{"id":"stackoverflow-mcp-server","name":"stackoverflow-mcp-server","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/stackoverflow-mcp-server/","repo_url":"https://github.com/CodexVeritax/stackoverflow-mcp-server","category":"api-gateway","subcategories":[],"tags":["ai-ml","api","mcp","search","developer-tools"],"what_it_does":"Provides a Python Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants search and retrieve Stack Overflow content (questions/answers) and perform related helpers like searching by query or error text, fetching a question by ID, and analyzing stack traces. It wraps Stack Exchange API access and includes configurable rate limiting.","use_cases":["Answering programming questions by searching Stack Overflow with natural language queries","Finding solutions based on an error message or stack trace","Retrieving a specific Stack Overflow question and its answers/comments by ID","Curating higher-quality results via filters (tags, score thresholds, accepted answers, etc.)","Producing results for agents in Markdown or JSON for downstream processing"],"not_for":["Use as an authoritative source for safety-critical decisions without verification","Use for complex full-text semantic search beyond what Stack Exchange APIs support","Use when you cannot supply a Stack Exchange API key or want no external API access","Use as a general-purpose knowledge base; it is specifically Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange content"],"best_when":"You have an MCP-capable agent runtime (e.g., Claude Desktop) and want programmatic access to Stack Overflow content for debugging and coding help, with structured tool calls.","avoid_when":"You need strong contractual guarantees (SLA, mature stability) or guaranteed structured error codes/retry behavior at the MCP layer.","alternatives":["Directly call the Stack Exchange API (REST) from your application","Use an MCP connector that already provides Stack Exchange/Stack Overflow search with standardized error/retry behavior","Use a hosted search/index (e.g., Elasticsearch/OpenSearch with Stack Overflow data dumps) for offline or higher-control retrieval"],"af_score":66.0,"security_score":53.0,"reliability_score":33.8,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["pypi"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:43:46.131737+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":["Stack Exchange API key via environment variable STACK_EXCHANGE_API_KEY"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Authentication is effectively delegated to the Stack Exchange API key; no MCP-specific OAuth flow or fine-grained scopes are described."},"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 for the MCP server itself is provided; costs are primarily driven by Stack Exchange API usage/quota."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":66.0,"security_score":53.0,"reliability_score":33.8,"mcp_server_quality":70.0,"documentation_accuracy":75.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":85.0,"rate_limit_clarity":60.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":55.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":75.0,"security_notes":"Uses an external Stack Exchange API key provided via environment variable. No MCP-specific auth, scopes, or authorization controls are described (scope_granularity low). TLS usage is not explicitly stated in README, but typical HTTP clients (httpx) imply HTTPS; treat transport security as likely but not guaranteed from the provided info. Rate limiting is configurable, which can reduce accidental quota exhaustion; however, retry/backoff guidance and structured security/error handling are not documented.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":60.0,"error_recovery":35.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Search/retrieval tools are typically safe to retry, but explicit idempotency guarantees are not stated.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["MCP server is described as beta; behavior and error handling at the MCP layer may change.","Rate limiting relies on both Stack Exchange quotas and server-side configuration; agents may see throttling if limits are reached."]}}