{"id":"radishgz-metrics-server-amd64","name":"metrics-server-amd64","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/radishgz/metrics-server-amd64","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/radishgz/metrics-server-amd64","category":"monitoring","subcategories":[],"tags":["kubernetes","metrics","metrics-server","hpa","kubectl-top","infrastructure"],"what_it_does":"metrics-server-amd64 appears to be a CPU architecture-specific build artifact for Kubernetes Metrics Server, which provides resource utilization metrics to the Kubernetes API (commonly used by Horizontal Pod Autoscaler and kubectl top).","use_cases":["Enable kubectl top node/pod","Support autoscaling with metrics (e.g., HPA)","Expose resource usage metrics within a Kubernetes cluster"],"not_for":["General-purpose monitoring/alerting (use Prometheus/Grafana for that)","Serving application metrics to the public internet","Workloads requiring custom metrics ingestion beyond Kubernetes resource metrics"],"best_when":"Used as the standard in-cluster metrics layer for Kubernetes controllers and CLI tooling.","avoid_when":"Avoid if you cannot provide the required Kubernetes connectivity/permissions, or if your environment already has a compatible metrics pipeline and you cannot validate compatibility.","alternatives":["Prometheus + adapter (e.g., Prometheus Adapter for Kubernetes custom metrics)","Kube-state-metrics (for object state metrics, not resource utilization)","Cloud provider metrics integrations (where applicable)"],"af_score":24.0,"security_score":48.5,"reliability_score":30.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:26:21.078223+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":"Authentication/authorization is typically handled via Kubernetes RBAC/service account rather than an external API auth mechanism; specifics are not provided in the supplied artifact name."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Not enough information to infer pricing; for Kubernetes metrics-server it is typically open-source and self-hosted."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":24.0,"security_score":48.5,"reliability_score":30.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":20.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":50.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":50.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":40.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"As a cluster component, security depends on Kubernetes RBAC permissions, network policies, and how the deployment is configured. No artifact-level details were provided to assess TLS settings, RBAC scope, or dependency posture.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"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":["This is a Kubernetes component/binary artifact (amd64-specific); agent workflows may require cluster access and RBAC rather than calling a documented HTTP API.","Without manifests/configuration details, correct deployment parameters (service account, permissions, API access) can be the primary integration hurdle."]}}