{"id":"cdatasoftware-sap-hana-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"sap-hana-mcp-server-by-cdata","af_score":49.5,"security_score":33.0,"reliability_score":22.5,"what_it_does":"Provides a local MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for SAP HANA using CData JDBC Drivers. It is intended to expose SAP HANA data as callable MCP tools (table/column discovery and SQL SELECT execution) for local clients such as Claude Desktop, over stdio.","best_when":"You run the MCP server locally on the same machine as the MCP-capable client, and you have an existing CData JDBC Driver setup and valid connection configuration for SAP HANA.","avoid_when":"You need strict safety controls for SQL execution, you require remote/hosted accessibility over a network, or you need robust API features like pagination/limits and standardized structured error codes surfaced at the MCP layer.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:39:11.636163+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["CData JDBC Driver licensing (java -jar ... --license)","JDBC connection configuration in a .prp file (may include OAuth depending on the data source/driver configuration)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["The server uses stdio, so it can only be used with clients running on the same machine.","Tooling includes run_query (SQL SELECT) which may still be expensive; the README does not document result-size limits or safe query patterns.","The README claims read-only MCP in the project description, but later usage text mentions write/update/delete; verify actual tool permissions/behavior in the implementation before enabling unrestricted querying."],"error_quality":0.0}