Plausible Analyticsplausible.ioCan an AI agent use Plausible Analytics?
As of 11 Oct 2026, an AI agent gets into Plausible Analytics on its own and does 75% of the core work.
Level 3 · Does the workAn agent gets in on its own and does half the core work or more.
- Find: No docs for agents.
- Access: Sign-up in a browser.
- Use: 75% of the work.
- Pay: Payment not reached.
- Leave: Leaves on its own: Nothing to cancel, deletes its account.
To reach L4 · Runs on its own: do 80% of the core work (now 75%).
What the levels meanDriven 11 Oct 2026Same level in 2 drives in a rowRules of 15 Oct 2026Claim this page
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Who gets in
- Agents on a serverGet in on their own.
- Signed agentsThe sign-up page opens.
- Agents in a person's browserNot measured yet.
Sign-up page checked 12 Oct 2026. Signed agents: the ones Cloudflare verifies. Where agents come from
What an agent can do in Plausible Analytics.
On its own
- Query its own site's stats automatically once set up, including visitor counts, filters, traffic sources and goal conversions
- Read back site, key and goal information automatically after a human sets them up in the dashboard
- See a live visitor counter and compare time periods
1 more
- Open a shareable dashboard link without logging in
What it can't, and why
- Send real visit or click events from its own trafficthe site's bot filter silently drops events from an automated agent
- Sign up, create an API key, or delete the account without a browserthose steps only exist as web forms
- Create sites, goals or shared links through the APIthat API is locked to an Enterprise-level paid plan
1 more
- Use the MCP integrationthe endpoint exists but isn't finished or documented yet
Can an AI agent sign up for Plausible Analytics on its own?
Yes, in a browser, without a human. LiveView web form at /register (name, email, password) with an invisible Friendly Captcha that let our agent's browser through. No API or CLI sign-up.
Does Plausible Analytics have an MCP server, and can an agent connect to it?
No. The drive found no MCP server for Plausible Analytics.
A new agent can get in on its own: in the drive of 11 Oct 2026, our agent signed up, verified and got its key without a person.
What the drive found
API–OpenAPI–MCP–CLI–SDK–llms.txt–Webhooks–SandboxHow does an AI agent get a Plausible Analytics API key?
In the drive of 11 Oct 2026, our agent got its Plausible Analytics API key in a browser, without a person. Stats API key made in Settings > API keys (web only; docs give no API route). On the trial the Sites API key type is refused: 'Your current subscription plan does not include Sites API access.'
Can an AI agent delete its Plausible Analytics account?
Yes, in a browser, without a human. Settings > Danger zone > Delete my account (one confirm). Login afterwards: 'Incorrect email or password.' No API route.
Can an AI agent pay for Plausible Analytics?
Payment not reached.
Ways to pay found: Paddle hosted checkout (per docs/billing).
No card needed to start.
What would let agents pay on their own
- Accept x402 or MPP on your API. Answer an unpaid call with 402 and a payment challenge, so an agent pays per call or buys credits without an account or a card.Step-by-step guide
- List your plans on Stripe Projects. Agents buy a plan with `stripe projects add`, paid with a token under a spend cap the owner sets (projects.dev).Step-by-step guide
No 402 on any host, no registry listing, no /.well-known/ucp, no billing API; we paid nothing. 30-day trial needs no card. Upgrading is a web flow (docs/trial-to-paid) through Paddle, which the docs name as the payment processor; checkout not opened, so whether an agent could finish it alone with a given card is unknown.
Ways to pay checked 11 Oct 2026.
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Where agents stop in Plausible Analytics today, and the fixes that get them further, highest impact first.
In on its own; 75% of the work done
The fixes, highest impact first
- Open the Sites API to self-serve plans
- Ship and document the MCP server
- Let agents create API keys headlessStep-by-step guide
2 more fixes
- Return an error when the Events API drops an event
- Publish llms.txt, markdown docs and an OpenAPI file Step-by-step guide
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Behind the level.
The part scores and the measures behind them.
Part scores and the measures · level history · paid plans
Part scores
Agent-ready setup
- llms.txt: not found
- OpenAPI: not found
- MCP server: not found
- CLI: not found
Not measured in this drive: Holds up, Docs match (part of an Audit).
