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DimensionCodeInspectus MCP ServerLocal-first MCP security scanner for AI-generated appsNPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS75 / 100 · B79 / 100 · B
Reliability11 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions18 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance13 / 2018 / 20
Documentation19 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Security-conscious developers building apps with AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex
  • Individuals and small teams who want fully offline, local code scanning with no source upload
  • Teams mapping CWE-keyed findings to code-visible compliance controls
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Teams seeking full compliance certification or runtime security proof (the tool explicitly does neither)
  • Deep audits requiring cross-file/whole-program dataflow or runtime mobile testing
  • Restricted environments that cannot run Node.js ≥22 or install cosign and engine binaries
  • Essential Eight assessments (only ~1 of 8 mitigations is code-evidenced)
  • 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
  • Reads project source and repository files (read-only; never edits or deletes your code)
  • Stores engine data and scan history under ~/.codeinspectus
  • Optionally writes one SBOM file (managed directory by default, or a chosen path)
  • Runs SHA-verified Opengrep/Gitleaks/Trivy binaries as local subprocesses
  • Reads git state for a git-safety recommendation; git operations require user approval and the tool never runs them itself
  • 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
  • Prompt-injection detection is heuristic and immature; findings are worded "potential …" at medium confidence
  • Fixes are applied by your AI agent and need human review; the tool only reports and never edits code
  • Native rule coverage is deliberately narrow (mostly intrafile analysis); do not infer broader coverage than executed packs report
  • Compliance mappings are AI-drafted and maintainer-reviewed with 0 of 96 community-verified — not an audit
  • Engine binaries carry supply-chain risk, mitigated via SHA pinning, though setup/repair still downloads over the network
  • 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 Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Windsurf, Cline, AiderClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
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