{"id":"cytopia-metrics-server-prom","name":"metrics-server-prom","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/cytopia/metrics-server-prom","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/cytopia/metrics-server-prom","category":"monitoring","subcategories":[],"tags":["kubernetes","prometheus","metrics","metrics-server","observability"],"what_it_does":"metrics-server-prom is a Prometheus integration package intended to help scrape/collect metrics from Kubernetes metrics-server (the component that aggregates resource usage like CPU/memory for the cluster). It typically exposes or targets an HTTP endpoint that Prometheus can scrape and may include configuration/snippets to wire metrics-server metrics into Prometheus.","use_cases":["Monitor Kubernetes resource usage derived from metrics-server","Collect CPU/memory usage metrics for dashboards and alerting","Enable Prometheus scraping for metrics-server endpoints"],"not_for":["Acting as a full Prometheus replacement","Providing Kubernetes metrics to clients directly (metrics-server does that)","Handling authentication/authorization for Kubernetes metrics (metrics-server/admin controls do that)"],"best_when":"You already run Kubernetes metrics-server and want Prometheus to scrape its metrics for observability.","avoid_when":"You do not run metrics-server or you cannot expose/route its metrics endpoint to Prometheus.","alternatives":["Use Prometheus scrape config directly against metrics-server service/endpoints","Use kube-state-metrics and cAdvisor metrics (where applicable) instead of relying solely on metrics-server-derived data","Leverage the official Prometheus Operator ServiceMonitor/PodMonitor patterns for Kubernetes components"],"af_score":29.2,"security_score":43.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:53:21.983402+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 package-level auth interface is evident from the provided information; authentication/authorization, if needed, would be for the metrics-server endpoint and Kubernetes networking/policies rather than this integration."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Not enough information to determine pricing; likely open-source integration."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":29.2,"security_score":43.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":20.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":90.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":40.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":70.0,"security_notes":"Security largely depends on how metrics-server is deployed (TLS, RBAC, network policies) and how Prometheus reaches it. This package itself likely does not introduce auth mechanisms; ensure scraping endpoints are protected appropriately and that no credentials/secrets are logged. Dependency hygiene and TLS settings cannot be verified from the provided 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":["As an integration/scrape configuration, the primary 'gotcha' is network/service routing: Prometheus must be able to reach the metrics endpoint","Kubernetes RBAC/network policies may block scraping even if the endpoint exists","Metric names/paths and service discovery targets can vary by deployment (chart/manifests/config), so configuration mismatches are common"]}}