The measures
- Work done75
- Reliability80
- Crash test–
Level history
- 1 Oct 2026L3Does the work
- 1 Oct 2026new driveL2Gets in
- 2 Oct 2026new driveL3Does the work
- 11 Oct 2026L3Does the work
Needs a paid plan
Not counted in the level. Our drive used no-card trial (30 days, Business plan features).
| Capability | Plan |
|---|---|
| Add a website (API route) | Enterprise |
| Create goals over the API | Enterprise |
| Manage site settings over the API | Enterprise |
| Remove a site over the API | Enterprise |
| SSO | Enterprise |
| Raw event data exports | Enterprise |
For agents and builders.
The drive as data, every checkpoint and all 71 attempts.
How an agent connects · 6 tips
/api/tools/plausible.json/tools/plausible.mdMCP get_tool {"slug":"plausible"}
- Sign-up, keys, sites, goals and funnels are web UI; the Stats API (POST /api/v2/query) works on the 30-day no-card trial.
- A Stats API key can also read the Sites API list endpoints (sites, goals).
- Goal filters in /api/v2/query match the goal's display name, not its event name.
- Realtime is GET /api/v1/stats/realtime/visitors; v2 has no 'realtime' date_range.
- Events API answers 202 even when it drops an event: check the x-plausible-dropped header.
- In the settings UI the 'Add goal' dropdown opened for us only by keyboard (ArrowDown) after a reload.
Every checkpoint, in detail · 9 checkpoints
- DocsHeadlessStats, Sites and Events API references fetched headless (/docs/stats-api, /docs/sites-api, /docs/events-api). No OpenAPI file, no llms.txt, no markdown pages.
- Sign upIn a browserLiveView web form at /register (name, email, password) with an invisible Friendly Captcha that let our agent's browser through. No API or CLI sign-up.
- VerifyIn a browserA 4-digit code arrived by mail in about a minute; typed on /activate.
- KeyIn a browserStats API key made in Settings > API keys (web only; docs give no API route). On the trial the Sites API key type is refused: 'Your current subscription plan does not include Sites API access.'
- First callHeadlessGET /api/v1/sites with the Stats API key -> 200 with our site; POST /api/v2/query -> 200.
- First actionIn a browserSite added in the web UI. Creating sites or goals over the API needs a Sites API key (Enterprise): POST /api/v1/sites and PUT /api/v1/sites/goals answered 401 with the trial's Stats key.
- PayIn a browserNo 402 on any host, no registry listing, no /.well-known/ucp, no billing API; we paid nothing. 30-day trial needs no card. Upgrading is a web flow (docs/trial-to-paid) through Paddle, which the docs name as the payment processor; checkout not opened, so whether an agent could finish it alone with a given card is unknown.
- CancelNot neededNothing to cancel: our agent started no paid plan.
- DeleteIn a browserSettings > Danger zone > Delete my account (one confirm). Login afterwards: 'Incorrect email or password.' No API route.
The attempt log · 71 attempts
| Capability | Route | Result | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| docs: Find API docs | api | done ✓ | https://plausible.io/docs/stats-api, /docs/sites-api, /docs/events-api all 200; docs sitemap 134 pages; Stats API is Business plan, Sites API (write) Enterprise; 600 req/h per key |
| llms.txt: llms.txt | api | failed ✓ | /llms.txt 404, /docs/llms.txt 404 |
| markdown docs: Accept: text/markdown and .md | api | failed ✓ | /docs/stats-api with Accept: text/markdown -> text/html, vary: Accept-Encoding only; /docs/stats-api.md 404 |
| robots/aipref: robots.txt Content-Usage | api | done ✓ | https://plausible.io/robots.txt: only 'Sitemap:' line, no Content-Usage/Content-signal; /docs/robots.txt Disallow: /docs/search; no Content-Usage header |
| cards: AI catalog / agent card / server card | api | failed ✓ | /.well-known/ai-catalog.json 404 html, /.well-known/agent-card.json 404 html, /mcp/server-card 404 |
| pay probes: 402 challenges, registries, checkout | api | done ✓ | pay_probe.json: no 402 anywhere, no registry listings, /.well-known/ucp 404; pay_tx.json refused: no 402 asking USDC. docs/trial: 'We don't ask for a credit card when you register'; docs/billing: Paddle is payment processor; upgrade via web (docs/trial-to-paid) |
| sign up: Register at /register | browser | done ✓ | Phoenix LiveView form (name, email, password) with Friendly Captcha (frc-captcha, invisible); submit enabled after ~8s, no visible challenge; redirected to /activate?flow=register |
