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Spdx MCP Server

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Use this MCP server to SPDX open source license metadata and compatibility helpers. Tools...

About

Use this MCP server to SPDX open source license metadata and compatibility helpers. Tools...

Security Report

7.5
Moderate7.5Low Risk

This is a well-designed, low-risk MCP server that provides read-only access to SPDX license metadata from a public API. The code is clean, properly handles errors, uses appropriate input validation with Zod, and has no authentication/authorization concerns since it only queries public data. Minimal security findings are present. Supply chain analysis found 1 known vulnerability in dependencies (0 critical, 1 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

5 files analyzed · 5 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-mrfentmen-spdx-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "spdx-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

spdx-mcp

Search the SPDX license list while reviewing dependencies, choosing project licenses, or preparing open-source notices.

Tools

  • search_licenses: search identifiers and license names.
  • get_license: fetch metadata for an exact identifier such as MIT, Apache-2.0, or GPL-3.0-only.

This server reports SPDX metadata. It is not a legal opinion and does not perform full dependency license compatibility analysis. The public SPDX list is cached for the process lifetime.

Run

npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js

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