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Once it's in, can an AI agent do real work?

Getting in is half of it. With a key, our agent makes its first API or MCP call, then does the product's core work: creates, reads back and changes something real.

Our drives 1 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026Every product where it did real workJSONMarkdown

Agent access, Use: 53 of 151 products let our agent do real work on its own.

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The numbers

Of the 151 products we drove, 1 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026.

  1. First API or MCP call worked54 of 151
  2. Created something real on its own53 of 151
  3. Core work measured54 of 151

The checkpoints: first call, then first action.

First call

Does the first API/MCP call work?

  1. Got as far as a first call56 of 151
  2. Worked without a browser, of those54 of 56

First action

Can it create something real?

  1. Created something real on its own53 of 151

What slows an agent down once it's in.

Where the work gets harder

  1. The key had to be copied from a dashboard in a browser34 of 151
  2. An MCP server behind a door our agent couldn't pass, of those with one85 of 133
  3. Stopped at the first real task2 of 151
How our agent got a key, where it got that far. No browser: 13 of 57, From a dashboard: 34 of 57, Other: 10 of 57.

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Products with an MCP server: can our agent get in? Gets in on its own: 48 of 133, Stopped at the door: 85 of 133.

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Products where our agent did real work on its own.

Every product where it did real work

How an agent talks to a product.

MCP

A server that turns a product's actions into tools an agent can call.

133 of 151 products we drove offer it.

OpenAPI

A machine-readable description of every route of an API.

104 of 151 products we drove offer it.

Studies and data.

Data story · 24 Oct 2026 · 148 products, 1–23 Oct 2026Can AI agents sign up for software? We drove 148Where sign-up stopped our agent first, a bot check was the reason at 83 of 92 products and a required card field at Fathom Analytics.Read Report · 23 Oct 2026 · 148 products, 1–22 Oct 2026How far does an AI agent get in SaaS on its own? 148 testedNo product reached Autonomous: 27 run on their own, and five took our side's payment with no card.Read Guide · 20 Oct 2026 · 147 products, 1–20 Oct 2026How to let AI agents sign up for your productAgentMail and Cloudinary hand an agent a working key in one call; copy their flow with a short onboarding API of your own.Read

Every product where it did real work

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