| verify email: Enter 4-digit code from mail | browser | done ✓ | Mail '7368 is your Plausible email verification code' arrived within ~1 min; code entered on /activate -> /sites/new?flow=register |
| Add a website to track: Check API route for site creation | api | plan_gated ✓ | docs/sites-api: 'Sites API is an Enterprise plan feature. Contact us' |
| Add a website to track: Add an inbox.agentdrives.com | browser | done ✓ | /sites/new form: domain an inbox.agentdrives.com -> redirected to /an inbox.agentdrives.com/installation (site exists) |
| Install tracking script on a site: Get the tracking snippet for the new site | browser | partial ✓ | Installation page shows snippet <script async src="https://plausible.io/js/pa-_-4X7cE4SnyIq1eCdmzCz.js"> + plausible.init; options Script/WordPress/GTM/NPM |
| Send a pageview or custom event via the Events API: POST /api/event pageview for our site | api | failed ✓ | POST https://plausible.io/api/event {name:pageview,url:https://an inbox.agentdrives.com/,domain:an inbox.agentdrives.com} -> 202 'ok' with x-plausible-dropped: 1. AgentDrivesAgent/1.0) + X-Forwarded-For 167.233.145.55 (our real egress IP): both dropped |
| API key: Create a Stats API key | browser | done ✓ | Settings > API keys > New API Key (type Stats API) -> listed 'agentdrives-test 1BYDkD*** Stats API'. Sites API type refused: 'Your current subscription plan does not include Sites API access. Contact us if interested.' |
| API key headless: Create key headless | api | blocked ✓ | docs/stats-api 'To create a Stats API key: Log in ... go to API Keys. Click New API Key'; docs/sites-api same; no key endpoint in either reference |
| API key: Use key | api | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites with Bearer key -> 200 {sites:[{domain:an inbox.agentdrives.com,timezone:UTC}]} |
| first API call: GET /api/v1/sites | api | done ✓ | 200 lists our site; read-only Sites endpoints work with a Stats API key as docs say |
| Add a website to track: Read back site via API | api | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/an inbox.agentdrives.com -> 200 tracker_script_configuration id pa-_-4X7cE4SnyIq1eCdmzCz |
| Add a website to track: Create a second site via API | api | plan_gated ✓ | POST /api/v1/sites with Stats key -> 401 'Invalid API key. Please make sure you're using a valid API key with access to the resource you've requested.' Sites API keys need Enterprise |
| View the stats dashboard for a site: Aggregate visitors/pageviews/bounce 7d | api | done ✓ | POST /api/v2/query -> 200 results metrics [0,0,0] (no data: our events were dropped as bot) |
| Query stats programmatically via the Stats API: v2 query on trial (Business features) | api | done ✓ | POST /api/v2/query 200 for aggregate, dimensions, filters; error on bad metric 400 {"error":"#/metrics/0: Invalid metric \"visitorz\""} |
| Filter and segment traffic by dimension: visitors by country filtered to Desktop | api | done ✓ | POST /api/v2/query dimensions [visit:country_name] filters [[is,visit:device,[Desktop]]] -> 200 results [] (query echoed back, no data) |
| See real-time current visitors: realtime visitors | api | done ✓ | v2 date_range 'realtime' -> 400 Invalid date range (the map's guess; not in v2 docs). Documented GET /api/v1/stats/realtime/visitors?site_id=... -> 200 '0' |
| See acquisition channels, sources and campaigns: visitors by visit:channel 30d | api | done ✓ | POST /api/v2/query dimensions [visit:channel] -> 200 results [] |
| See scroll depth on pages: scroll_depth by event:page | api | done ✓ | POST /api/v2/query metrics [scroll_depth] dimensions [event:page] -> 200 results [] |
| Track a custom goal/conversion: Create goal via Sites API | api | plan_gated ✓ | PUT /api/v1/sites/goals with Stats key -> 401 'Invalid API key...'; Sites API key type refused on trial ('Your current subscription plan does not include Sites API access') |
| Track a custom goal/conversion: Create custom event goal 'AgentDrives Signup' in Site settings > Goals | browser | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/goals -> new goal id 3024695 'AgentDrives Signup' |
| Track a custom goal/conversion: Read goal | api | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/goals?site_id=an inbox.agentdrives.com 200 lists 3024695 |
| Track a custom goal/conversion: Rename display name to 'AgentDrives Signup v2' | browser | done ✓ | GET goals -> 3024695 display_name 'AgentDrives Signup v2', event_name unchanged |
