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Backends and databases · by AI Organizer Company

Busabase

An open-source (MIT) shared workspace where AI agents and people read and write typed tables, docs, skills and small apps over MCP, a REST/OpenAPI API, a CLI or SDKs, with each agent write recorded as a change request with author, diff and history.

What your agents produce stops vanishing into chat logs: it lands in structured records the next agent or teammate can read, and writes from untrusted keys can wait for a person to approve.

APIOpen sourceFree tierCommercial OK

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For your project

Official API
Official API · Free tier
“Agents connect over MCP, an agent skill, or the OpenAPI surface.” busabase.com/llms.txt
Key
Needed
“[API keys](/docs/api-keys): Issue scoped, revocable API keys for agents and downstream systems.” busabase.com/llms.txt
Formats
JSON
Data download
Not stated
Price
Free tier · from $10/mo Free cloud plan: 1 space, 3 seats per space, 5,000 records per space, 1 GB attachment storage; the open-source engine is free to self-host
“Plus For a small team building on the same agent-written data. $10 /seat/mo Billed $120/seat annually” busabase.com/
Open source
busabase/busabase
License
Busabase Cloud Terms of Service; MIT (open-source engine) Terms cover Busabase Cloud; the local/self-hosted engine is MIT
Commercial use
Commercial use OK
“we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your internal business or personal purposes.” busabase.com/terms-of-service
Credit
Not stated
Embedding
Embedding unclear
Using the website
Free tier

Read on Busabase's own pages on Oct 24, 2026 · license or terms · API docs · pricing · source code. Check the license page before you ship.

For your agent

A request your code or agent can make (add your key):

https://busabase.com/api/v1/openapi.json
  • Remote MCP at https://busabase.com/api/mcp (OAuth), or the CLI via 'npx --yes busabase-cli@latest' and 'busabase-cli skill install'; REST calls use scoped API keys; self-host with npm 'busabase' or Docker image 'busabase/busabase'.
  • Busabase Cloud use is for internal business or personal purposes; reselling access needs written consent
  • Writes from keys without write trust become change requests and wait for review; do not assume they are applied
  • MCP, webhooks and OpenAPI are listed under the Plus plan on Busabase Cloud

llms.txt: busabase.com/llms.txt · MCP: https://busabase.com/api/mcp

Paste into your agent: Read https://agentgid.com/resources/busabase/agent.md before using Busabase.

Quick answers

Does Busabase have an API?

Yes. Busabase has an official API documented at https://busabase.com/api/v1/doc.

Does the Busabase API need a key?

Yes, you need an API key.

Is Busabase free?

Yes, there is a free tier: Free cloud plan: 1 space, 3 seats per space, 5,000 records per space, 1 GB attachment storage; the open-source engine is free to self-host Paid plans start at $10 a month.

Can I use Busabase in a commercial project?

Yes. Its terms say: "we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your internal business or personal purposes."

What you can build

  • A shared CRM table that several coding agents update from call notes, with a person approving each change request
  • A content pipeline where an agent drafts posts into a base and a small internal app shows the schedule
  • A team memory base of decisions and meeting notes that every new agent session reads first

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