{"id":"perses-mcp-server","name":"mcp-server","af_score":60.5,"security_score":53.5,"reliability_score":28.8,"what_it_does":"Provides a local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Perses application, allowing MCP-capable LLM hosts to manage Perses resources (projects, dashboards, datasources, roles, variables, plugins). Supports stdio (local) and HTTP (remote/shared) transports and can run in read-only mode.","best_when":"You have a Perses instance running and an MCP-capable host (e.g., Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, OpenCode) and you want tool-based automation of Perses resource management.","avoid_when":"You cannot adequately protect credentials/tokens used to reach Perses, or you cannot secure any HTTP transport exposure to the MCP server and Perses backend.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:28:34.970553+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Basic authentication (username/password to Perses)","Bearer token authorization (token from percli whoami --show-token)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["When running with read_only=true, write tools are disabled; agents attempting create/update operations should expect failures.","If using HTTP transport, ensure the MCP server and underlying Perses server are properly secured (documentation does not describe auth/allowlisting at the MCP transport layer beyond proxying Perses auth)."],"error_quality":0.0}