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DimensionToken-GoatReduce wasted AI coding context and keep agents focused.NPM Sentinel MCP ServerAI-powered NPM package analysis MCP server
FMRS43 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability4 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions8 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2018 / 20
Documentation13 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience10 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers who regularly use Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or other supported AI coding CLIs.
  • Users seeking to reduce context usage from large repositories, logs, screenshots, and skill files.
  • Users comfortable with modifying local AI-client configuration and creating indexes and caches.
  • 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 standard MCP server manifest, documented MCP transport, or directly callable MCP tool inventory.
  • Users who do not want a global npm package, registered hooks, or client-configuration changes.
  • Production users requiring validated macOS support; the README labels macOS as untested.
  • 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
  • Requires installing a global Node.js/npm package.
  • Requires writing client configuration and hook files for supported AI tools.
  • Requires reading project files, Git information, and relevant session data to build indexes, caches, and compact manifests.
  • The optional worker runs as a local background process.
  • 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
  • Hooks intercept or rewrite reads, Bash commands, screenshots, and other tool calls, which can change how original output is presented.
  • Indexes, caches, and session manifests store project or tool output locally; the README does not document complete retention or encryption behavior.
  • The README claims to scan fetched web content and block prompt injection, but this should not replace human review or the client's own security controls.
  • Some bridges are not validated against live instances, including the documented Qwen, OpenClaw, and pi integrations; Copilot hook failures can deny all tool calls in a session.
  • Repository metadata says NOASSERTION for the license, while the README badge shows PolyForm Noncommercial; verify the repository license before use.
  • 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 Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode, pi, Grok CLIClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor
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