{"id":"backplane-json-server","name":"json-server","af_score":50.2,"security_score":27.2,"reliability_score":32.5,"what_it_does":"json-server provides a simple way to stand up a REST API from a local JSON file (often used as a mock server for development/testing). It supports common CRUD patterns and additional JSON-server features such as filtering and routing based on the contents/structure of the JSON data.","best_when":"You need a lightweight, local (or ephemeral) REST mock server quickly from static JSON data.","avoid_when":"You require strong security controls, robust observability/operations, or complex data modeling/transactions.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:28:07.054739+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["No built-in idempotency keys; retries may create duplicates if using POST without safeguards.","Pagination/limits are not a primary structured feature compared with production APIs; behavior may be dataset-dependent.","If used as a mock, the dataset is the source of truth; agent assumptions about persistence/relations may differ from real backends."],"error_quality":0.0}