{"id":"joshuaalpuerto-mcp-agent","name":"mcp-agent","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/joshuaalpuerto/mcp-agent","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["ai-ml","agents","mcp","typescript","nodejs","orchestration","tooling"],"what_it_does":"A TypeScript framework for building AI agents that can interact with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and local tool functions. It provides agent abstraction, an MCP connection manager for reusing server connections, per-agent MCP tool aggregation, LLM provider integration (example for Fireworks AI), simple in-memory message history, and example orchestration/workflows.","use_cases":["Building multi-agent systems that call MCP tools (stdio/sse/HTTP/websocket transports)","Integrating external MCP servers into a TypeScript/Node application","Composing agents that mix MCP server tools and local TypeScript/JavaScript functions","Prototype/demonstrate deterministic agent evaluation via cassette replay (RunLedger)","Orchestrating multi-step tasks across specialized agents"],"not_for":["Using as a hosted SaaS API (it’s a local library/framework)","High-security production deployments without additional auditing/hardening of tool transport and provider integrations","Environments requiring strict persistence/storage, audit logs, or advanced memory beyond in-memory history"],"best_when":"You want a lightweight Node/TypeScript developer experience for MCP tool calling with connection reuse across agents and you control the runtime/tool configuration.","avoid_when":"You cannot control MCP server configuration/transport security or you require strong built-in operational guarantees (SLA, detailed retry/idempotency semantics) without additional engineering.","alternatives":["Direct MCP SDK usage (@modelcontextprotocol/sdk)","Other MCP agent frameworks (e.g., lastmile-ai/mcp-agent in Python)","Higher-level agent frameworks that support MCP via adapters (if available in your stack)","Custom agent orchestration with your chosen LLM SDK and MCP client implementation"],"af_score":48.0,"security_score":42.5,"reliability_score":27.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:34:32.356609+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":["TypeScript","JavaScript"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Environment-variable based API keys for LLM/tool providers (e.g., EXA_API_KEY in example)","Indirect/transport-specific authentication for MCP servers (not specified in README)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No first-class auth model (OAuth/API keys/scopes) is documented for the framework itself; authentication is implied to be handled by the chosen LLM provider and any MCP transport/tool provider used. MCP server auth details are not documented in the provided materials."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"As an npm library, pricing isn’t described; actual costs depend on external LLM/MCP providers used by the application."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":48.0,"security_score":42.5,"reliability_score":27.5,"mcp_server_quality":55.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":55.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":35.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":55.0,"security_notes":"Security posture is partially evidenced: it uses HTTPS-style tools in examples (e.g., remote Smithery server URL) and suggests env vars for API keys. However, the provided materials do not document transport security guarantees for MCP connections (especially for websocket/stdio/sse), tool-level authorization, secrets handling practices, or scope/granular permissions. Dependency hygiene cannot be confirmed from the provided data; only that several external SDKs are used.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":45.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":25.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Tool execution and transport details are configuration-dependent; ensure MCP server contracts and transports are correct (stdio/sse/streamable-http/websockets).","Authentication/authorization for MCP servers is not described here; misconfiguration could expose sensitive tools.","In-memory message history suggests limited durability; long-running or crash-sensitive workflows may require external persistence.","No documented retry/idempotency semantics in the provided README; agent behavior may be non-idempotent for tool calls like filesystem writes."]}}