{"id":"cdatasoftware-splunk-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"splunk-mcp-server-by-cdata","af_score":44.8,"security_score":45.5,"reliability_score":23.8,"what_it_does":"Provides a local, read-only MCP server that exposes Splunk data (via the CData JDBC Driver for Splunk) as MCP tools. Supports listing tables/columns and running SQL SELECT queries through a JSON-RPC interface over stdio.","best_when":"You run the MCP server locally on the same machine as the MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop) and you already have Splunk connectivity via the CData JDBC Driver.","avoid_when":"You need fine-grained security controls, scoped API-style auth at the MCP boundary, clear rate-limit behavior, or robust documented error contracts for agent automation.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:59:41.745369+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Uses CData JDBC Driver connection configuration in a .prp file; may include OAuth flow for the underlying driver"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Server uses stdio, so it only works with clients on the same machine.","The README claims the server is read-only, but it also generically mentions built-in tools including write/update/delete; this mismatch could confuse agent behavior and prompt selection.","No explicit rate-limit or timeout behavior is documented at the MCP layer, so automated retries may be risky without observing the runtime behavior."],"error_quality":0.0}