{"id":"planbnet-matter-server","name":"matter-server","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/planbnet/matter-server","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/planbnet/matter-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["iot","matter","home-automation","self-hosted","controller","device-interop"],"what_it_does":"matter-server is an open-source Matter controller/server for local device discovery, commissioning, and interaction with Matter devices (typically acting as a bridge/controller for Matter ecosystems).","use_cases":["Running a local Matter controller to discover and control Matter devices","Commissioning Matter devices into a local home automation environment","Home automation integrations that need Matter device interoperability"],"not_for":["Cloud-hosted, multi-tenant device management without self-hosting","Environments that require a fully managed SaaS with vendor support SLAs","Use cases that need a general-purpose public REST API for arbitrary automation workloads (unless specifically provided by the project)"],"best_when":"You want to self-host a Matter controller on-prem (e.g., home lab, home automation hub) and integrate with local devices over the Matter stack.","avoid_when":"You need a hosted, pay-per-use API service, or you cannot operate/manage a long-running controller process and its device/network dependencies.","alternatives":["Home Assistant (Matter integration via its own stack)","OpenHAB (Matter/community integrations where available)","Other Matter controller implementations (e.g., vendor-provided controllers, if applicable)"],"af_score":27.8,"security_score":41.2,"reliability_score":32.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:24:27.093001+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"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":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"As a self-hosted Matter controller, authentication is typically handled by the Matter commissioning/secure session mechanisms rather than a conventional SaaS OAuth/API-key model. No agent-facing API auth details were provided here."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source/self-hosted; costs are primarily infrastructure and operational effort."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":27.8,"security_score":41.2,"reliability_score":32.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":25.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":70.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":40.0,"auth_strength":55.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Matter security is typically based on secure commissioning and encrypted sessions, but this evaluation has no concrete repo/manifests to confirm TLS/auth implementation details. As a self-hosted controller, operational hardening (network exposure, firewalling, secrets protection, least privilege) is essential.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":50.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":40.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Long-running service: an agent must manage start/stop and handle device/network churn.","Matter commissioning/security flows can be stateful; naive retries may fail without correct setup/state.","Local-network constraints (mDNS/UDP/TCP) may affect discovery and reliability."]}}