{"id":"cdatasoftware-rss-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"rss-mcp-server-by-cdata","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/CDataSoftware/rss-mcp-server-by-cdata","category":"api-gateway","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","rss","jdbc","llm","data-access","read-only","stdio"],"what_it_does":"Provides a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes RSS data (via CData JDBC Driver for RSS) to MCP-capable clients (e.g., Claude Desktop). It wraps the JDBC driver so the client can list tables/columns and run SQL SELECT queries over RSS-modeled relational tables.","use_cases":["Query live RSS data from an MCP client using natural language (no SQL required)","Explore available RSS-modeled tables and columns","Run read-only analytics-style queries (SELECT) over RSS datasets via MCP tools"],"not_for":["Writing/updating/deleting RSS data (claims read-only MCP server)","Remote/shared multi-tenant deployments where stdio locality is a limitation","Production environments needing documented rate limits, SLAs, and robust retry/idempotency guidance at the MCP layer"],"best_when":"You run the MCP server locally (stdio) and want an LLM client to query RSS data through a consistent tool interface.","avoid_when":"You need secure network exposure (the design is described as stdio same-machine), strong per-request authorization, or non-SELECT SQL operations.","alternatives":["CData’s full MCP Server for RSS (if it provides the missing capabilities you need)","Direct JDBC access to the CData RSS driver from your own application","Other MCP/agent connectors that provide an HTTP-based API rather than stdio-only local execution"],"af_score":48.8,"security_score":51.0,"reliability_score":30.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:59:48.800101+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 the provided JDBC URL/connection string (including possible OAuth flows as supported by the underlying driver)","Local configuration through a .prp file passed to the server (stores driver path/class and JDBC URL)"],"oauth":true,"scopes":false,"notes":"The README indicates that if the data source uses OAuth, authentication is performed in a browser, but it does not define explicit OAuth scopes at the MCP server level. Authorization behavior is primarily determined by the underlying CData JDBC driver and the connection string/URL provided in the .prp file."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"The MCP server itself is MIT-licensed, but the CData JDBC Driver requires licensing (TRIAL or license key). The README does not provide pricing details for licenses."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":48.8,"security_score":51.0,"reliability_score":30.0,"mcp_server_quality":70.0,"documentation_accuracy":75.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":60.0,"rate_limit_clarity":5.0,"tls_enforcement":100.0,"auth_strength":45.0,"scope_granularity":30.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":35.0,"security_notes":"TLS enforcement at the MCP transport layer is not directly applicable because the server is stdio/local; network transport is not described. Authentication is delegated to the CData JDBC driver via JDBC URL/connection string in a local .prp file, with potential OAuth. The README does not describe secret storage practices beyond embedding/pointing to JDBC URL in the .prp file, nor does it document redaction in logs or secure secret handling. No explicit MCP-level authorization, scopes, or least-privilege boundaries are described.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":50.0,"breaking_changes_history":50.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Server is read-only (per README), so idempotency is less relevant, and no explicit idempotency guarantees are documented.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Server uses stdio; it can only be used by clients running on the same machine.","Tool set and parameters appear oriented around (1) listing tables/columns and (2) running SQL SELECT; clients should avoid assuming full CRUD or non-SELECT capabilities.","Because it executes SQL supplied/constructed by the agent, the agent may produce inefficient or overly broad SELECT queries; guidance on query limits is not documented."]}}