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DimensionPare JvmStructured Gradle & Maven build tool operations as typed JSON for AI agents.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS43 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability5 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions6 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance13 / 2018 / 20
Documentation8 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • JVM projects using Gradle or Maven.
  • AI coding agents that need structured data directly.
  • Reducing token consumption from build tools.
  • Developers auditing NPM dependencies within AI workflows
  • Teams performing supply chain security assessments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code
Not for
  • Projects that do not use JVM build tools.
  • Advanced build scenarios requiring non-standard CLI output.
  • Build operations that require interactive terminal or TTY.
  • 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
  • Ability to execute Gradle and Maven commands.
  • Read access to project files and build configurations.
  • Network access to download dependencies if needed.
  • Permissions to create, modify, and delete build artifacts and temporary files.
  • 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 project files (e.g., generated files, clean target directories).
  • Potential unintended build/test execution if commands are unrestricted.
  • Potential loss of build cache or unsaved work.
  • Risk from running in untrusted repositories; ensure project source is trusted.
  • 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, ZedClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
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