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FMRS66 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions14 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance14 / 2018 / 20
Documentation20 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience10 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers and AI agents who want to interact with MCP servers via CLI
  • Users who need to script MCP operations or integrate into CI/CD
  • Those who need to safely expose MCP credentials in sandboxed environments
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Users seeking a graphical interface
  • Users needing built-in LLM calling (mcpc does not use LLMs itself)
  • Users requiring Roots or Sampling support (not supported)
  • 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
  • Access local file system for configuration and session files
  • Network access to connect to remote MCP servers
  • OS keychain for storing credentials
  • Potential proxy access in AI sandbox scenarios
  • 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
  • MCP servers may execute arbitrary commands or access local resources; ensure to use trusted servers
  • Proxy feature may expose local services; configure binding addresses carefully
  • x402 payments involve cryptocurrency transactions and financial risk
  • OAuth credentials stored in keychain; protect system security
  • 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, Claude CodeClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
Tools2919