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DimensionLLM ContextSmart context management for LLM development workflows.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS53 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation12 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers using LLM-assisted development with Claude Desktop or other MCP-supported chat interfaces.
  • Teams needing to provide precise project context to AI agents.
  • Those who want to reduce manual copy-paste and optimize token usage.
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Users who don't need to share code with LLMs.
  • Users in environments without MCP support (though CLI is still available).
  • High-security production requiring official maintenance (this is community project).
  • 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
  • Read project files: requires access to project directory to select and read files.
  • Execute command-line operations: needs shell access for `lc-*` commands.
  • Optional clipboard access: `lc-context` copies to clipboard by default.
  • 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
  • Sensitive data leakage: shared files may contain sensitive info; choose carefully.
  • Dependency on third-party tools: requires `uvx` or `pip`; may be affected by network.
  • Misconfiguration: incorrect rules may lead to oversized or missing context.
  • 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
Tools319