{"id":"cilium-echoserver-udp","name":"echoserver-udp","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/cilium/echoserver-udp","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/cilium/echoserver-udp","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["udp","echo-server","networking","testing","demo"],"what_it_does":"An example UDP echo server that listens for UDP datagrams and sends the received payload back to the sender (useful for testing UDP connectivity).","use_cases":["Testing UDP networking/packet flow","Integration testing for systems that need UDP echo behavior","Educational/demo use to understand UDP server basics"],"not_for":["Production-grade UDP services requiring authentication, encryption, or advanced reliability","Workloads needing ordered delivery, retries, or streaming semantics beyond datagrams","Secure remote access without network-level protections"],"best_when":"You need a simple local or lab UDP echo endpoint to verify connectivity and client behavior.","avoid_when":"You need secure access controls, confidentiality, or production operational guarantees.","alternatives":["Netcat (nc) UDP mode for ad-hoc testing (where available)","socat for UDP echo/testing workflows","Custom UDP server implemented with a networking library/framework"],"af_score":27.0,"security_score":21.5,"reliability_score":15.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:35:08.988501+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 capabilities are indicated by the package name/description; a UDP echo server typically exposes a plain UDP listener."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No external pricing model is applicable; this is a server utility/example."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":27.0,"security_score":21.5,"reliability_score":15.0,"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":0.0,"auth_strength":0.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":70.0,"security_notes":"As a UDP echo server, it likely has no TLS or authentication. If used, it should be confined to trusted networks/localhost and protected via firewalling. No information is provided about dependency scanning, secret handling, or secure configuration.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":30.0,"breaking_changes_history":20.0,"error_recovery":10.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Echoing UDP datagrams is effectively stateless; however, UDP delivery is not guaranteed and retries can cause duplicates, so idempotency is not meaningfully provided at the application layer.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["UDP is unreliable (no delivery/ordering guarantees); clients must handle loss/duplication.","Echo behavior returns payload as-is; any framing/encoding is application-defined by the client.","A UDP listener typically has no authentication; expose only in trusted networks."]}}