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DimensionPare CmakeStructured CMake/CTest build system operations as typed JSON.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS24 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability2 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions4 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2018 / 20
Documentation3 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience5 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • C/C++ projects using CMake build system.
  • AI coding assistants needing reliable, programmatic access to build status.
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Not applicable for projects without CMake or CTest.
  • Not suited for scenarios requiring GUI or interactive build tools.
  • 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 CMake and CTest commands, potentially reading/writing project directories.
  • Receives commands via stdio and returns JSON output.
  • 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
  • Executing build commands may modify the file system or run long tasks.
  • Misconfiguration or faulty build commands could lead to build failures or resource consumption.
  • As a third-party tool, there is supply chain risk; verify package authenticity.
  • 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 Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline / Roo Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed, ContinueClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
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