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Verified integrations

No integration evidence found in our corpus for this product yet — that means none was found, never that it doesn’t integrate.

By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Account provisioning — stories about account provisioning in this arenaAccount provisioningevidence →

Stories about account provisioning in this arena

20.4/100

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

7.4/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

0.0/100

Banking agent access — stories about banking agent access in this arenaBanking agent accessevidence →

Stories about banking agent access in this arena

8.6/100

Banking cards — stories about banking cards in this arenaBanking cardsevidence →

Stories about banking cards in this arena

18.0/100

Banking ledger — stories about banking ledger in this arenaBanking ledgerevidence →

Stories about banking ledger in this arena

14.6/100

Banking onboarding — stories about banking onboarding in this arenaBanking onboardingevidence →

Stories about banking onboarding in this arena

0.0/100

Banking risk controls — stories about banking risk controls in this arenaBanking risk controlsevidence →

Stories about banking risk controls in this arena

0.0/100

Money movement — stories about money movement in this arenaMoney movementevidence →

Stories about money movement in this arena

19.3/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

9.6/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

0.0/100

Sponsor model — stories about sponsor model in this arenaSponsor modelevidence →

Stories about sponsor model in this arena

6.7/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 53/53 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3partial5/10T

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3n/auntestednone yet

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3noneuntestednone yet

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1noneuntestednone yet

Open a real, insured deposit account through the API — application to active account fully programmatic, with sandbox parity so the flow is tested before launch C

Account opening

developerAccount provisioning — stories about account provisioning in this arenaAccount provisioning3partial4/10T

The account structure is transparent — whether funds sit in FBO pools or individual accounts, where FDIC insurance actually attaches, and who can see the ledger, all documented plainly C

Fbo structures

finance leadAccount provisioning — stories about account provisioning in this arenaAccount provisioning3partial4/10C

Exactly who holds the charter — whether the platform is a bank, a direct program with a named partner bank, or middleware between me and someone else's sponsor — and what happens to my customers if the platform fails C

Charter clarity

founderSponsor model — stories about sponsor model in this arenaSponsor model3partial3/10C

Originate ACH through the API — credits and debits, same-day windows, and the unhappy paths (returns, NOCs, reversals) modeled as first-class objects with webhooks C

Ach

developerMoney movement — stories about money movement in this arenaMoney movement3partial3/10C

The ledger is real-time and event-driven — balance reads that reflect holds and pending activity, and webhooks for every transaction state change so my system mirrors the bank exactly C

Balances events

developerBanking ledger — stories about banking ledger in this arenaBanking ledger3partial3/10C

Customer verification is programmatic — KYC for individuals and KYB for businesses with document collection, watchlist screening, and clearly modeled application states C

Kyc kyb

developerBanking onboarding — stories about banking onboarding in this arenaBanking onboarding3none0/10

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3none0/10

An agent can operate an account within policy — scoped credentials that let it read balances and initiate transfers under amount caps and counterparty allowlists, a use the vendor documents by name C

Agent operations

ai-native userBanking agent access — stories about banking agent access in this arenaBanking agent access3noneuntestednone yet

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3noneuntestednone yet

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3noneuntestednone yet

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3n/auntestednone yet

The platform ledger reconciles to the bank core — documented daily reconciliation between what the API reports and what the bank holds, the failure that sank Synapse-era programs C

Reconciliation

finance leadSponsor model — stories about sponsor model in this arenaSponsor model3noneuntestednone yet

Accounts come with cards — issue virtual and physical debit cards tied to the account through the same API, with spend controls and digital wallet support C

Card issuance

developerBanking cards — stories about banking cards in this arenaBanking cards2partial6/10C

An agent can read the full banking picture — accounts, transactions, pending activity, documents — through a clean API or MCP surface without screen-scraping a dashboard C

Agent visibility

ai-native userBanking agent access — stories about banking agent access in this arenaBanking agent access2partial5/10T

Issue unique account and routing numbers at scale — virtual accounts for reconciliation, per-customer collection accounts, and sub-accounts under a master structure C

Virtual accounts

developerAccount provisioning — stories about account provisioning in this arenaAccount provisioning2partial5/10T

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial4/10T

The faster rails are there when I need them — domestic wires, RTP, and FedNow origination and receipt through the same API, with per-rail capabilities documented C

Instant rails

developerMoney movement — stories about money movement in this arenaMoney movement2partial4/10T

Transaction data is rich enough to build on — counterparty details, rail-specific metadata, stable identifiers, and enrichment that makes a raw bank feed usable in-product C

Data quality

developerBanking ledger — stories about banking ledger in this arenaBanking ledger2partial4/10C

Checks still work — programmatic check issuance and check deposit with image capture, because real businesses still receive and send paper C

Checks

ops userMoney movement — stories about money movement in this arenaMoney movement2partial3/10C

Money can cross borders — international wires or SWIFT, FX with transparent rates, and the coverage map of currencies and corridors documented C

International

founderMoney movement — stories about money movement in this arenaMoney movement2partial3/10C

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2none0/10

Set risk controls per account and per program — transaction and velocity limits, holds on suspicious activity, and account freezes with documented reinstatement paths C

Limits holds

ops userBanking risk controls — stories about banking risk controls in this arenaBanking risk controls2none0/10

The compliance workload is tooled — transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, case management for alerts, and SAR-filing support with a clear split of duties between me, the platform, and the bank C

Compliance tooling

ops userSponsor model — stories about sponsor model in this arenaSponsor model2none0/10

Card and ACH disputes are handled properly — Reg E investigation timelines, provisional credit mechanics, and my operational responsibilities documented and tooled C

