{"id":"jolokia-jolokia-mcp-server","name":"jolokia-mcp-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/jolokia/jolokia-mcp-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["ai","mcp","java","jmx","jolokia","automation","observability"],"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server that exposes Java/JMX management operations through the Jolokia JMX-over-HTTP bridge. Supports two modes: a standalone MCP server (connects to an existing Jolokia agent) and a JVM-agent MCP server (drops in as a JVM agent and opens an HTTP MCP endpoint).","use_cases":["Use an LLM/MCP host to list MBeans, inspect MBean operations/attributes, and read/write JMX attributes","Execute JMX operations via MCP tool calls for operational automation","Manage a single JVM at startup for runtime diagnostics or controlled configuration changes"],"not_for":["Running untrusted tool instructions without appropriate safeguards (writes/execution can change application behavior)","Mass multi-tenant discovery across many JVMs without additional controls (described as single JVM connection at startup)","Production environments requiring fine-grained authorization around individual MBean/attribute operations (not described)"],"best_when":"You have a Jolokia-enabled Java application and want an MCP tool interface for controlled introspection and (optionally) mutation of JVM state.","avoid_when":"You need robust, built-in security boundaries (authn/authz, audit, allowlists) around sensitive JMX operations, or you cannot mitigate the risk of tool-driven state changes.","alternatives":["Use Jolokia directly (HTTP API) from your own tooling","Write a custom MCP server that wraps Jolokia with stricter allowlists and authn/authz","Use existing JMX-to-automation tooling (e.g., JMX clients/scripts) integrated into your agent framework"],"af_score":49.0,"security_score":32.0,"reliability_score":30.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:36:29.969288+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":"http://localhost:8779/mcp (JVM agent mode example) or http://localhost:8080/mcp (SSE/HTTP transport example) or MCP host via stdio (default)","has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication mechanism is described for the MCP server itself. Access control would need to be handled externally (e.g., network restrictions/reverse proxy) or via MCP host policies."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source (Apache-2.0 per repo metadata). 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":49.0,"security_score":32.0,"reliability_score":30.0,"mcp_server_quality":78.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":25.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":45.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Security controls (authn/authz) are not described. The tool set includes state-changing operations (attribute writes and operation execution), so misuse risk is significant unless the MCP host/network is locked down and operations are allowlisted. TLS is not explicitly documented; HTTP endpoints are shown for local transports, implying additional care is needed in real deployments. Dependency hygiene and CVE status are not assessable from provided content.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":60.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Some tools are inherently non-idempotent (writeMBeanAttribute, executeMBeanOperation). No explicit idempotency guidance documented.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Tool outputs are primarily string representations and JSON-formatted definitions; agents may need to parse these carefully.","Writes/execution can alter application state; the MCP host/agent should enforce allowlists and confirmations for sensitive attributes/operations.","The server connects to a single JVM at startup (per README), so retrying/connecting logic may need restart or reconfiguration if the target changes.","MBean attribute/operation names and argument shapes depend on the target application’s MBeans; agents should first introspect (list* tools) before writes/executes."]}}