{"id":"redhat-data-and-ai-template-mcp-server","name":"template-mcp-server","homepage":"https://aitemplates.io","repo_url":"https://github.com/redhat-data-and-ai/template-mcp-server","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","model-context-protocol","fastmcp","fastapi","python","oauth","fastapi-templates","kubernetes","openshift","sse","streaming","template"],"what_it_does":"A production-oriented Python template for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using FastMCP and FastAPI, including multiple transport protocols (HTTP, SSE, streamable-HTTP), structured logging, environment-based configuration, optional SSL/TLS, OAuth authentication with PostgreSQL token storage (when enabled), and container/OpenShift deployment scaffolding. It also ships with example MCP tools.","use_cases":["Starting a new MCP server quickly with a working FastMCP/FastAPI foundation","Providing tool endpoints to LLM/agent runtimes via MCP over HTTP/SSE/streamable-HTTP","Adopting OAuth-protected MCP access using a PostgreSQL-backed token store","Deploying MCP servers on container platforms (e.g., OpenShift) with health checks and SSL-ready configuration","Using the included example tools as a starting point for real business tools"],"not_for":["A hosted managed MCP service (this is a self-hosted template/server template)","Use cases requiring a third-party API contract beyond what MCP provides (no external hosted API implied)","Production deployments without reviewing/finishing the template’s example auth/tool logic and securing secrets/keys"],"best_when":"You want a reference implementation and scaffolding to create your own MCP server with consistent operational practices (logging, config, health checks, deployment manifests).","avoid_when":"You need a fully managed service, a turnkey API with guaranteed SLAs, or you cannot manage hosting/operations/security for your own server.","alternatives":["Implement an MCP server directly with FastMCP/FastAPI without the template scaffolding","Use other MCP server frameworks/adapters if available in your stack (e.g., official/community MCP examples)","Build a smaller FastAPI-only HTTP service and expose your tool calls via MCP-compatible wrappers"],"af_score":56.0,"security_score":56.2,"reliability_score":32.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:23:26.764780+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":["OAuth (enabled via ENABLE_AUTH)"],"oauth":true,"scopes":false,"notes":"Auth appears optional and described as OAuth with PostgreSQL token storage; scope granularity and exact flow details are not present in the provided content."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing model applies (open-source template; costs are your infrastructure/deployment costs)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":56.0,"security_score":56.2,"reliability_score":32.5,"mcp_server_quality":80.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":60.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":80.0,"auth_strength":65.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":60.0,"secret_handling":55.0,"security_notes":"Template states SSL/TLS support and optional OAuth integration with PostgreSQL token storage. However, provided content does not confirm enforcement details (e.g., HTTP-only->HTTPS redirect) or fine-grained authorization scopes. Secret handling practices are not explicitly evidenced in the provided text beyond environment-variable configuration.","uptime_documented":20.0,"version_stability":25.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":55.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Because it is a template, tool behavior and idempotency semantics depend on how you implement/modify the example MCP tools.","Transport protocol selection (HTTP vs SSE vs streamable-HTTP) can affect client expectations around streaming, timeouts, and retry behavior."]}}