Disputes

ops userBanking cards — stories about banking cards in this arenaBanking cards2noneuntestednone yet

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2n/auntestednone yet

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Fraud economics are explicit — who eats ACH return fraud, card disputes, and account takeover losses, with the platform's prevention tooling documented alongside the liability split C

Loss allocation

finance leadBanking risk controls — stories about banking risk controls in this arenaBanking risk controls2noneuntestednone yet

Growth doesn't hit invisible walls — program-level limits, approval stages, and the path to raising them are documented rather than discovered in an email from the bank C

Program scaling

founderBanking risk controls — stories about banking risk controls in this arenaBanking risk controls2noneuntestednone yet

Idle balances can earn — interest-bearing accounts or documented sweep options, with the rate mechanics and who keeps the spread spelled out C

Yield

finance leadAccount provisioning — stories about account provisioning in this arenaAccount provisioning2noneuntestednone yet

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2n/auntestednone yet

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2n/auntestednone yet

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2noneuntestednone yet

The paper obligations are automated — monthly statements generated per account, and tax documents (1099-INT) produced and retrievable through the API C

Statements

ops userBanking ledger — stories about banking ledger in this arenaBanking ledger2noneuntestednone yet

The product ships its own AI for banking operations — natural-language search over transactions, drafted responses to disputes and alerts, anomaly summaries — built in, not bolted on C

Builtin ai

ops userBanking agent access — stories about banking agent access in this arenaBanking agent access2noneuntestednone yet

Work the onboarding queue — see why an application is pending, supply additional documents, and understand which decisions are mine versus the bank's C

Review queues

ops userBanking onboarding — stories about banking onboarding in this arenaBanking onboarding2noneuntestednone yet

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1n/auntestednone yet

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 46 stories with headroom

What would move Unit’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    Unit is a banking-as-a-service/fintech infrastructure platform; no evidence of any MCP server support or integration for plugging tools into an AI agent.

  2. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productConnect an agent via an official MCP server

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    Missing: any documentation of an MCP server, agent integration tooling, or even an OpenAPI spec that could underpin one.

  3. Banking agent access — stories about banking agent access in this arenaAn agent can operate an account within policy — scoped credentials that let it read balances and initiate transfers under amount caps and counterparty allowlists, a use the vendor documents by name

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Unit's evidence describes general banking-as-a-service capabilities (accounts, payments, cards) but contains no mention of AI agents, scoped credentials, amount caps, counterparty allowlists, or any agent-specific access model named by the vendor.

  4. Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedDefine rules that trigger actions automatically on events

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Missing: any documentation of webhook/event subscription system, rule definition interface, or automated action triggers.

  5. Banking onboarding — stories about banking onboarding in this arenaCustomer verification is programmatic — KYC for individuals and KYB for businesses with document collection, watchlist screening, and clearly modeled application states

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    The evidence pack only vaguely references 'compliance' data access (unit-docs-5) but contains no specifics on programmatic KYC/KYB flows, document collection, watchlist screening, or modeled application states — capabilities Unit is known to offer but which are unevidenced here.

  6. Sponsor model — stories about sponsor model in this arenaThe platform ledger reconciles to the bank core — documented daily reconciliation between what the API reports and what the bank holds, the failure that sank Synapse-era programs

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    No evidence of documented daily reconciliation processes, ledger-to-bank-core matching, or any explicit reconciliation guarantee; evidence only covers general account/payment/card capabilities and real-time balances, not reconciliation controls addressing the Synapse-style failure mode.

  7. Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesExport all of my data in open formats and leave

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Missing: any documented export/download feature, open-format data export (CSV/JSON dumps), or portability/exit tooling.

  8. Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrevent my data from being used to train AI models

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    The evidence pack contains no mention of AI model training, data usage policies for AI, or opt-out mechanisms; Unit's documentation focuses entirely on banking infrastructure (accounts, payments, cards, credit).

Showing the top 8 of 46 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

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Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map4 surfaces · 15 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

llms.txt15 stories

Probe proofs — replayable recordings from the probe harnessProbe proofs

Replayable recordings from our probe harness — see the Prove-It protocol to submit one.

$curl -si https://api.s.unit.sh/accounts | head -3 # keyless → 401 (application/vnd.api+json)reproduced
$ curl -si https://api.s.unit.sh/accounts | head -3  # [redacted]less → 401 (application/vnd.api+json)
HTTP/2 401

date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:12:27 GMT

content-type: application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8
$curl -sL https://www.unit.co/llms.txt | head -3reproduced
$ curl -sL https://www.unit.co/llms.txt | head -3
# Unit

> **Unit is a financial infrastructure platform for technology companies that want to build products that let their customers store, move, spend, and borrow money inside their product.**

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

3 of 11 testable claims verified · 0 contradictedintegrity 27/100

16 distinct capability claims found in Unit’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

3

Verified

8

Unverified

0

Contradicted

4

Undersold

Verified (3)
Unverified (11)
Undersold (4)
Claims outside our story set (2)

Real capability claims found in Unit’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Build business capital and credit products: charge cards, revolving credit, lines of credit, merchant cash advances, invoice factoring, instant funds access

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  • Offers Managed Solutions for Banking and Bill Pay for faster time to market with less operational ownership

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Business model

usage-based

Contact-sales only — no published pricing page; revenue comes from program fees plus interchange and deposit economics negotiated per program with the partner banks (Thread, Vantage, Lincoln Savings).

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Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score6 (Sep 15 '26)6 (Sep 15 '26)
Agent-ready15 (Sep 15 '26)12 (Sep 15 '26)

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