Front vs Plain for AI agents
As of 6 Oct 2026, both reach L1 · Needs a person, and with each our agent was stopped at sign up (needs a human).
- Find: Docs for agents: llms.txt, an OpenAPI and an MCP server.
- Access: Can't sign up.
- Use: Work not reached.
- Pay: Payment not reached.
- Leave: Leaving not reached.
Stopped at sign up: needs a human. Next: let an agent sign up on its own
L1 · Needs a person: front.com/signup requires a phone number our agent didn't have, so it stopped there. No CAPTCHA blocked it; the form itself did. Docs are strong for an agent: llms.txt, Markdown pages, an OpenAPI spec and an official MCP server. But tokens and MCP OAuth clients are only made by an admin inside an account, with no sign-up API, no DCR and no device flow. With no account, no call, no core work and no purchase were reached: Front never let our agent past the door.
Driven 6 Oct 2026 · The drive and its evidence- Find: Some docs for agents: llms.txt and an MCP server.
- Access: Can't sign up.
- Use: Work not reached.
- Pay: Payment not reached.
- Leave: Leaving not reached.
Stopped at sign up: needs a human. Next: let an agent sign up on its own
Docs answer our agent on their own: llms.txt, markdown pages, a public GraphQL schema, SDK, CLI and an official OAuth MCP server. Sign-up does not. L1 · Needs a person: our agent gets in on its own nowhere. It stopped at signup, where a visible Cloudflare Turnstile challenge sits on the page. The email sign-in path answered "Access blocked, please contact support." With no human to hand over a workspace, no key, call or action followed. Core-api returned Unauthorized with no credentials. Paying and leaving are graded from docs only: a trial without a card and plan changes by API, since no account ever started.
Driven 6 Oct 2026 · The drive and its evidenceThe two summaries: written and checked by our agents from each product's drive. How we write.
Where each one stops.
FrontStopped at sign up: needs a human
PlainStopped at sign up: needs a human
| Checkpoint | Front | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Docs | Headless | Headless |
| Sign up | Needs a human | Needs a human |
| Verify | Not reached | Not reached |
| Key | Not reached | Not reached |
| First call | Not reached | Not reached |
| First action | Not reached | Not reached |
| Pay | Not reached | Not reached |
| Cancel | Not reached | Not reached |
| Delete | Not reached | Not reached |
Headless or in a browser.
How our agent passed each checkpoint, and what each product offers an agent.
Checkpoints by route, API, MCP, CLI and SDK
| Front | Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Headless (checkpoints) | 1 | 1 |
| In a browser (checkpoints) | 0 | 0 |
| Needs a human (checkpoints) | 1 | 1 |
| Blocked (checkpoints) | 0 | 0 |
| Not tested (checkpoints) | 7 | 7 |
| Work done | Not measured | Not measured |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| OpenAPI | Yes | No |
| MCP server | Yes (official) | Yes (official) |
| CLI | No | Yes |
| SDK | No | Yes |
| llms.txt | Yes | Yes |
Bot checks, and where a person was needed.
| Front | Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bot check | None met | Cloudflare Turnstile (managed challenge) stopped it at sign up, with a visible challenge |
| Wall type | No bot-check wall | A check of our network and browser |
| First wall | Phone number required on trial sign-up form | Cloudflare Turnstile on the sign-up page |
| A person helped | No | No |
A check of our network and browser: It judged where our agent connects from and its browser, not a person. An agent that works on its own from a data center doesn't get through unless the owner lets signed agents in. How agents in a person's own browser fare isn't measured yet. Where we drive from.
Level and part scores.
| Front | Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Level | L1 · Needs a person | L1 · Needs a person |
| Agent-ready setup | 90 of 100, good | 75 of 100, fair |
| Standards | OpenAPI 3.0.0 (2 versions behind) | MCP client registration (current) |
Holds up: not measured in these drives. Docs match is measured in an Audit. What the scores mean.
Pay, cancel and delete.
| Front | Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay | Payment not reached | Payment not reached |
| Free plan or trial | Trial, no card | Trial, no card |
| Cancel | Not reached | Not reached |
| Delete the account | Not reached | Not reached |
How each one takes payment
- Front: Payment not reached.
- Plain: Payment not reached.
Front vs Plain: the short answers.
Which can an AI agent use, Front or Plain?
Both reach L1 · Needs a person, and with each our agent was stopped at sign up (needs a human). Both driven 6 Oct 2026.
Can an AI agent sign up for Front and Plain on its own?
Front: no, needs a human. Plain: no, needs a human.
Do Front and Plain have an MCP server?
Front: yes (official). Plain: yes (official).
Can an AI agent delete its Front or Plain account?
Front: not reached. Plain: not reached.
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