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  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "Inngest presents durable execution for event-driven step functions, with flow control, sandboxes, and scoring.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "The pricing page says to start locally and move to Cloud, and that Inngest can be self-hosted.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/pricing",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "The product is used through the cloud dashboard and through SDKs in your own application. The homepage does not name desktop operating systems.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "Cloud pricing publishes a Free plan at $0 per month with no credit card required, Pro starting at $99 per month, and Business starting at $499 per month. The page also says the SDK and core engine are open source.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/pricing",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Inngest documents a REST API for events, function runs, environments, and related resources. v1 and v2 are both labeled stable. v2 is also labeled in development.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The documented interface is a REST API. Production base URL is https://api.inngest.com. The v2 OpenAPI spec is linked from the overview.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "API keys authenticate v2 requests as Authorization Bearer sk-inn-api-. The page recommends them for CI, scripts, and AI tools.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[1]",
   "note": "Signing keys, which begin with signkey-, can be sent as Authorization Bearer in place of an API key. Each environment has its own signing key.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The v2 index lists apps, functions, runs, traces, webhooks, environments, insights, sandboxes, and sessions. The send-event endpoint says it is for testing and debugging, not high-volume ingestion.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/llms.txt",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "Inngest documents an official TypeScript SDK that defines durable functions, sends events, and serves functions.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/reference/typescript/v4/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "The documented package is the TypeScript module inngest, installed with npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/reference/typescript/v4/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.official",
   "note": "The page lists inngest as an official library and separates community libraries such as nest-inngest.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/reference/typescript/v4/intro",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Inngest documents Cloud MCP at https://api.inngest.com/mcp with an API key, and Dev Server MCP at http://127.0.0.1:8288/mcp with no auth. The page names the shared and Cloud-only tools.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/ai-dev-tools/mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "The Inngest CLI generates a subcommand for every v2 REST endpoint, prints compact JSON by default, and authenticates with an API key.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.webhooks",
   "note": "The v2 API index documents list and create webhook endpoints for incoming webhooks in an environment.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/llms.txt",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "The CLI outputs compact JSON by default, including run status and trace payloads.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.agent_docs.llms_txt",
   "note": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/llms.txt is an index of the REST API reference, including authentication and the v2 resources.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/llms.txt",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "The REST API is documented, OpenAPI-described, and read/write across runs, apps, and environments. v2 is still marked in development, and high-volume event ingestion is outside this endpoint, so the score stays at the broad production tier.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The official Cloud and Dev Server servers expose a large named tool list that matches the REST API. Mutating tools such as send_event and cancel_run are documented for review before approval.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/ai-dev-tools/mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "The official CLI is generated from the v2 API, emits JSON, and accepts a non-interactive API key. --prod selects Cloud instead of the local Dev Server.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened the current MCP guide, including both endpoints, API-key auth, and the tool tables.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/ai-dev-tools/mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened the current REST API overview, including v1 and v2 base URLs and the OpenAPI link.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the current CLI guide, including JSON output and authentication precedence.",
   "source": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/cli",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened the current REST authentication guide for API keys and signing keys.",
   "source": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "volatility": "high",
  "watch": [
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/ai-dev-tools/mcp"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://api-docs.inngest.com"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.inngest.com/docs/cli"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://api-docs.inngest.com/authentication"
   }
  ]
 },
 "homepage": "https://www.inngest.com/",
 "id": "inngest",
 "license": "freemium",
 "modalities": {
  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": true
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "api-key",
    "signing-key"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://api-docs.inngest.com",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "json"
   ],
   "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 servers cover runs, events, and environments without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": true,
   "languages": [
    "typescript"
   ],
   "official": true
  }
 },
 "name": "Inngest",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "prefect"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Inngest",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 8,
   "cli": 8,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 8,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Inngest is automatable today through its REST API. The v2 API at https://api.inngest.com/v2 is documented as stable and still in development. It covers apps, functions, runs, traces, events, environments, webhooks, insights, sandboxes, and sessions. Requests send Authorization Bearer. API keys, which start with sk-inn-api-, are for scripts, CI, and AI tools and apply to v2. Signing keys, which start with signkey-, are the app credential and can also be sent as a bearer token. The v2 send-event endpoint is for testing and debugging, not high-volume ingestion. The Inngest CLI exposes every v2 endpoint as an inngest api subcommand, prints compact JSON by default, and uses INNGEST_API_KEY or --api-key. It targets the local Dev Server unless --prod is set. Inngest documents a Cloud MCP server at https://api.inngest.com/mcp, authenticated with the same API key, and a Dev Server MCP server at http://127.0.0.1:8288/mcp with no auth. Shared tools include list and get for apps, functions, runs, and traces, plus send_event, invoke_function, rerun, and cancel_run. The official TypeScript SDK package is inngest. It defines functions and sends events from Node.js, Bun, Deno, and edge runtimes. A Free cloud plan is $0 per month with no credit card required. Pro starts at $99 per month and Business at $499 per month. The pricing page says the core engine can be self-hosted. https://api-docs.inngest.com/llms.txt is a first-party API index. 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 bearer token calls the documented endpoints directly, without a CLI install or an MCP client.\n"
 }
}