{"id":"nozomi-koborinai-gcp-cost-mcp-server","name":"gcp-cost-mcp-server","af_score":55.8,"security_score":64.8,"reliability_score":32.5,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server with tools to estimate Google Cloud (GCP) running costs by querying Google Cloud Billing Catalog API for SKUs/pricing and (separately) fetching free-tier information from GCP documentation, then calculating estimated monthly costs with automatic free-tier deduction.","best_when":"You want AI-assisted, interactive cost estimation for common GCP services using public catalog/pricing data and free-tier guidance, and you can provide required usage inputs (region, SKU identifiers/parameters, hours/quantity).","avoid_when":"You need exact, invoice-matching results, internal/private pricing, or strong guarantees about free-tier accuracy; also avoid when you cannot supply the necessary usage dimensions.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:41:18.688693+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Application Default Credentials via gcloud auth application-default login","Service account credentials via GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS env var"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Estimation outputs depend on SKU selection and free-tier deduction logic; inaccurate or missing user inputs (region, usage quantities, hours) can produce misleading estimates.","Dynamic guide generation and documentation scraping/search for free-tier info may be brittle if external sources change.","Authentication via ADC/service account must be correctly configured in the environment where the MCP server runs."],"error_quality":0.0}