{"id":"cdatasoftware-sas-data-sets-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"sas-data-sets-mcp-server-by-cdata","af_score":45.5,"security_score":48.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"what_it_does":"Provides a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes SAS Data Sets via the CData JDBC Driver, letting an MCP-capable client (e.g., Claude Desktop) query live data using MCP tools (get tables, get columns, run SQL SELECT).","best_when":"You want local, read-only data exploration of SAS Data Sets from an MCP-capable desktop client on the same machine as the server process.","avoid_when":"You need an internet-reachable API endpoint, fine-grained per-query access controls, or robust, documented pagination/rate limiting semantics.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:58:24.312967+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["CData JDBC Driver authentication mechanisms via JDBC connection string (may include OAuth for some sources)","MCP server configuration via .prp properties referencing JDBC connection string"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["The server uses stdio, so it must run on the same machine as the MCP client.","Tool discovery/schema retrieval is via CSV outputs; agents should handle CSV parsing robustly.","Only SELECT queries are described; attempting non-SELECT or write operations may not work (read-only MCP server).","Large result sets may be problematic; the README does not describe limits, streaming, or pagination."],"error_quality":0.0}