{"id":"linuxserver-pidgin","name":"pidgin","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/pidgin","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/pidgin","category":"communication","subcategories":[],"tags":["messaging","im-client","desktop","open-source","protocol-plugins"],"what_it_does":"Pidgin is an open-source instant messaging client that supports multiple communication protocols (e.g., XMPP, IRC, and others) via plugins.","use_cases":["Use a single desktop client to connect to multiple messaging/protocol accounts","Chat/communicate across services that have Pidgin protocol plugins","Lightweight messaging client for personal or community usage"],"not_for":["Programmatic server-to-server messaging APIs","Mission-critical enterprise messaging with formal SLAs","Use cases requiring a hosted, cloud-managed messaging service"],"best_when":"You want a local, open-source desktop messaging client with broad protocol support via plugins.","avoid_when":"You need a documented developer API (REST/GraphQL/gRPC) for automation rather than an end-user chat client.","alternatives":["Gajim (XMPP client)","Finch/Irssi (terminal/IRC-focused options)","Element (Matrix)","WeeChat/Other IRC clients"],"af_score":20.5,"security_score":45.8,"reliability_score":37.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:35:51.587194+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Protocol-specific account login (e.g., username/password for supported protocols)","Plugin/config-based authentication depending on protocol"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Pidgin typically authenticates to each messaging protocol using protocol-defined mechanisms rather than a single unified OAuth flow."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source software; cost is typically limited to your environment and any underlying accounts/protocol services."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":20.5,"security_score":45.8,"reliability_score":37.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":20.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":45.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":60.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Security depends largely on the underlying messaging protocols/plugins (e.g., TLS usage) and the host environment. No unified OAuth/scope model is evident since authentication is protocol-specific.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":60.0,"breaking_changes_history":50.0,"error_recovery":40.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Not primarily designed as an agent-callable API; it is a UI client","Protocol behaviors and auth flows vary by plugin/protocol, complicating uniform automation","Any automation would likely require UI automation or protocol-specific integrations outside the core client"]}}