{"id":"multidimensionalcats-kanban-mcp","name":"kanban-mcp","af_score":55.2,"security_score":46.0,"reliability_score":25.0,"what_it_does":"kanban-mcp is an MCP (JSON-RPC 2.0 over STDIO) server that provides a persistent, database-backed kanban board (issues/features/todos/epics/diary entries) with agent-facing tools (40+), optional semantic search via local ONNX embeddings, an activity timeline, export (JSON/YAML/Markdown), and a web UI (localhost:5000).","best_when":"You want local/offline or self-hosted agent coordination with persistent state and can run an MCP client over STDIO (e.g., Claude/Gemini/Copilot/VS Code MCP integrations).","avoid_when":"You need robust authz (per-user permissions), API rate-limit guarantees for untrusted callers, or you cannot accept local storage and optional model download on first semantic-search use.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:52:55.198323+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["None mentioned for MCP STDIO usage (credentials passed via env/.env for DB access)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Semantic search first query may block while downloading the ONNX embeddings (~140MB)","MySQL setup may involve interactive prompts and root password requirements for non-interactive/agent usage","MCP runs via STDIO and spawns as a subprocess; ensure the MCP client environment inherits or supplies KANBAN_DB_* variables if needed","State is persisted in local DB; agents should avoid unintended duplicate creates without checking existing items (no idempotency guidance provided)"],"error_quality":0.0}