{"id":"rapidapi-mcp-server","name":"rapidapi-mcp-server","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/rapidapi-mcp-server/","repo_url":"https://github.com/andrewlwn77/rapidapi-mcp-server.git","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","rapidapi","api-integration","agent-tools","middleware"],"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server wrapper for RapidAPI, enabling an agent to call RapidAPI-hosted endpoints via MCP tools (as opposed to direct REST calls).","use_cases":["Let an MCP-capable agent access RapidAPI endpoints (search, data retrieval, third-party APIs)","Create a unified agent tool surface over RapidAPI for workflow automation","Prototype agent-driven integrations with RapidAPI without building a bespoke MCP server from scratch"],"not_for":["Production systems that require strict SLAs without clear operational guarantees","Teams needing native OpenAPI/SDK documentation rather than MCP tool interfaces","Use-cases requiring fine-grained, per-endpoint authorization controls beyond what RapidAPI supports"],"best_when":"You already use RapidAPI and want to expose its API catalog to an MCP-enabled agent quickly.","avoid_when":"You cannot obtain/secure the required RapidAPI credentials or where MCP tool behavior/error semantics are not acceptable for your compliance requirements.","alternatives":["Build a custom MCP server that directly calls the specific APIs you need","Call RapidAPI REST endpoints directly from your agent/runtime (with retry/idempotency you control)","Use vendor-specific SDKs/APIs instead of RapidAPI where available"],"af_score":45.8,"security_score":47.2,"reliability_score":7.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["pypi"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:46:15.896930+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["RapidAPI API key/header-based authentication (implied by RapidAPI integration)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"The evaluation cannot confirm whether the MCP server supports per-tool/per-scope auth beyond the standard RapidAPI API key mechanism; no concrete auth details were provided in the input."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Pricing details for this MCP wrapper were not provided. (RapidAPI itself typically has its own pricing model depending on the APIs selected.)"},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":45.8,"security_score":47.2,"reliability_score":7.5,"mcp_server_quality":55.0,"documentation_accuracy":40.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":70.0,"rate_limit_clarity":30.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":30.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Auth likely relies on RapidAPI API keys; without concrete documentation/implementation details, secret handling, TLS enforcement requirements, and scope isolation cannot be verified. Agents should ensure keys are stored securely and not logged; consider tightening network egress and validating that the MCP server does not echo credentials in errors.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":0.0,"breaking_changes_history":0.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["RapidAPI endpoints vary widely; tool-level normalization of parameters/outputs may be limited.","If the MCP wrapper does not implement retries/timeouts consistently, agents may see transient failures as hard errors.","Authentication and rate limiting are ultimately governed by RapidAPI and the selected RapidAPI plan; agents may need to handle 401/429 semantics themselves if not surfaced clearly."]}}