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DimensionClaude Code Source Restoration (CC)A runnable TypeScript source reconstruction of Claude Code CLI from source maps, for research only.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS14 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability1 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions4 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance2 / 2018 / 20
Documentation3 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience4 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers interested in Claude Code's internals
  • Researchers analyzing large TypeScript projects
  • Technical users who want to study or extend Claude Code's source
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Production use, as it is unofficial and incomplete
  • Users seeking official support or stability
  • Commercial use, as copyright belongs to Anthropic
  • Projects outside the NPM ecosystem (e.g., pure Python/Go)
  • Environments without network access to deps.dev, OSV.dev, and the npm registry
  • Scenarios requiring maintenance by an official upstream vendor
Required permissions
  • This repo itself doesn't require API permissions, but running Claude Code features may need an Anthropic API key
  • Filesystem read/write permissions to install dependencies and run the CLI
  • Network access to call Anthropic API or fetch resources
  • Network access to the NPM registry and external services (deps.dev, OSV.dev, OpenSSF, npms.io, GitHub)
  • Read access to workspace lockfiles (pnpm-lock.yaml, package-lock., yarn.lock) for cache invalidation
Risks and side effects
  • The reconstructed version may contain unknown bugs or security vulnerabilities; not recommended for production
  • Source may be incomplete; some features may be missing or behave incorrectly
  • Copyright risk; for personal research and study only, not for commercial use
  • Third-party READMEs and changelogs are untrusted external content; they are wrapped in tags with _meta flags but should still be handled cautiously
  • Depends on availability and accuracy of external services
  • Batch requests are capped at 25 packages to prevent registry enumeration; larger sets require batching
  • Third-party open source project, not officially maintained by NPM or Anthropic
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools019