MCP Security Audit
Audit npm package dependencies for security vulnerabilities with real-time checks against the npm registry.
What can you do with MCP Security Audit?
- 🔍 Real-time security vulnerability scanning
- 🚀 Remote npm registry integration
- 📊 Detailed vulnerability reports with severity levels
- 🛡️ Support for multiple severity levels (critical, high, moderate, low)
- 📦 Compatible with npm/pnpm/yarn package managers
- 🔄 Automatic fix recommendations
- 📋 CVSS scoring and CVE references
Install
The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation
Documentation
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Contents
Security Audit Tool
A powerful MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server that audits npm package dependencies for security vulnerabilities. Built with remote npm registry integration for real-time security checks.
Features
- 🔍 Real-time security vulnerability scanning
- 🚀 Remote npm registry integration
- 📊 Detailed vulnerability reports with severity levels
- 🛡️ Support for multiple severity levels (critical, high, moderate, low)
- 📦 Compatible with npm/pnpm/yarn package managers
- 🔄 Automatic fix recommendations
- 📋 CVSS scoring and CVE references
Installing via Smithery
To install Security Audit Tool for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @qianniuspace/mcp-security-audit --client claude
MCP Integration
Option 1: Using NPX (Recommended)
- Add MCP configuration to Cline /Cursor:
json { "mcpServers": { "mcp-security-audit": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-security-audit"] } } }
Option 2: Download Source Code and Configure Manually
- Clone the repository:
bash git clone https://github.com/qianniuspace/mcp-security-audit.git cd mcp-security-audit - Install dependencies and build:
bash npm install npm run build - Add MCP configuration to Cline /Cursor :
json { "mcpServers": { "mcp-security-audit": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "/path/to/mcp-security-audit/build/index.js"] } } }
Configuration Screenshots
Cursor Configuration
Cline Configuration
API Response Format
The tool provides detailed vulnerability information including severity levels, fix recommendations, CVSS scores, and CVE references.
Response Examples
1. When Vulnerabilities Found (Severity-response.json)
{
"content": [{
"vulnerability": {
"packageName": "lodash",
"version": "4.17.15",
"severity": "high",
"description": "Prototype Pollution in lodash",
"cve": "CVE-2020-8203",
"githubAdvisoryId": "GHSA-p6mc-m468-83gw",
"recommendation": "Upgrade to version 4.17.19 or later",
"fixAvailable": true,
"fixedVersion": "4.17.19",
"cvss": {
"score": 7.4,
"vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
},
"cwe": ["CWE-1321"],
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6mc-m468-83gw"
},
"metadata": {
"timestamp": "2024-04-23T10:00:00.000Z",
"packageManager": "npm"
}
}]
}
2. When No Vulnerabilities Found (no-Severity-response.json)
{
"content": [{
"vulnerability": null,
"metadata": {
"timestamp": "2024-04-23T10:00:00.000Z",
"packageManager": "npm",
"message": "No known vulnerabilities found"
}
}]
}
Development
For development reference, check the example response files in the public directory:
- Severity-response.json : Example response when vulnerabilities are found (transformed from npm audit API response)
- no-Severity-response.json : Example response when no vulnerabilities are found (transformed from npm audit API response)
Note: The example responses shown above are transformed from the raw npm audit API responses to provide a more structured format. The original npm audit API responses contain additional metadata and may have a different structure.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Author
ESX (qianniuspace@gmail.com)
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Frequently asked questions
What is MCP Security Audit?
Audit npm package dependencies for security vulnerabilities with real-time checks against the npm registry.
How do I install MCP Security Audit?
Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.
Is MCP Security Audit open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who maintains MCP Security Audit?
It is published by qianniuspace. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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