{"id":"greenbone-redis-server","name":"redis-server","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/greenbone/redis-server","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/greenbone/redis-server","category":"databases","subcategories":[],"tags":["databases","storage","caching","messaging","infrastructure"],"what_it_does":"Redis is an in-memory data store and database that supports data structures (e.g., strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets), caching, pub/sub messaging, and durability options via persistence. The package name likely refers to deploying/running a Redis server (not a client API product).","use_cases":["Caching application data to reduce database load","Session storage","High-performance key-value storage","Pub/sub or message fan-out (lightweight messaging)","Rate limiting and distributed locks (with careful design)","Queues and background job coordination (often with Redis data structures)"],"not_for":["Applications requiring strong relational integrity and complex joins","Workloads that need strict transactional semantics across many keys (beyond Redis' limited atomicity guarantees)","Use as a public-facing database without network controls and authentication"],"best_when":"You need low-latency data access, simple data structures, and/or caching with optional persistence, and you can manage ops (memory sizing, persistence, backups, replication).","avoid_when":"You cannot adequately secure network access or configure Redis authentication/TLS when exposing beyond localhost, or you cannot manage memory and eviction behavior.","alternatives":["Memcached (simpler cache, no persistence)","KeyDB (Redis-compatible, different replication/IO characteristics)","Hazelcast / Ignite (in-memory data grids)","PostgreSQL / MySQL (when relational integrity outweighs latency)","Cloud managed Redis (e.g., AWS ElastiCache, Azure Cache for Redis, GCP Memorystore)"],"af_score":25.0,"security_score":47.5,"reliability_score":42.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:32:51.551514+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":["No built-in auth required by protocol unless configured via Redis AUTH mechanisms (depends on deployment configuration)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Redis supports an AUTH command/password mechanism and can be configured for TLS; the exact auth/scoping depends on server configuration (not provided in the prompt content)."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Self-hosted Redis is typically open source; managed Redis offerings may have pricing, but none is specified here."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":25.0,"security_score":47.5,"reliability_score":42.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":0.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":60.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":60.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Redis security depends heavily on configuration. If not locked down (network ACLs, disabling public access, requiring authentication, using TLS), it is commonly targeted. There is typically limited fine-grained authorization/scoping compared to modern API products.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":70.0,"breaking_changes_history":60.0,"error_recovery":40.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Redis is stateful; agent retries can cause duplicate effects for non-idempotent operations (e.g., increments, list pushes).","Memory limits and eviction policies can lead to unexpected data loss under load.","Connection handling matters: many short-lived connections can degrade performance.","If exposed to untrusted networks, Redis must be secured (authentication, network ACLs, TLS) to avoid common compromise patterns."]}}