{"id":"linuxserver-unrar","name":"unrar","af_score":35.8,"security_score":70.5,"reliability_score":35.0,"what_it_does":"unrar is a software/library for extracting and managing RAR archives (e.g., listing contents, testing archives, and extracting files).","best_when":"You need local/offline RAR extraction and can control the runtime environment (e.g., run in a sandbox).","avoid_when":"You are dealing with untrusted archives in a non-sandboxed environment or without validating file sizes/paths to mitigate archive-bomb/path traversal risks.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:57:46.889353+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Archive extraction is not idempotent if it overwrites files; repeated runs may overwrite/append depending on tool options.","Untrusted RARs can trigger resource exhaustion (archive bombs) and potential path traversal if extraction targets aren’t controlled.","Extraction tools often require native binaries/dependencies; agent build environments may need platform-specific setup."],"error_quality":0.0}