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DimensionMCP C# SDKThe official C# SDK for building MCP clients and servers.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS56 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation13 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Teams developing MCP integrations with C# or .NET.
  • Projects needing client APIs, low-level server APIs, hosting support, or ASP.NET Core integration.
  • Developers who want the official MCP C# SDK documentation and samples.
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Users looking to install and run a ready-made MCP tool server.
  • Projects that do not use C# or .NET.
  • Users expecting a repository manifest with declared tools, transports, or client configuration.
  • 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
  • The source does not define fixed runtime permissions for the SDK itself.
  • Actual permissions depend on the application, server, data sources, and tools built with the SDK.
  • 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 SDK is not a configured standalone MCP server, so using the repository directly as a server may not work.
  • Applications built with the SDK may access external data sources or execute tools; implementers must review the actual scope.
  • The source does not provide specific version, compatibility, or runtime requirements, so deployment should be checked against the project documentation and package information.
  • 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