{"id":"alucek-quick-mcp-example","name":"quick-mcp-example","homepage":"https://lucek.ai","repo_url":"https://github.com/ALucek/quick-mcp-example","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","model-context-protocol","python","rag","vector-database","chroma","examples"],"what_it_does":"An example MCP (Model Context Protocol) server/client implementation that demonstrates exposing MCP tools, resources, and prompts, with a simple knowledgebase RAG flow backed by ChromaDB. Includes a CLI client to connect to a local MCP server instance.","use_cases":["Learning and prototyping MCP server capabilities (tools/resources/prompts)","Building a simple RAG “knowledgebase chatbot” using MCP tools","Demonstrating how to integrate a vector database (ChromaDB) with an MCP server","Testing MCP interoperability patterns with a reference-style example"],"not_for":["Production deployments requiring robust operational guarantees","Security-sensitive environments without further hardening and review","Use as a managed hosted API (it appears to be local/example code)","Multi-tenant services that need strong authentication/authorization and auditability"],"best_when":"You want a small, local Python reference implementation to understand how to wire up an MCP server and client with tools/resources/prompts and a vector DB for contextual answers.","avoid_when":"You need a turn-key, remotely hosted API with documented SLAs, strong auth, and comprehensive error/retry semantics across network boundaries.","alternatives":["Other community MCP server implementations from the official MCP servers list","Use LangChain/LlamaIndex directly without MCP for single-app RAG prototypes","Build your own MCP server using the official MCP Python SDK with fuller production scaffolding"],"af_score":51.5,"security_score":18.8,"reliability_score":25.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:19:13.719661+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":["Python"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["None indicated"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"The README describes running a local server/client (python client.py mcp_server.py). No authentication/authorization mechanism is described for the MCP server."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No hosting/pricing information is provided; this appears to be a self-run example. Potential costs would come from any OpenAI usage configured by the example."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":51.5,"security_score":18.8,"reliability_score":25.0,"mcp_server_quality":45.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":95.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":0.0,"auth_strength":10.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":40.0,"security_notes":"No auth/authz is described (likely intended for local experimentation). The project depends on multiple third-party libraries (chromadb, langchain, flask, httpx, openai, etc.), but the provided materials do not include vulnerability management statements. TLS and network security controls are not discussed because the example appears to run locally.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["This is example code; tool/resource/prompt behavior and edge-case handling are not documented in the provided README.","Local execution pattern may require filesystem/vector DB setup steps (e.g., ChromaDB initialization) before the server can answer queries.","No guidance is provided on operational reliability (timeouts, retries, backoff) for tool execution."]}}