{"id":"cdatasoftware-ebay-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"ebay-mcp-server-by-cdata","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/CDataSoftware/ebay-mcp-server-by-cdata","category":"api-gateway","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","stdio","database","jdbc","llm-tools","read-only","local-server","ecommerce","ebay","cdata"],"what_it_does":"Provides a local, read-only MCP server that exposes eBay (via CData JDBC Driver for eBay) as MCP tools for listing tables/columns and running SQL SELECT queries. Intended for use with MCP clients like Claude Desktop through stdio.","use_cases":["Query live eBay data from an LLM using natural language (no manual SQL).","Explore available eBay tables and columns via MCP tools.","Run SELECT queries to retrieve business insights from eBay data. "],"not_for":["Not suitable for securely exposing eBay data over a network to remote clients (stdio is local-only).","Not suitable for full CRUD/action workflows (README describes read-only MCP server).","Not suitable when you need an official REST/GraphQL API contract or SDKs for programmatic integration."],"best_when":"You want local, tool-based access to eBay data for an on-device MCP client and you already have the CData JDBC driver and license configured.","avoid_when":"You need fine-grained access control, centralized authentication, or clear operational controls for a multi-tenant environment.","alternatives":["Use CData Connect AI managed MCP platform for broader/full capabilities.","Use CData JDBC driver directly from your own service instead of MCP.","Build your own MCP server wrapper around the JDBC driver (custom tool surface and policies)."],"af_score":48.5,"security_score":40.0,"reliability_score":20.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:36:05.552066+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":["CData JDBC Driver authentication (via license + connection string; may involve browser OAuth for the underlying driver)"],"oauth":true,"scopes":false,"notes":"The MCP server itself runs locally over stdio and appears to rely on the underlying CData JDBC driver for authentication. README indicates that OAuth may be required for some data sources and that credentials are configured inside the JDBC connection string used by a .prp file."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":["CData JDBC Driver for eBay (licensed)","(Optionally) CData managed MCP platform mentioned for full CRUD capabilities: CData Connect AI or CData MCP Server for eBay (per linked product pages)"],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No MCP-server-specific pricing stated in the provided README content; eBay access depends on licensing the CData JDBC driver (and potentially paid managed platforms for extended capabilities)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":48.5,"security_score":40.0,"reliability_score":20.0,"mcp_server_quality":78.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":55.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":30.0,"auth_strength":60.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":45.0,"security_notes":"Strengths: local-only stdio reduces remote exposure. Risks/unknowns: no explicit authentication/authorization layer described at the MCP server level; access likely depends entirely on the JDBC driver credentials configured in the .prp/JdbcUrl. README includes OAuth mention (browser-based for some sources) but does not describe token storage, redaction, or least-privilege scope granularity. TLS is not applicable to stdio transport; any transport security is delegated to the underlying JDBC driver when calling eBay (not documented here).","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":45.0,"breaking_changes_history":0.0,"error_recovery":35.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"The read-only SELECT query tool is naturally non-mutating; however, the presence/absence of any write tools and idempotency guarantees are not explicitly documented beyond the README’s read-only claim.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Server communicates over stdio, so it only works with clients running on the same machine (per README).","Tool outputs are returned in CSV format for get_tables/get_columns; agents may need to handle CSV parsing/typing.","No documented retry/rate-limit behavior for MCP tool calls is provided in the README.","Underlying JDBC driver connection errors likely originate from driver/OAuth/connection-string issues; MCP-level error guidance is not shown."]}}