{"id":"akvdevav-spring-documentation-mcp-server","name":"spring-documentation-mcp-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/akvdevav/spring-documentation-mcp-server","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","spring-boot","documentation","sse","postgresql","search","ai-assistants","ragsystems"],"what_it_does":"Provides a Spring Boot–based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server (SSE) that lets AI assistants search, browse, and retrieve full-text Spring ecosystem documentation and code examples, with automated documentation sync from spring.io and a web management UI for projects/versions and API key management.","use_cases":["AI assistants that need offline/controlled access to Spring Framework/Spring Boot documentation","RAG/search over Spring docs for specific versions/projects","Retrieving Spring-compatible project/version compatibility information","Programmatic browsing of Spring code examples by language/project/version/tag"],"not_for":["Publicly exposing documentation search without strong auth controls","Use as a general-purpose docs search for non-Spring ecosystems","Production workloads without validating sync sources, data volume, and performance characteristics"],"best_when":"You want an MCP-compatible server that can power developer assistants with version-aware Spring documentation and examples, plus an admin UI to manage API keys and syncing.","avoid_when":"You require a standard REST/GraphQL API instead of MCP/SSE, or you cannot run/host a Java service with PostgreSQL and scheduled sync jobs.","alternatives":["Other MCP documentation servers (if available)","Direct querying of spring.io documentation with your own retrieval pipeline","Using a hosted search/index service (e.g., OpenSearch/Elastic) with Spring docs indexed","GitHub/official APIs + custom search over cached docs"],"af_score":61.5,"security_score":65.8,"reliability_score":18.8,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:20:01.970129+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":"http://localhost:8080/mcp/spring/sse","has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["API key via X-API-Key header","API key via Authorization: Bearer header","API key via api_key query parameter (testing only)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"MCP endpoints are described as protected by API key authentication. The README explains key format and storage as BCrypt hashes, plus activation/deactivation and last-used timestamps. No OAuth or fine-grained scopes are mentioned."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No SaaS pricing; appears to be self-hosted software."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":61.5,"security_score":65.8,"reliability_score":18.8,"mcp_server_quality":85.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":85.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":80.0,"auth_strength":80.0,"scope_granularity":30.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":85.0,"security_notes":"HTTPS/TLS enforcement is not explicitly stated in the provided README, but it is implied for typical deployment; MCP protection is via API keys hashed with BCrypt (cost factor 12) and supports activation/deactivation plus last-used auditing. However, no scope/granularity model is described, and rate limiting/abuse controls are not documented. Dependency hygiene and CVE status cannot be verified from the provided content.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":45.0,"breaking_changes_history":0.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"No idempotency/retry semantics described for MCP tool calls.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["API key is required for MCP endpoints (send X-API-Key header).","SSE endpoints may require client support for streaming transport.","Query-parameter API key is explicitly 'testing only' (avoid in automated production clients)."]}}