{"id":"kapishmalik-hoverfly-mcp-server","name":"hoverfly-mcp-server","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/kapishmalik/hoverfly-mcp-server","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","hoverfly","mocking","spring-boot","api-testing","developer-tools"],"what_it_does":"Hoverfly MCP Server is a Spring Boot-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Hoverfly’s mock-management capabilities as MCP tools, enabling AI assistants to start/stop Hoverfly, create/clear/list mocks, fetch status/version, and download simulation data (typically via a Docker deployment with mounted persistence).","use_cases":["Using an AI assistant to automatically set up request/response mocks for unavailable third-party APIs","Local development and integration testing with deterministic simulated external services","Programmatic control of Hoverfly mock lifecycle (start, add mocks, list, clear, stop)","Exporting/persisting Hoverfly simulations across container restarts"],"not_for":["Production-grade multi-tenant API mocking behind strict enterprise access controls (no auth described)","Workloads requiring guaranteed uptime/SLA or clearly documented operational reliability","Environments where writing to a mounted persistence directory is disallowed"],"best_when":"You want an MCP-capable assistant to manage Hoverfly mocks interactively for development/testing, using Docker with a writable mounted volume for simulation persistence.","avoid_when":"You need strong authentication/authorization, documented rate limits, or formal reliability/security assurances from the package documentation.","alternatives":["Hoverfly (direct usage of its API/admin UI) without MCP","Other mocking tools like WireMock (optionally with custom integrations)","Postman mock servers / built-in mocking (less programmable via MCP)","Custom MCP server wrapping Hoverfly admin APIs"],"af_score":51.2,"security_score":28.5,"reliability_score":21.2,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:34:44.686253+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":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["No authentication mechanism described in README (assumed none at the MCP server layer based on provided documentation)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"The provided documentation does not describe any authentication/authorization for the MCP server or tool endpoints. If the MCP server is exposed beyond localhost, access control should be handled externally (e.g., network policies, reverse proxy, firewall)."},"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 provided (appears to be an open-source self-hosted tool)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":51.2,"security_score":28.5,"reliability_score":21.2,"mcp_server_quality":65.0,"documentation_accuracy":60.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":95.0,"rate_limit_clarity":5.0,"tls_enforcement":30.0,"auth_strength":10.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":70.0,"security_notes":"TLS/auth/authorization details are not described in the README content provided; therefore, security posture is uncertain. The tool can start/stop a mock server and manage mocks, which is sensitive if exposed to untrusted users. Treat the MCP endpoint as privileged; restrict network access and control exposure (e.g., run only locally or behind an authenticated reverse proxy). No secret-management guidance is provided, but no obvious secret-in-code/log claims are present in the provided documentation.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":45.0,"breaking_changes_history":20.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Tool inputs rely on Hoverfly JSON definitions (e.g., RequestResponsePair); malformed JSON will likely fail tool execution (no explicit schema/examples beyond general description).","Persistence depends on a mounted writable volume at /opt/hoverfly-mcp/simulation-data; if volume is not mounted or not writable, simulation persistence/export may not behave as expected.","Auto-load behavior on startup may surprise agents if the most recent simulation file differs from what the agent expects; ensure consistent simulation state (use download/clear tools as needed)."]}}