{"id":"cdatasoftware-ibm-informix-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"ibm-informix-mcp-server-by-cdata","af_score":47.0,"security_score":42.8,"reliability_score":18.8,"what_it_does":"Provides a local, read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for exposing IBM Informix (via CData JDBC Driver for IBM Informix) as MCP tools so an AI client (e.g., Claude Desktop) can query live data without writing SQL.","best_when":"You can run the MCP server on the same machine as the MCP client and need read-only access to Informix through a simple tool interface.","avoid_when":"You need strong, tool-enforced authorization/row-level security at the MCP layer or you must safely expose query execution to untrusted users.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:59:12.741292+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["CData JDBC driver connection credentials via .prp file (and optional OAuth flow handled by the JDBC driver connection string utility)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Server uses stdio; only works with clients on the same machine (documented).","Tools expose a run_query capability; if the underlying MCP server permits arbitrary SQL SELECT, an agent could generate expensive queries unless constrained externally (not documented as restricted).","No explicit pagination/limits described for query results (agent may attempt large result sets).","Connection configuration depends on correct .prp properties (tables filter optional); mistakes may cause missing schema visibility."],"error_quality":0.0}