Open-Source Licenses (SPDX) MCP
An MCP server that provides tools to look up open-source licenses by their SPDX identifier, search the SPDX license list by keyword, and fetch the full text of specific licenses. It utilizes official SPDX data and offers keyless access with a free tier.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Look up an open-source license by its exact SPDX id
- Search the SPDX license list by keyword
- Fetch the full license text for an SPDX id
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-licenses 0.2.0
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-licenses",
"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."
}
]
}Tools
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"open-source-licenses-spdx-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-licenses@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-source-licenses-spdx-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-licenses@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"open-source-licenses-spdx-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-licenses@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-source-licenses-spdx-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-licenses@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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