munin-server

munin-server is a Munin monitoring server component that collects, serves, and/or manages monitoring data and graphs from Munin nodes/agents.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (25d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
29
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
22
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
28
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
70
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
10
Auth Strength
20
Scope Granularity
0
Dep. Hygiene
30
Secret Handling
50

Security properties (TLS, auth, RBAC, secret handling) are not evidenced in the supplied data. In many Munin setups, network access controls and server configuration govern who can query/submit metrics; agents should assume no built-in strong auth unless explicitly documented by the project/version used.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
40
Breaking Changes
40
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You have (or want) a Munin-based monitoring setup with nodes exporting metrics to a centralized server.

Avoid When

You need a modern REST/GraphQL/SDK-based developer API, fine-grained API auth scopes, or strict enterprise security/compliance guarantees that are not explicitly documented by the project.

Use Cases

  • Host and service monitoring with time-series graphs
  • Centralized collection of metrics from Munin nodes
  • Infrastructure visibility for ops teams

Not For

  • Building a custom metrics API for app-to-app integrations
  • Public internet-facing metric endpoints without network controls
  • Cloud/SaaS billing or managed monitoring use cases requiring vendor APIs

Interface

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

Authentication

Methods: No application-level auth information provided in the supplied data; typical Munin deployments rely on network/firewall controls and/or basic local access.
OAuth: No Scopes: No

munin-server is generally deployed as self-hosted infrastructure; the provided prompt contains no explicit authentication mechanism details (e.g., API keys, OAuth, JWT, RBAC).

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Open-source/server software; no SaaS pricing indicated in the supplied data.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • No MCP/REST contract in the supplied data; agents may need to interact via the filesystem/configuration/typical Munin protocols instead of a standardized API.
  • Monitoring pipelines often have stateful configuration (plugins/graph definitions) that agents may not discover automatically.

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

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