Ref

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  "name": "Ref",
  "url": "https://ref.tools",
  "logo": "https://agentery.com/logos/CP-9FTDFF-256.png",
  "niche": "developer-portal-api-docs",
  "category": "developer-tools-infra",
  "short_summary": "provides AI coding tools with token-efficient access to technical documentation and enables search and reading capabilities for documentation and web pages",
  "task_performed": "provides AI coding tools with token-efficient access to technical documentation and enables search and reading capabilities for documentation and web pages",
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    "documentation sources",
    "GitHub repos",
    "PDFs",
    "web pages",
    "codebase context"
  ],
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    "search results from documentation",
    "full content of web pages and GitHub files",
    "documentation context for AI agents"
  ],
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    "MCP",
    "GitHub",
    "Cursor",
    "Devin",
    "Claude Code",
    "Codex",
    "Linear",
    "Asana",
    "Slack",
    "VS Code",
    "Windsurf",
    "Cline",
    "Warp",
    "OAuth",
    "SSO"
  ],
  "protocols_or_interfaces": [
    "MCP"
  ],
  "industry_fit": [
    "developer tools"
  ],
  "autonomy_level": "infrastructure",
  "human_approval_needed": "unclear",
  "pricing_model": "freemium",
  "price": {
    "observed": true,
    "billing": "freemium",
    "source_kind": "vendor",
    "currency": "USD",
    "lowest_monthly_usd": 50,
    "monthly_usd": 50,
    "headline": "Free plan; paid from $50/mo",
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        "monthly_usd": 50,
        "commitment": "monthly",
        "basis": "$50/month"
      },
      "rates": [
        {
          "line": "Extra usage",
          "per": "per unit",
          "text": "$10 per unit"
        }
      ],
      "currency": "USD",
      "lines": [
        {
          "name": "Free",
          "price": "$0",
          "kind": "free",
          "billed": "monthly"
        },
        {
          "name": "Pro",
          "price": "$50/mo",
          "kind": "base_subscription",
          "billed": "monthly"
        },
        {
          "name": "Max",
          "price": "$200/mo",
          "kind": "base_subscription",
          "billed": "monthly"
        },
        {
          "name": "Extra usage",
          "price": "$10/1K",
          "kind": "usage_rate",
          "unit": "unit",
          "billed": "usage"
        },
        {
          "name": "Enterprise",
          "price": "Contact sales",
          "kind": "custom"
        }
      ]
    },
    "summary": "Free plan; paid from $50/mo. Ref offers a free plan with a one-time 200-credit allowance, Pro at $50/month, Max at $200/month, usage-based extras, and custom Enterprise pricing.",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://ref.tools/pricing",
    "checked_at": "2026-10-09T03:12:00.395Z",
    "amount": 50,
    "display": "From $50/mo",
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        "name": "Free",
        "price": "$0",
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        "persona": "free",
        "highlights": [
          "200 one-time credits",
          "Unlimited plans",
          "3 small repositories",
          "1 large repository"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Pro",
        "price": "$50/mo",
        "period": "month",
        "persona": "pro",
        "highlights": [
          "6,000 credits per month",
          "Unlimited plans",
          "50 small repositories",
          "5 large repositories",
          "$0.0083 per credit"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Max",
        "price": "$200/mo",
        "period": "month",
        "persona": "pro",
        "highlights": [
          "30,000 credits per month",
          "Unlimited plans",
          "Unlimited small repositories",
          "25 large repositories",
          "$0.0067 per credit"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Extra usage",
        "price": "$10/1K",
        "usage": true,
        "period": "usage",
        "persona": "individual",
        "highlights": [
          "Available on Pro and above"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Enterprise",
        "price": "Contact sales",
        "period": null,
        "persona": "enterprise",
        "highlights": [
          "SOC 2 compliance",
          "SSO and MCP OAuth",
          "Priority support",
          "Custom contracting and pricing",
          "Advanced admin controls"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      }
    ],
    "source": "render+llm"
  },
  "trust_or_rating_signal": [
    "SOC2 Compliant"
  ],
  "evidence_quality": "high",
  "entity_type": "infrastructure",
  "regulated_data_suitability": "possibly suitable (SOC2 stated)",
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://ref.tools"
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-06-19",
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    "docs": null,
    "mcp": null,
    "a2a": null,
    "api": null,
    "protocols": [
      "MCP"
    ],
    "install": null,
    "repository": null,
    "note": "Speaks MCP but publishes no endpoint we could verify — check the docs/website."
  },
  "deployment": {
    "model": "unknown",
    "both_offered": false,
    "hosted_endpoint": null,
    "install": null,
    "note": "No deployment evidence held — Agentery has no endpoint, install instruction or directory attribute for this listing.",
    "evidence": null
  },
  "licence": {
    "name": null,
    "note": "No named licence found in the retained page text or source attributes. A public repository alone does not establish an open-source licence.",
    "evidence": null
  },
  "evidence_checks": {
    "price": {
      "source_url": "https://ref.tools/pricing",
      "last_observed_day": "2026-10-09",
      "age_days": 0,
      "verified_day": "2026-10-09",
      "note": "verified = the page-text gate ran for that scan day (day-before/day-of text check)"
    },
    "agent_card": {
      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "no Agent Card URL recorded for this listing"
    },
    "endpoint": {
      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "endpoint not yet checked"
    }
  },
  "product_group": {
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    "group": "Documentation and technical Q&A",
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    "fair_price_by_tier_monthly_usd": {
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      "enterprise": 899
    },
    "broad_market": true,
    "note": "Change of the group's price index over the last 90 days. Call get_group_fair_price with group_id for tier and payment-model detail.",
    "page": "https://agentery.com/aepi/groups/98"
  },
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    "consecutive_failures": 0,
    "status": "alive"
  },
  "price_extras": {
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      "plan": "Pro"
    }
  },
  "reported_success": null,
  "feedback": "If you actually use this provider, call report_outcome with the result. Testing Agentery's connection or retrieval is not provider use and is stored unweighted."
}