file_server

An HTTP file server intended to host and serve files over a network (exact endpoints/behavior not provided in the prompt).

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (17d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
22
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
39
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
8
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
20
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
40
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
50
Auth Strength
30
Scope Granularity
20
Dep. Hygiene
50
Secret Handling
50

No manifest/README details were provided, so security posture is inferred generically: file servers commonly rely on deployment-level controls (TLS reverse proxy, network ACLs, authentication at the proxy) rather than built-in fine-grained auth. Validate that TLS is enforced, directory traversal protections exist, and that access to sensitive paths is blocked.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
0
Breaking Changes
0
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Use Cases

  • Serving static files (web assets, downloads)
  • Lightweight internal file hosting for demos/tools
  • Providing files to automated workflows/agents within a trusted environment

Not For

  • Publicly exposing sensitive data without strong access controls
  • Handling untrusted user uploads without content validation and sandboxing
  • Production-grade high-security or compliance-critical file sharing

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • Without explicit API contract/docs, agents may not know how to discover base paths, query parameters, or supported HTTP methods.
  • File servers often stream responses; agents should handle large payloads carefully to avoid timeouts or memory pressure.

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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