{"id":"linuxserver-grocy","name":"grocy","af_score":40.0,"security_score":44.5,"reliability_score":37.5,"what_it_does":"Grocy is a self-hosted web application for managing household tasks, shopping, inventory, and related chores (pantry/fridge stock management, meal planning-style workflows, etc.). It typically runs as a server you deploy (often via Docker) and exposes a web UI and underlying HTTP endpoints.","best_when":"You want a local, private household management app you can self-host and customize, and you can manage deployment/security yourself.","avoid_when":"You cannot control hosting environment (network, backups, patching) or you need an audited, turnkey enterprise service.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:38:29.729849+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":["HTTP session/cookie auth for the web app (typical for self-hosted web UIs)","Optional app-level auth mechanisms depending on deployment configuration (e.g., basic auth/reverse-proxy auth)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Because grocy is a self-hosted web app, authentication and endpoint stability can vary with version/configuration.","No MCP server; agents must integrate by HTTP scraping/API calls to endpoints if available.","Deployment hardening (reverse proxy, HTTPS, rate limiting) is your responsibility; agent traffic may be blocked or behave inconsistently if not configured."],"error_quality":0.0}