{"id":"cilium-echoserver","name":"echoserver","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/cilium/echoserver","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/cilium/echoserver","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["devtools","infrastructure","testing","networking","echo-server"],"what_it_does":"echoserver is a simple echo server: it accepts incoming network connections/requests and responds by echoing back received data (useful for local testing and verifying connectivity).","use_cases":["Local integration testing of clients and networking","Smoke tests for HTTP/TCP connectivity","Examples for learning server/client behavior","Debugging request/response handling in systems"],"not_for":["Production use as-is (no access control, hardening, or observability implied)","Handling sensitive data without additional safeguards","High-throughput or complex API workloads"],"best_when":null,"avoid_when":null,"alternatives":["ngrok/Localtunnel echo examples (for connectivity)","httpbin (HTTP testing)","postman echo services (if external calls are acceptable)","Custom minimal servers tailored to your protocol (HTTP/TCP/WebSocket)"],"af_score":29.0,"security_score":19.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:35:45.667686+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication details were provided; typical echo servers run without auth unless the project documentation specifies otherwise."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing model applies (it is a local/simple server package)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":29.0,"security_score":19.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":20.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":100.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":10.0,"auth_strength":0.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"As an echo server, it may reflect request data back to the client; if used in non-test environments, ensure it is isolated, protected by network controls, and hardened (TLS, authentication/authorization, logging hygiene). No auth/TLS guarantees were evidenced from the provided package information.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Echo servers may not define stable error schemas; agents should not assume consistent structured error payloads.","Because the service is minimal, it may not support timeouts, retries guidance, or idempotency semantics beyond the underlying transport."]}}