ClearlyDefined MCP

The ClearlyDefined MCP server provides tools to query the Linux Foundation's ClearlyDefined dataset for open-source package license, copyright, and provenance data. It allows agents to search for component coordinates across major registries like npm, Maven, and PyPI, retrieve curated license definitions and attribution records, and check the status of harvesting tools used to analyze specific component versions.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx

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What you can do with it

Find component coordinates by name pattern across multiple package registries
Retrieve curated license and attribution records for specific package versions
Check harvesting tool analysis status to judge evidence quality for licenses

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.1

mcp-registry: io.github.pipeworx-io/clearlydefined@0.2.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-clearlydefined 0.2.1

npm

@pipeworx/mcp-clearlydefined package definition

{
  "version": "0.2.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-clearlydefined",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearlydefined-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-clearlydefined@0.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearlydefined-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-clearlydefined@0.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "clearlydefined-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-clearlydefined@0.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearlydefined-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-clearlydefined@0.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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