page, including both hosted endpoints, OAuth, and the local CLI server.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/ai/mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-05",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the current Bird CLI page, including JSON output, exit codes, and webhook commands.",
   "source": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
 ],
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  "volatility": "high",
  "watch": [
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://bird.com/docs/api"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/ai/mcp-server"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://bird.com/en-us/docs/cli"
   }
  ]
 },
 "homepage": "https://bird.com/",
 "id": "bird",
 "license": "freemium",
 "modalities": {
  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": "unknown"
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "api-key"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://bird.com/docs/api",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [],
   "import": []
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": true
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. The REST API, JSON CLI, and hosted MCP server cover channel send and workspace inspection without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": true,
   "languages": [
    "typescript",
    "python",
    "go",
    "php"
   ],
   "official": true
  }
 },
 "name": "Bird",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "postmark"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Bird",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 8,
   "cli": 8,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 8,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Bird is automatable today through its REST API. Endpoints live under /v1 on a regional host such as https://us1.platform.bird.com. Requests send Authorization Bearer with a workspace API key. Keys use a bk_ prefix, a region, and a checksum, and a key is valid only against its own regional host. Official SDKs are documented for TypeScript, Go, and Python, and the authentication guide also shows a PHP client. The API reference says workspace settings, API keys, and dedicated IPs are managed in the dashboard rather than the public API. The bird CLI emits JSON by default, uses semantic exit codes, supports bird auth login --device for headless login, and can send with --dry-run and --idempotency-key. Bird hosts an MCP server at https://mcp.bird.com over Streamable HTTP. Sign-in is browser OAuth. Clients that limit tool count use https://mcp.bird.com/dynamic, which exposes search and execute. A local bird mcp command reuses the CLI login. The pricing page says Bird has free tiers and pay-as-you-go usage, with paid email plans from $15 per month. Zapier, Make, Power Automate, and n8n were not assessed. Computer-use viability is unassessed. API, CLI, and MCP each score 8. API is the best path because a workspace API key calls the documented endpoints directly, without a CLI install or a browser OAuth grant.\n"
 }
}