{"id":"decocms-studio","name":"studio","af_score":55.8,"security_score":76.5,"reliability_score":28.8,"what_it_does":"Studio (Deco CMS) is an open-source control plane for AI agents. It lets you hire/compose agents, connect and govern external tools via MCP (including “Virtual MCPs”), organize agents and tool connections into projects, and provides observability for tokens/costs/latency/errors. It can run locally with embedded PostgreSQL or via a cloud/team mode.","best_when":"You want a TypeScript-first, self-hostable platform to govern MCP tools, coordinate agent/project workflows, and get built-in token/cost/latency observability.","avoid_when":"You cannot operate a web app + API server + database (local) or you require a clearly specified SLA, documented rate limits, and explicit SDK/API contracts beyond what’s shown.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:32:25.435347+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":["OAuth 2.1 via Better Auth (workspace/project)","API keys (per workspace/project)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Tool/model behavior depends on external MCP servers/tools; failure modes from upstream MCP providers may propagate through the proxy.","At-least-once delivery via the event bus implies consumers may need to handle duplicates.","Virtual MCP strategies (full-context/smart selection/code execution) can change tool availability and determinism; agent prompts/tool calling may need adjustment accordingly."],"error_quality":0.0}