# Package Intel MCP

Search npm, PyPI, and crates.io packages, then inspect versions, dependencies, and health signals before adding a dependency.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: datakoot
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/datakoot/package-intel-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/package-intel-mcp

## What it does

Package Intel MCP gives an agent tools to search packages and inspect metadata, release history, and download counts. It can show direct dependencies for a selected version, or return health signals such as OpenSSF Scorecard, stars, and dependent projects.

Package details come from public npm, PyPI, and crates.io APIs; deps.dev supplies dependency graphs and health signals. Select `npm`, `pypi`, or `crates` for a query. No API key is required. Treat the results as informational: they give you evidence to review, not a decision about whether a dependency belongs in your project.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://package.datakoot.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http npm-pypi-crates-packages https://package.datakoot.com/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add package-intel-mcp --url https://package.datakoot.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "package-intel-mcp": {
            "url": "https://package.datakoot.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "package-intel-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://package.datakoot.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http package-intel-mcp https://package.datakoot.com/mcp
```

## When to use it
- search for a package by keyword
- check a package's license and current version
- review release dates across its version history
- inspect popularity and package health signals
- see the direct dependencies of a particular version

## Example prompts
- Check the health signals for the npm package `express` before I add it to the project.
- Find a date-handling package on PyPI and show its current version and license.
- Show the direct dependencies for this package version in `crates`.

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