{"id":"hqn21-protocols-io-mcp-server","name":"protocols-io-mcp-server","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/protocols-io-mcp","repo_url":"https://github.com/hqn21/protocols-io-mcp-server","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","model-context-protocol","python","protocols-io","ai-integration","tooling","science-research"],"what_it_does":"Provides a Python MCP server for interacting with protocols.io data and performing basic protocol/step CRUD via MCP tools. Supports stdio transport by default and HTTP/SSE transports, with credentials for protocols.io API (token-based or OAuth2 client credentials).","use_cases":["Search and retrieve public protocols by keyword","Fetch protocol metadata and detailed step lists","Create and update protocol titles/descriptions","Replace/add/delete protocol steps for a given protocol"],"not_for":["Bulk high-volume data ingestion without pagination/throttling guidance","Unauthenticated access to protocols.io content management","Workflows requiring rich protocol media/assets beyond basic text steps (not described)","Use as a general protocols.io API wrapper outside MCP context (no SDK/openapi described)"],"best_when":"You want an MCP-capable assistant (e.g., Claude Desktop) to browse protocols.io and update protocols/steps using a small set of well-defined MCP tools.","avoid_when":"You need clearly documented error codes, rate-limit behavior, or idempotent guarantees for write operations; the README does not specify these details.","alternatives":["Direct use of protocols.io REST API (if available)","Other MCP servers or custom MCP tool wrappers around protocols.io API","Write your own thin MCP server using protocols.io API and your own retry/idempotency logic"],"af_score":56.2,"security_score":63.8,"reliability_score":32.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:37:05.786217+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":"http://0.0.0.0:8000/mcp (HTTP transport as documented)","has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Client Access Token (env: PROTOCOLS_IO_CLIENT_ACCESS_TOKEN)","OAuth 2.0 via Client ID + Client Secret (env: PROTOCOLS_IO_CLIENT_ID/PROTOCOLS_IO_CLIENT_SECRET)"],"oauth":true,"scopes":false,"notes":"Authentication is handled via protocols.io API credentials configured through environment variables. The README does not describe OAuth scopes or fine-grained permissions."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information for this package is provided; protocols.io usage may have its own constraints not covered here."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":true,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":56.2,"security_score":63.8,"reliability_score":32.5,"mcp_server_quality":78.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":75.0,"rate_limit_clarity":20.0,"tls_enforcement":85.0,"auth_strength":70.0,"scope_granularity":35.0,"dependency_hygiene":75.0,"secret_handling":55.0,"security_notes":"Supports HTTPS for HTTP/SSE base URL configuration and likely uses secure transports when configured. Authentication options exist (token or OAuth2 client credentials), but the README does not document scopes/granularity. Secret handling best practices (e.g., not logging tokens) are not explicitly described. Dependency hygiene is unknown beyond listing a small set of dependencies; no vulnerability status is provided.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":55.0,"breaking_changes_history":45.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Write operations (create/update/step modifications) may not be idempotent; the README does not state whether retries are safe.","Rate limiting and transient error handling are not documented; agents may need conservative retry/backoff behavior.","For CLI/Claude Desktop integration, the MCP server command must be resolvable on PATH or use a full executable path.","OAuth redirect URL must match the MCP base URL callback path as documented; misconfiguration can break auth flows."]}}