{"id":"james-zou-mcp-springboot-server","name":"mcp-springboot-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/James-Zou/mcp-springboot-server","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","spring-boot","spring-ai","sse","mcp-server","java","tool-callback","demo"],"what_it_does":"Provides a Spring Boot server implementation of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes a simple weather-information service as MCP tools. It also mentions REST endpoints and SSE support and includes a small SSE client test example.","use_cases":["Expose application functions (e.g., weather lookup) to MCP-capable clients/tools","Prototype MCP server integration using Spring Boot + Spring AI","Demonstrate SSE-based MCP client transport for tool calls","Local development/testing of MCP tool discovery and invocation"],"not_for":["Production deployments needing strong auth/authorization, rate limiting, and security hardening without additional work","Use cases requiring official/complete OpenAPI/REST contract documentation for the non-MCP REST endpoints"],"best_when":"You want a lightweight example or reference implementation of an MCP server using Spring Boot/Spring AI and SSE transport, and you can run it in a trusted network or add your own security layer.","avoid_when":"You need robust security controls (auth, scopes, audit, CSRF protection) out of the box, or you need clearly documented REST/OpenAPI contracts and operational guarantees.","alternatives":["Use the official Spring AI MCP server templates/examples","Implement MCP using another framework with documented OpenAPI/structured error handling","Create a dedicated REST API and wrap it with an MCP facade layer"],"af_score":41.0,"security_score":36.8,"reliability_score":22.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:34:43.153689+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":true,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":["Java"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication mechanism is described in the provided README/config snippets. The MCP server appears to be enabled via configuration only."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source example; no pricing model described."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":41.0,"security_score":36.8,"reliability_score":22.5,"mcp_server_quality":78.0,"documentation_accuracy":55.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":20.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":10.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":70.0,"security_notes":"Based on the provided README, there is no mention of authentication/authorization, rate limiting, or secure deployment practices. TLS enforcement cannot be verified from the docs; Spring Boot typically supports HTTPS but it is not documented here. Secret handling is not described; since no credentials appear in the README, secret exposure risk is unclear. Dependency hygiene cannot be assessed from the provided content.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["README is example-focused; operational behaviors (timeouts, retry semantics, error codes) are not described.","Tool discovery/invocation likely depends on Spring AI MCP conventions and may require correct annotations/facade naming (e.g., Facade suffix and @Component), which can be easy to miss."]}}