| Track a custom goal/conversion: Query conversions filtered by goal | api | done ✓ | filter event:goal 'AgentDrives Signup' (event name) -> 400 'Invalid filters. The goal `AgentDrives Signup` is not configured for this site...'; with display name 'AgentDrives Signup v2' -> 200 metrics [0,0] |
| Track a custom goal/conversion: Delete goal | browser | done ✓ | Trash icon delete-goal-3024695 + confirm; GET goals no longer lists 3024695 |
| Track outbound link clicks: Check the tracker config and goal exist for our site | api | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/an inbox.agentdrives.com: tracker_script_configuration outbound_links/file_downloads/form_submissions/track_404_pages true; GET goals lists 'Outbound Link: Click' |
| Track file downloads: Check the tracker config and goal exist for our site | api | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/an inbox.agentdrives.com: tracker_script_configuration outbound_links/file_downloads/form_submissions/track_404_pages true; GET goals lists 'File Download' |
| Track form submissions: Check the tracker config and goal exist for our site | api | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/an inbox.agentdrives.com: tracker_script_configuration outbound_links/file_downloads/form_submissions/track_404_pages true; GET goals lists 'Form: Submission' |
| Track 404 error pages: Check the tracker config and goal exist for our site | api | done ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/an inbox.agentdrives.com: tracker_script_configuration outbound_links/file_downloads/form_submissions/track_404_pages true; GET goals lists '404' |
| Run funnel analysis: Create 2-step funnel File Download -> Form: Submission | browser | done ✓ | Settings > Funnels > Add funnel; list shows 'AgentDrives funnel 2-step funnel' (id 33234) |
| Run funnel analysis: Read funnel list | browser | done ✓ | funnels settings page lists AgentDrives funnel |
| Run funnel analysis: Rename funnel | browser | done ✓ | edit-funnel -> list shows 'AgentDrives funnel v2' |
| Run funnel analysis: Open funnel on dashboard | browser | partial | Dashboard shows a FUNNELS tab; clicking it via getByText timed out, funnel report not opened; no data anyway |
| Run funnel analysis: Delete funnel | browser | done ✓ | delete-funnel-33234 + confirm; after reload page shows 'Create your first funnel' |
| View the stats dashboard for a site: Open dashboard last 30 days | browser | done ✓ | https://plausible.io/an inbox.agentdrives.com?period=30d shows '0 current visitors', UNIQUE VISITORS 0 ... CHANNELS/SOURCES/TOP PAGES/GOALS/FUNNELS/EXPLORE tabs |
| Compare a period against a previous period: Dashboard 7d vs previous period | browser | done ✓ | ?period=7d&comparison=previous_period shows 'Last 7 days vs Previous period', '4 Oct - 10 Oct' vs '27 Sep - 3 Oct' |
| Explore user journeys: Check Explore tab on trial | browser | partial | Dashboard lists an EXPLORE tab on the trial; not opened (no data) |
| See real-time current visitors: Dashboard realtime counter | browser | done ✓ | Dashboard header '0 current visitors' |
| Install tracking script on a site: Snippet read via API | api | partial ✓ | GET /api/v1/sites/{domain} returns tracker_script_configuration.id pa-_-4X7cE4SnyIq1eCdmzCz (script URL https://plausible.io/js/<id>.js); installing needs a site we host |
| Create a publicly shareable dashboard link: Add shared link and open it logged out | browser | done ✓ | Visibility > Add shared link 'agentdrives-share' -> https://plausible.io/share/an inbox.agentdrives.com?auth=••••. |
| Embed the dashboard on another page: Generate embed code from shared link | browser | partial ✓ | Embed form exists ('Enter shared link (only public shared links without password can be embedded)', Generate embed code); filling the input timed out in our agent's browser; shared link with &embed=true answers 200 |
| Export stats as CSV: Export stats as CSV | browser | partial | Imports & exports > 'Prepare download' clicked; after 6s the page still showed the button, no zip link appeared within our wait |
| Exclude pages or traffic segments from stats: Exclude pages or traffic segments from stats | browser | failed | Shields > Pages > Add page: our fill went to the wrong input, form answered "can't be blank" (clear error); not retried for budget |
| Schedule recurring email reports: Schedule recurring email reports | browser | partial | Settings > Email reports page shows 'Send a weekly email report every Monday' / monthly toggles on the trial; not switched on |
