Can AI agents automate Bird?

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.

Best path today: api · Overall automatability: 8/10