{"id":"007-jq-mcp-server","name":"jq-mcp-server","af_score":56.0,"security_score":43.5,"reliability_score":22.5,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes `jq` as an MCP tool, executing jq expressions over provided JSON input. Communicates via JSON-RPC over stdin/stdout and is intended to run in a minimal container; jq is invoked via Go exec with context.","best_when":"You have an MCP-compatible host/agent and you want a lightweight, deterministic JSON transform/query primitive via jq.","avoid_when":"You cannot control or constrain jq inputs/expressions (potential resource exhaustion) or you require network APIs/SDKs beyond MCP stdin/stdout.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:21:54.645449+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["jq expressions may fail on invalid JSON or syntax; server behavior and error payload format are not documented in the provided README","No documented resource/time limits: complex jq could cause high CPU/memory usage","No documented constraints/escaping rules beyond passing `content` as a string; agents should ensure proper JSON string encoding"],"error_quality":0.0}