NetApp/ontap-mcp

The NetApp/ontap-mcp project is a specialized bridge between Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) and NetApp's ONTAP storage OS. Its defensibility is low (3) because it functions primarily as a wrapper around existing REST APIs to fit a new interface standard. While it leverages NetApp's deep domain expertise in storage, the code itself is easily reproducible by any developer familiar with ONTAP's API and the MCP specification. Frontier labs (OpenAI, Anthropic) have zero interest in building specific drivers for enterprise storage, placing frontier risk at 'low'. However, there is a 'medium' platform domination risk from cloud providers; for example, AWS offers 'FSx for ONTAP' and could easily release their own managed MCP server to lock users into their AI/storage ecosystem. With only 7 stars and 4 forks over 74 days, the project currently shows low adoption and stagnant velocity, suggesting it is either an internal tool or a niche experiment rather than a flagship product. Its primary competitors are general-purpose IT automation tools like Ansible or Terraform providers that might implement similar LLM-friendly interfaces.