io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance

license-compliance-mcp

Scan npm dependencies for license compliance issues. Catch GPL contamination.

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No known CVEs

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Maintained

Last commit 133d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "license-compliance": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "license-compliance-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance does

MCP server that scans npm project dependencies for license compliance issues. Catch GPL contamination before code ships.

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npx -y 'license-compliance-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

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No known CVEs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance safe to use?: io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance?: io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance do?: io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance provides 2 tools: check-licenses, explain-license. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance?: io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance actively maintained?: io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance is less actively maintained — last commit was 133 days ago.

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Tools

check-licenses

Scan a project's npm dependencies against a license policy and get a detailed compliance report.

Parameters:

path (required) — Absolute path to the project root

policy (optional, default: "permissive") — Policy preset or custom SPDX expression

"permissive" — Only MIT, ISC, BSD, Apache-2.0, etc.
"weak-copyleft" — Adds LGPL, MPL-2.0, EPL-2.0
"copyleft" — Adds GPL, AGPL
Custom: "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)" — Any valid SPDX expression

explain-license

Get a plain-language explanation of any SPDX license — permissions, conditions, limitations, compatibility, and gotchas.

Parameters:

license (required) — SPDX identifier (e.g., "MIT", "GPL-3.0-only", "Apache-2.0")

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add license-compliance -- npx -y license-compliance-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Add to your config (claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json):

{ "mcpServers": { "license-compliance": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "license-compliance-mcp"] } } }

How It Works

Scans node_modules using license-checker-rseidelsohn

Normalizes license strings to valid SPDX using spdx-correct

Evaluates each package against the policy using spdx-satisfies

Traces dependency chains to show how problematic packages entered the project

Generates a markdown report grouped by severity (critical > warning > info)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance safe to use?

io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance?

io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance do?

io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance provides 2 tools: check-licenses, explain-license. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance?

io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance actively maintained?

io.github.bighippoman/license-compliance is less actively maintained — last commit was 133 days ago.

license-compliance-mcp

MCP server that scans npm project dependencies for license compliance issues. Catch GPL contamination before code ships.

Tools

`check-licenses`

Scan a project's npm dependencies against a license policy and get a detailed compliance report.

Parameters:

path (required) — Absolute path to the project root
policy (optional, default: "permissive") — Policy preset or custom SPDX expression
- "permissive" — Only MIT, ISC, BSD, Apache-2.0, etc.
- "weak-copyleft" — Adds LGPL, MPL-2.0, EPL-2.0
- "copyleft" — Adds GPL, AGPL
- Custom: "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)" — Any valid SPDX expression

`explain-license`

Get a plain-language explanation of any SPDX license — permissions, conditions, limitations, compatibility, and gotchas.

Parameters:

license (required) — SPDX identifier (e.g., "MIT", "GPL-3.0-only", "Apache-2.0")

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add license-compliance -- npx -y license-compliance-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Add to your config (claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "license-compliance": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "license-compliance-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

How It Works

Scans node_modules using license-checker-rseidelsohn
Normalizes license strings to valid SPDX using spdx-correct
Evaluates each package against the policy using spdx-satisfies
Traces dependency chains to show how problematic packages entered the project
Generates a markdown report grouped by severity (critical > warning > info)

Requirements

Node.js >= 18
Project must have node_modules installed (npm install)