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DimensionMemoryLens MCPOn-demand .NET memory profiling with AI-actionable code fix suggestions.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS51 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions8 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2018 / 20
Documentation14 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • .NET developers seeking quick, on-demand memory profiling integrated with AI-assisted coding tools.
  • Debugging scenarios that require analyzing running .NET processes by their PID.
  • Teams that want to automate detection of common memory leak patterns like event handler leaks or static collections growing unbounded.
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Non-.NET processes are not supported.
  • Users without .NET 10 SDK or on unsupported platforms (e.g., FreeBSD) will need manual dotMemory setup.
  • Not suitable for fully offline scenarios unless the dotMemory CLI is pre-installed and cached.
  • 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
  • Executes arbitrary commands to launch profilers (e.g., dotMemory CLI).
  • May access the network to download tools and dependencies.
  • May require ptrace and host PID namespace if running in a container.
  • 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 tool downloads and executes external binaries (dotMemory CLI), introducing supply chain risk.
  • Memory profiling of a target process may impact its performance or stability.
  • Running with elevated privileges could pose security risks.
  • 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, Visual Studio, Claude CodeClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
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