{"id":"rancher-metrics-server-amd64","name":"metrics-server-amd64","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/rancher/metrics-server-amd64","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/rancher/metrics-server-amd64","category":"monitoring","subcategories":[],"tags":["kubernetes","metrics","observability","autoscaling","infrastructure"],"what_it_does":"metrics-server-amd64 appears to be a prebuilt (amd64) distribution of the Kubernetes metrics-server component, which typically aggregates CPU/memory metrics from nodes/pods and serves them through the Kubernetes metrics API (e.g., for kubectl top and HPA).","use_cases":["Kubernetes cluster observability for resource utilization (kubectl top, dashboards)","Autoscaling with Horizontal Pod Autoscaler using resource metrics","Providing aggregated metrics to Kubernetes components that rely on the metrics API"],"not_for":["Serving arbitrary application metrics unrelated to Kubernetes node/pod resource metrics","Production-grade monitoring/alerting systems replacement (e.g., Prometheus)","Multi-tenant external API consumption by end users (it is intended for cluster-internal usage)"],"best_when":"You need Kubernetes metrics aggregation within a cluster for kubectl/HPA and related Kubernetes functionality.","avoid_when":"You require full Prometheus-style monitoring features, long-term storage, or custom metric ingestion/exposure beyond Kubernetes resource metrics.","alternatives":["Prometheus + Grafana (with kube-state-metrics and node exporters)","kube-prometheus-stack","eyeball/metrics-server equivalents depending on ecosystem needs"],"af_score":9.2,"security_score":45.0,"reliability_score":27.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:58:02.588803+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":"No external API auth details provided in the provided data. Metrics-server typically uses Kubernetes in-cluster authentication/authorization, but exact auth mechanisms and config are not provided here."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information available for this artifact; it is generally open-source and deployed within infrastructure you manage."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":9.2,"security_score":45.0,"reliability_score":27.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":0.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":30.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":40.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":40.0,"dependency_hygiene":30.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Security properties (TLS/auth/RBAC/secret handling) depend on Kubernetes deployment configuration and the underlying metrics-server implementation/version; none of those details are available from the provided artifact name alone. Expect cluster-internal access mediated by Kubernetes authn/authz rather than public-user API keys.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":40.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No API contract or docs were provided in the input, so agent-oriented integration details (endpoints, errors, auth, rate limits) cannot be assessed.","As a Kubernetes component, usability depends on cluster RBAC/networking/configuration that is not included in the provided artifact name alone."]}}