{"id":"ghuntley-mcp-server-microsoft-paint","name":"mcp-server-microsoft-paint","af_score":52.2,"security_score":26.0,"reliability_score":21.2,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP (JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdin/stdout) server that can launch or connect to Microsoft Paint on Windows and control it (e.g., bring window to foreground, draw lines/shapes/pixels, set colors/tools, and query canvas dimensions).","best_when":"You have a Windows 10/11 environment with Microsoft Paint installed and you want an MCP tool interface to produce drawings via JSON-RPC calls.","avoid_when":"You need strong security guarantees, networked multi-tenant access, or idempotent/non-destructive operations (drawing commands are inherently stateful).","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:33:55.037735+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["GUI automation is sensitive to window focus/availability and timing (e.g., Paint must be launched and ready).","Commands are stateful (color/tool/window/canvas state), so incorrect sequencing can produce unexpected output.","No explicit idempotency or deduplication is described; retries may create duplicate marks.","Color formats (e.g., hex strings) and coordinate system assumptions are not fully specified beyond examples."],"error_quality":0.0}