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   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "MongoDB presents Atlas Database as the managed cloud deployment of MongoDB, with a free cluster option and self-managed Community and Enterprise editions linked from the same product family.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "MongoDB states the MCP Server works with Atlas, Community Edition, and Enterprise Advanced, covering hosted and self-managed deployments.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/tools/mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "Atlas publishes a free cluster tier plus paid Flex and Dedicated tiers.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "MongoDB documents the versioned Atlas Administration API (v2) for programmatic administrative tasks on Atlas clusters, projects, and users.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/atlas-admin-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The Atlas Administration API is documented as a REST interface. It does not access data stored in clusters.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/atlas-admin-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "MongoDB documents service-account access tokens using OAuth 2.0 as an Atlas Administration API authentication method.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/configure-api-access/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[1]",
   "note": "MongoDB documents API keys using HTTP Digest Authentication as the other Atlas Administration API authentication method.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/configure-api-access/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The Admin API covers Atlas administrative objects. Collection data requires database-user credentials and is outside this API.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/atlas-admin-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "MongoDB documents official drivers and shows Query API examples in Python and Node.js on the Atlas product page.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "Python is shown as an official driver language for the MongoDB Query API.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[1]",
   "note": "Node.js is shown as an official driver language for the MongoDB Query API.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "MongoDB presents an official MCP Server for exploring, querying, and managing MongoDB deployments, delivered locally or as the Atlas Managed MCP Server.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/tools/mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.integrations.n8n",
   "note": "n8n documents a built-in MongoDB node for aggregate, find, insert, update, delete, and search-index operations using the MongoDB Node driver.",
   "source": "https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.mongodb/",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "MongoDB documents the Atlas CLI, including atlas setup for account, free cluster, sample data, and mongosh connection.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/cli/current/atlas-cli-getting-started/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "The Query API and drivers return and accept JSON documents, as shown in the Atlas product-page examples.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.import[0]",
   "note": "insertMany examples on the Atlas product page accept JSON documents.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "Atlas Admin API is documented and versioned with OAuth and digest keys, but it is an administrative plane only and often IP-allow-listed, so the path is useful with material coverage limits.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/configure-api-access/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The official server has managed Atlas and local paths, OAuth or database auth, and useful schema, find, count, and aggregate tools. The required AI Clients org setting is a gate but not a preview-only limit.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mcp-server/get-started/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "Atlas CLI is official and covers cluster lifecycle. It is Atlas-oriented rather than a general collection-query CLI, so the path is broad but not complete for data work.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/cli/current/atlas-cli-getting-started/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as MongoDB's current official MCP product page, including Atlas, Community, and Enterprise coverage.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/tools/mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as MongoDB's current MCP get-started guide for Atlas Managed and local servers.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mcp-server/get-started/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server repository page.",
   "source": "https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as MongoDB's current Atlas Administration API overview.",
   "source": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/atlas-admin-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
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  "volatility": "high",
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   {
    "type": "mcp",
    "url": "https://www.mongodb.com/products/tools/mcp-server"
   },
   {
    "type": "mcp",
    "url": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mcp-server/get-started/"
   },
   {
    "type": "repo",
    "url": "https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/atlas-admin-api/"
   }
  ]
 },
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 "id": "mongodb",
 "license": "freemium",
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  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": "unknown"
  },
  "api": {
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    "oauth2",
    "digest-api-key"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/atlas-admin-api/",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "json"
   ],
   "import": [
    "json"
   ]
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": true,
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. MongoDB's Atlas Administration API, official drivers, Atlas CLI, and official MCP Server cover practical database automation without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "web-dom"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": true,
   "languages": [
    "python",
    "javascript"
   ],
   "official": true
  }
 },
 "name": "MongoDB",
 "platforms": [
  "linux",
  "windows",
  "macos",
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "airtable"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "MongoDB",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "mcp",
  "scores": {
   "api": 7,
   "cli": 7,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 8,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "MongoDB is automatable today through an official MCP Server and a versioned Atlas Administration API. The MCP Server connects Atlas, Community Edition, and Enterprise Advanced to MCP clients. Delivery is local/self-managed (stdio or HTTP) or the Atlas Managed MCP Server. An organization owner must enable the AI Clients setting before members can connect with a plugin. Atlas Managed MCP uses Atlas OAuth; local MCP uses a database connection. The Atlas Administration API is a public REST API for projects, users, and clusters. It does not read or write collection data; that requires database-user credentials and the Query API or a driver. Atlas Admin API auth is OAuth 2.0 service-account tokens or HTTP Digest API keys. New organizations require an IP access list for Admin API calls. Official drivers include Python and Node.js. The Atlas CLI (atlas setup, atlas clusters) manages Atlas from the terminal and supports a free M0 cluster. n8n ships a MongoDB node for documents and search indexes. This record covers Atlas plus self-managed MongoDB as one database platform. Computer-use viability is unassessed. MCP scores 8 and is the best path because it reaches collection data that the Admin API cannot.\n"
 }
}