{"id":"nacos-nacos-server","name":"nacos-server","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/nacos/nacos-server","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/nacos/nacos-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["service-discovery","configuration-management","nacos","microservices","self-hosted","server"],"what_it_does":"Nacos is a service discovery, configuration, and management platform. The nacos-server package provides the Nacos server component (APIs, configuration/configuraton management, and service registry).","use_cases":["Microservice service discovery and routing","Centralized configuration management (config center) for distributed systems","Service registration/health management for environments using Nacos","Running Nacos as infrastructure for internal platforms and dev/test environments"],"not_for":["Replacing a dedicated message broker or database","Serverless-only setups where running a stateful control plane is not acceptable","Client-side usage without operating the server and backing infrastructure"],"best_when":"You can run and operate the Nacos server (including its required datastore and network exposure) to provide discovery and configuration for microservices.","avoid_when":"You cannot manage operational concerns (persistence, scaling, security hardening, backups) or you need a purely managed/hosted alternative with no server operations.","alternatives":["Consul","Eureka (Spring Cloud Netflix)","etcd (often with custom tooling)","Spring Cloud Config (for configuration, not full service discovery)","Apollo Configuration (config-focused)"],"af_score":30.2,"security_score":53.2,"reliability_score":33.8,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:26:55.554715+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":true,"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":["Nacos supports application-level authentication/authorization configurations depending on deployment (e.g., username/password and auth/privilege settings), but exact mechanisms are not provided in the supplied data. "],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"This evaluation is limited to observable information provided in the prompt (no explicit README/API/auth details were included). Authentication complexity and scope granularity are therefore estimated conservatively for a self-hosted server that typically relies on configurable auth settings."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"As a self-hosted server component, pricing depends on infrastructure and operational costs; no usage-based pricing is indicated in the provided data."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":30.2,"security_score":53.2,"reliability_score":33.8,"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":10.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":55.0,"scope_granularity":40.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Security scores are estimated because the prompt contains no concrete configuration/documentation details. As a server, Nacos deployments commonly require TLS configuration, secure credential handling, and network hardening. Dependency hygiene and secret handling cannot be verified from the provided data.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":55.0,"breaking_changes_history":45.0,"error_recovery":35.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Nacos is commonly deployed as a stateful service; agents performing automated operations may need careful sequencing (e.g., bootstrap/config changes) and rollback strategies.","If authentication/authorization is enabled, agents must obtain and handle credentials correctly; absent explicit interface docs in the provided data, integration may require manual discovery/testing.","Rate limiting and error response formats are not provided in the supplied data, so agents should implement conservative retry/backoff and validate responses."]}}