{"id":"cdatasoftware-dynamics-365-business-central-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"dynamics-365-business-central-mcp-server-by-cdata","af_score":50.0,"security_score":47.5,"reliability_score":22.5,"what_it_does":"Provides a local, read-only MCP server (stdio-based) that exposes Dynamics 365 Business Central data through tools that wrap the CData JDBC Driver as relational SQL models. It supports discovering tables/columns and executing SELECT queries via MCP JSON-RPC tools.","best_when":"You need local, tool-based read access to Business Central for an MCP-capable desktop client on the same machine, and you can authenticate the underlying CData JDBC driver connection.","avoid_when":"You need robust operational controls (rate limits, audit logs, fine-grained authorization) beyond what the JDBC driver/Data source provides, or you require safe idempotent writes with clear retry semantics.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:49:07.322524+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Underlying CData JDBC Driver authentication (may be OAuth per README note)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Server uses stdio, so it must run on the same machine as the MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop).","For OAuth-backed connections, an interactive browser auth step may be required when building the JDBC connection string.","Tool outputs are returned in CSV format for get_columns/get_tables, which agents may need to parse carefully.","Because the server runs a SQL SELECT via run_query, the client may generate expensive or broad queries; no cost/limit controls are documented."],"error_quality":0.0}