{"id":"igortodorovskiibm-zopen-mcp-server","name":"zopen-mcp-server","af_score":42.2,"security_score":33.8,"reliability_score":13.8,"what_it_does":"A Go-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes a set of `zopen` command-line operations (list/query/install/remove/upgrade/info/version) as MCP tools. It supports stdio-based local execution (run tools on the same machine) and an optional remote mode that uses SSH to run `zopen` against a target z/OS system.","best_when":"You have an MCP-capable client and want AI/agent tooling to drive zopen package management on local or authorized remote z/OS systems.","avoid_when":"You need an HTTP API (REST/GraphQL/gRPC), automated idempotent retries with explicit guidance, or documented rate-limit semantics for programmatic clients.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:20:40.678210+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["stdio/MCP (no auth described for local stdio)","SSH key authentication for remote execution (flag `--key`)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Remote mode executes `zopen` as the permissions of the configured SSH user; the agent may unintentionally install/upgrade/remove packages if prompts are not constrained.","No pagination/rate-limit guidance is provided in the README; agents should avoid assuming stable pagination or throttling semantics.","The README lists available tools but does not document tool input/output schemas, required parameters, or structured error codes, so robust automation may require inspecting the MCP server/tool definitions at runtime."],"error_quality":0.0}