Plivo

Fair

Agent Native Score

Free TierAPI Key AuthOpenAPI Spec

Plivo is a cloud communications platform that provides APIs for SMS, voice calls, and messaging. It enables developers to programmatically send and receive messages and make phone calls at scale.

Categories: Communications · Sms · Voice

#31 of 63 in Communications · #3 of 4 in Sms · #2 of 4 in Voice

Checklist Breakdown

13 of 33 checks passed. 14 unscored.

Discovery 63%

Can an agent find and understand this tool without a web search?

✓ Published OpenAPI/Swagger spec

✗ Has llms.txt or llms-full.txt

✗ Has an MCP server (official or well-maintained)

✗ MCP server listed in a public registry

✓ API reference docs are publicly accessible

✓ Docs include runnable code examples

✓ Has a public changelog or release notes

✓ Has a public status page

Auth & Onboarding 50%

Can an agent create an account and get credentials without human intervention?

✗ Signup does not require CAPTCHA

✗ Signup does not require phone verification

✓ Supports API key auth (not only OAuth)

✗ API key obtainable without manual approval

✓ No mandatory billing info to start

✓ Can sign up without creating an organization

Pricing 100%

Can an agent operate autonomously without upfront payment or contracts?

✓ Has a free tier

✓ Usage-based pricing available

✓ No minimum contract or commitment

✓ Pricing page is public (no 'contact sales')

✓ Free tier sufficient for testing (not just a trial)

Agent Tooling Not yet scored

How well does the API work for non-human consumers?

— SDK available in 2+ languages

— Structured error responses (JSON with error codes)

— Idempotency support on write endpoints

— Pagination on list endpoints

— Webhook/event support

— Sandbox or test mode available

— Rate limit headers in responses

— Consistent REST resource naming

Reliability Not yet scored

Does the tool fail gracefully when an agent makes a mistake?

— Meaningful error messages (not just 500)

— 429 responses include Retry-After header

— Documented uptime SLA (99.9%+)

— Graceful degradation under rate limits

— Request IDs in responses for debugging

— API versioning supported

Reviewer Notes

Plivo offers solid API documentation and an OpenAPI spec that aids discovery, plus a sandbox environment for testing. However, account creation requires email verification and manual dashboard interaction—not agent-automatable. The REST API is well-structured with clear authentication (auth_id and auth_token), making tooling straightforward. The main weakness is lack of MCP server and the requirement for human intervention during signup, which limits true agent autonomy. Free tier credits ($5–$10) and reasonable rate limits (200 requests/second) are positives for reliability.

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