mcp-check-licenses

Reads package.json dependencies, fetches each license from the npm registry, categorizes as permissive (MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, ISC), copyleft (GPL, AGPL), or weak-copyleft (LGPL, MPL). Flags GPL/AGPL conflicts in MIT-licensed projects. Returns license list

Installation

MCP client config (paste into mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "npm-mcp-check-licenses": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-check-licenses"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Agent install prompt

Copy and paste into Cursor / Claude / other agents to install this MCP for you

Please read this MCP repository and install it into my current environment:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-check-licenses

Known working client config (can write into mcp.json):
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "npm-mcp-check-licenses": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-check-licenses"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Please: 1) check README for deps and env vars; 2) write config for my client; 3) if secrets are missing, tell me what to fill — do not invent values.

GitHub

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