{"id":"ksylvan-fabric-mcp","name":"fabric-mcp","af_score":54.0,"security_score":43.0,"reliability_score":30.0,"what_it_does":"Provides a standalone MCP server that bridges MCP tool calls to a running Fabric AI instance (via its REST API), exposing tools for listing patterns/models and running Fabric patterns/configurations.","best_when":"You already run `fabric --serve` and want an MCP-compatible wrapper/bridge for IDEs or chat interfaces.","avoid_when":"You cannot secure the upstream Fabric endpoint or you need granular authorization on the MCP server surface (not clearly documented here).","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:49:17.015789+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":["Upstream Fabric API key (FABRIC_API_KEY) for calls to `fabric --serve`"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Requires a separately running Fabric REST API instance (`fabric --serve`)","MCP operations may depend on transport mode (stdio vs http-streamable) and host/port/mcp-path configuration","If FABRIC_API_KEY is required by the upstream Fabric server, misconfiguration will cause tool execution failures"],"error_quality":0.0}