{"id":"bearhuddleston-mcp-server-template","name":"mcp-server-template","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/BearHuddleston/mcp-server-template","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp-server","go","json-rpc","spec-driven","template","ai-agent"],"what_it_does":"A spec-driven Go template for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. It provides default tools/resources/prompts and can be configured at startup via a JSON spec (v1) that controls tool names/inputs, resources, prompts, and a catalog dataset. It supports stdio (default) and an HTTP transport with documented REST-style endpoints.","use_cases":["Creating domain-specific MCP servers quickly via a JSON spec","Internal service catalog / discovery front-ends","Playbook recommendation and planning assistants","Knowledge front door exposing curated datasets/resources","Incident runbook templating"],"not_for":["Production deployments that require built-in authentication/authorization controls (the template appears to lack explicit auth features in its README)","Use cases needing multi-party data residency/compliance guarantees without additional infrastructure","Environments requiring documented enterprise SLAs"],"best_when":"You want a contract-first MCP server skeleton where transports/dispatch remain stable and domain behavior is configured through a validated spec file.","avoid_when":"You need a ready-to-host, secure-by-default internet-facing API with strong auth, rate-limit guarantees, and documented operational policies.","alternatives":["Other MCP server frameworks/templates that provide stronger turnkey security/auth (if available)","Building a custom MCP server using the MCP SDKs/libraries directly (more effort, more control)","Using an existing catalog service + exposing it via a dedicated MCP layer"],"af_score":49.8,"security_score":37.2,"reliability_score":37.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:38:36.737166+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":true,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication method is described in the provided README. The HTTP example includes no auth configuration; secure exposure would require external controls (reverse proxy/network policies) or additional code not described here."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing model applies (open-source template)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":49.8,"security_score":37.2,"reliability_score":37.5,"mcp_server_quality":78.0,"documentation_accuracy":72.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":25.0,"rate_limit_clarity":5.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"README recommends Docker hardening (read-only filesystem, dropped capabilities, no-new-privileges) for production/shared environments, which improves runtime isolation. However, no auth is described for HTTP endpoints, and there is no documented rate limiting or header/security policy guidance. TLS enforcement is not stated; the HTTP transport example suggests plain HTTP usage unless the transport/proxy handles TLS.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":55.0,"breaking_changes_history":55.0,"error_recovery":40.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["HTTP endpoints are listed, but detailed response/error contract for /mcp endpoints (status codes, error shapes) is not included in the README snippet.","Auth/rate limiting behavior is not documented; agents should not assume protective controls are present.","Spec validation failures cause startup to fail; agents should ensure the generated spec meets the strict schema rules (unknown fields rejected; required lookup field must be exactly one string field; uniqueness constraints)."]}}