| Get traffic spike notifications: Get traffic spike notifications | browser | partial | Email reports page shows 'Traffic spike notifications ... Send notifications of traffic spikes' and drop notifications on the trial; not switched on |
| Connect Google Search Console: Connect Google Search Console | browser | blocked | Integrations: 'Continue with Google' needs a Google account with the site verified in Search Console; we have neither |
| Build custom reports via Looker Studio connector: Build custom reports via Looker Studio connector | browser | blocked | Integrations lists 'Google Data Studio Connector'; needs a Google account |
| Import historical data from Google Analytics: Import historical data from Google Analytics | browser | blocked | Imports & exports 'Import from' offers Google Analytics, needs a Google account with GA data |
| Import stats from a CSV file: Import stats from a CSV file | browser | partial | Imports & exports shows 'Import from CSV' (up to 5 imports); not run, we have no exported CSV |
| Attach custom properties to events: Attach custom properties to events | browser | partial | Custom properties page: 'Add property' available on trial; events carrying props are dropped for our agent traffic |
| Track ecommerce revenue attribution: Track ecommerce revenue attribution | browser | partial | Goal modal has 'Enable revenue tracking' toggle on the trial; no revenue events could be recorded |
| Invite team members and assign roles: Invite team members and assign roles | browser | skipped | People > 'Invite new guest' exists; not used: an invite mails a person, and we have no second account in this drive |
| Send recurring Slack reports: Send recurring Slack reports | browser | blocked | No Slack option on the site's settings pages we opened (email-reports, integrations); needs a Slack workspace we do not have |
| View a consolidated dashboard across multiple sites: View a consolidated dashboard across multiple sites | browser | blocked | Needs several sites; adding a second site works only in the browser and the Sites API is Enterprise; not tried for budget |
| Annotate the chart with an event: Annotate the chart with an event | browser | blocked | No annotation control seen on the dashboard text snapshot; not found in docs sitemap either |
| Manage site settings: Check in docs/settings | none | plan_gated | Settings > General shows 'Site domain ... Change' and Reporting timezone; PUT /api/v1/sites/:site_id is Sites API (Enterprise) |
| Remove a site and its data: Check in docs/settings | none | plan_gated | Site settings > Danger zone; DELETE /api/v1/sites/:site_id documented (Sites API, Enterprise) |
| Set up SSO: Check in docs/settings | none | plan_gated | Docs sitemap; Enterprise; not tried |
| Customize dashboard appearance: Check in docs/settings | none | done | Account settings > Preferences; docs 'Choose between dark or light theme' |
| Enable two-factor authentication: Check in docs/settings | none | done | Account settings > Security; docs /docs/2fa |
| View and download billing invoices: Check in docs/settings | none | skipped | docs/billing: 'Paddle ... emails you an invoice ... You can also open past invoices from your account settings'; none on a trial |
| Scheduled raw event data exports: Check in docs/settings | none | plan_gated | Contact sales (Enterprise); docs sitemap lists event data exports |
| first real action: Add a site | browser | done ✓ | Site an inbox.agentdrives.com added in /sites/new; read back by GET /api/v1/sites. Headless creation (POST /api/v1/sites, PUT goals) refused with the trial's Stats key (401); Sites API is Enterprise |
| cancel: Cancel trial/plan | none | skipped | docs/trial: 'Your trial never converts into a paid subscription automatically. This also means there's nothing to cancel.' docs/cancel-subscription: Account Settings > Subscription > Cancel plan (web UI). No plan started. |
| API key: Revoke key | browser | done ✓ | Settings > API keys > revoke (confirm 'Are you sure you want to revoke this key?'); GET /api/v1/sites with the key -> 401 'Invalid API key...' |
| delete account: Delete account in Settings > Danger zone | browser | done ✓ | 'Delete my account' (DELETE /me with confirm 'Deleting your account will also delete all the sites and data that you own...') -> redirected to https://plausible.io/; login with same credentials -> 'Incorrect email or password. Please try again.' |
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