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   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "The homepage presents Turso as a SQLite-compatible database that runs embedded, as Turso Cloud, or both.",
   "source": "https://turso.tech/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "Turso runs embedded in an application and as hosted Turso Cloud for database-per-user and database-per-tenant use.",
   "source": "https://turso.tech/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "The pricing page says start free with no credit card required, lists a Free plan at $0 per month, and lists paid Developer, Scaler, Pro, and Enterprise plans.",
   "source": "https://turso.tech/pricing",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "The CLI installs on macOS with Homebrew or the install script, on Linux with the install script, and on Windows through WSL. Turso Cloud is used from the web.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/cli/installation",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Turso documents a Platform API to manage databases, groups, organizations, and tokens, and an official @tursodatabase/api client.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The Platform API is an HTTP API at https://api.turso.tech. Protected requests use an Authorization Bearer header.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "Turso uses Bearer API tokens. Tokens can be organization-scoped or group-scoped. Unrestricted cross-organization tokens are deprecated.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The Platform API covers database, group, organization, and token management. Application SQL uses separate database credentials and drivers, so this is the control plane.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "Turso documents official database packages for local, sync, and remote use, plus the Platform API TypeScript client on the API introduction.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/sdk/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "The official TypeScript packages include @tursodatabase/database, @tursodatabase/sync, and @tursodatabase/serverless.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/sdk/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[1]",
   "note": "The official Python packages named on the SDK introduction are pyturso and turso_serverless.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/sdk/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[2]",
   "note": "The official Go packages named on the SDK introduction are tursogo and tursogo-serverless.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/sdk/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[3]",
   "note": "The official Rust packages named on the SDK introduction are turso and turso_serverless.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/sdk/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.official",
   "note": "The SDK introduction separates those Turso packages from community SDKs that do not come with official Turso support.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/sdk/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Turso documents a hosted MCP server at https://mcp.turso.ai/mcp with OAuth 2.1. Tools cover databases, SQL, insight, and recovery, and each call is forwarded to the Platform API.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/integrations/mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "The Turso CLI documents auth, db, group, org, and plan commands for managing databases, tokens, and billing.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/cli/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "turso db export writes a snapshot of a Turso database to a local SQLite file.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/cli/db/export",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.import[0]",
   "note": "turso db import loads an existing SQLite file into Turso Cloud. The file must use WAL journal mode.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/cli/db/import",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "modalities.agent_docs.llms_txt",
   "note": "https://docs.turso.tech/llms.txt is a documentation index that lists the Platform API, CLI, SDK, and MCP pages.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/llms.txt",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "The REST control plane is documented, token-scoped, and wrapped by an official TypeScript client. SQL access is a separate data plane, so the score stays in the broad production band.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The hosted server is official and covers databases, SQL, insight, and five-day recovery. Connection requires browser OAuth consent, so it is practical with that operational limit.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/integrations/mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "The official CLI covers databases, groups, organizations, and tokens, and login supports --headless. The same page says the CLI requires reauthentication after one week.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/cli/authentication",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened the current hosted MCP page, including the endpoint, OAuth consent, and tool groups.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/integrations/mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened the current Platform API introduction, including the official TypeScript client.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the current CLI command index.",
   "source": "https://docs.turso.tech/cli/introduction",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-04",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened the tursodatabase/turso-mcp repository. It packages the hosted server, is MIT licensed, and was pushed on 2026-09-16.",
   "source": "https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso-mcp",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "volatility": "high",
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   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://docs.turso.tech/integrations/mcp"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/introduction"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://docs.turso.tech/cli/introduction"
   },
   {
    "type": "repo",
    "url": "https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso-mcp"
   }
  ]
 },
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 "id": "turso",
 "license": "freemium",
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   "llms_txt": true
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "bearer-api-token"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://docs.turso.tech/api-reference/introduction",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "sqlite"
   ],
   "import": [
    "sqlite"
   ]
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "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 Platform API, turso CLI, and hosted MCP server cover database and SQL automation without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": true,
   "languages": [
    "typescript",
    "python",
    "go",
    "rust"
   ],
   "official": true
  }
 },
 "name": "Turso",
 "platforms": [
  "web",
  "macos",
  "linux",
  "windows"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "neon",
   "planetscale"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Turso",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 8,
   "cli": 7,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 7,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Turso is automatable today through the Turso Platform API. The API at https://api.turso.tech manages databases, groups, organizations, and tokens. Protected requests send Authorization Bearer with an API token. New tokens should be organization-scoped or group-scoped; unrestricted cross-organization tokens are deprecated. An official TypeScript client, @tursodatabase/api, wraps that API. Official database SDKs are published for TypeScript, Python, Go, and Rust. The turso CLI manages databases, groups, organizations, plans, and API tokens. Login can use --headless, and the CLI requires reauthentication after one week. turso db export writes a SQLite snapshot and turso db import loads a SQLite file. Turso hosts an MCP server at https://mcp.turso.ai/mcp. Authentication is OAuth 2.1 with browser consent. Tools cover databases, SQL, per-database insight, and restore of databases and groups deleted within five days. Each tool forwards the call to the Platform API. The tursodatabase/turso-mcp repository packages that hosted server for agents and is MIT licensed. https://docs.turso.tech/llms.txt is a first-party documentation index. The pricing page publishes a Free plan at $0 per month with no credit card required, plus paid Developer, Scaler, Pro, and Enterprise plans. Zapier, Make, Power Automate, and n8n were not assessed. Computer-use viability is unassessed. API scores 8. CLI scores 7. MCP scores 7. API is the best path because a bearer token calls the platform API directly, without a local CLI install or a browser OAuth consent.\n"
 }
}