{"id":"c-loftus-atspi-mcp-server","name":"ATSPI-MCP-Server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/C-Loftus/ATSPI-MCP-Server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","modelcontextprotocol","atspi","linux","accessibility","automation","rust","security-review"],"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server that reads Linux accessibility tree/state via ATSPI (Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface), exposing system accessibility context to an MCP client.","use_cases":["Generate or inspect accessibility tree/context for automation or UI understanding","Assistive-technology-aware agents that need system state","Debugging/observability of UI accessibility state on Linux"],"not_for":["Production-grade security-sensitive deployments without review","Environments where ATSPI access is blocked (e.g., certain sandbox/AppArmor configurations)","Non-Linux platforms"],"best_when":"You control the Linux environment and want an agent to query current accessibility state through MCP.","avoid_when":"You cannot grant the necessary ATSPI/DBus accessibility permissions or need strong authentication/authorization around the MCP endpoint.","alternatives":["Custom MCP server wrapping ATSPI client libraries","Direct ATSPI/AT-SPI queries from your own application (bypassing MCP)","Other UI/state introspection approaches specific to your desktop environment"],"af_score":38.0,"security_score":24.5,"reliability_score":27.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:52:47.672515+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":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication or authorization mechanism is described in the provided README; likely depends on the MCP transport/host configuration rather than app-level auth."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information provided; appears to be open-source tooling."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":38.0,"security_score":24.5,"reliability_score":27.5,"mcp_server_quality":45.0,"documentation_accuracy":40.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":95.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":20.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":30.0,"security_notes":"Security posture is unclear from the provided materials. There is no described auth/scopes, and ATSPI access may expose sensitive information about the user interface/system state. The README notes AppArmor can block atspi communication, implying the service interacts with privileged system interfaces; such deployments should be carefully permissioned and reviewed. Dependency hygiene and secret handling cannot be verified from the provided excerpts.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":50.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["ATSPI/AT-SPI communication can be blocked by AppArmor/sandboxing; run the server outside certain sandboxed environments (README calls out Electron/VSCode scenarios).","Accessibility tree retrieval may be slow or fail depending on desktop accessibility services/permissions; agents should anticipate transient failures."]}}