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DimensionClaude Code SourceFull restoration of Claude Code source from npm package, including all native modules.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS26 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability4 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions4 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance5 / 2018 / 20
Documentation8 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience5 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers
  • Researchers
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • General users
  • Those needing stable official support
  • 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
  • File system access (for code operations)
  • Command execution (bash)
  • Network access (for tools like WebFetch)
  • 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
  • Non-official project, potentially unstable
  • Legal risks due to proprietary code usage
  • Feature completeness may differ from official releases
  • 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 DesktopClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools119