pkgtruth MCP

An MCP server that provides ground truth about npm and PyPI packages to prevent AI coding agents from installing hallucinated or slopsquatted dependencies. It acts as a security gate by verifying package existence and identity before installation, supporting CLI, GitHub Actions, and agent hooks.

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What you can do with it

Verify if an npm or PyPI package name is valid before installation
Catch hallucinated package names generated by AI models
Detect slopsquatting or typosquatting attempts on package names
Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.2

mcp-registry: io.github.hxckya/pkgtruth@0.2.2 Source repository

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

Packages and installation

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pkgtruth 0.2.2

npm

pkgtruth package definition

{
  "version": "0.2.2",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "pkgtruth",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Alternate npm registry to verify against. Defaults to https://registry.npmjs.org."
    },
    {
      "name": "PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Alternate downloads API used for adoption figures. Defaults to https://api.npmjs.org."
    },
    {
      "name": "PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Where adoption figures are cached between runs. Defaults to ~/.cache/pkgtruth."
    },
    {
      "name": "PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "format": "number",
      "description": "Per-request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 8000."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pkgtruth-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pkgtruth@0.2.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY>",
        "PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API>",
        "PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pkgtruth-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pkgtruth@0.2.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY>",
        "PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API>",
        "PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "pkgtruth-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pkgtruth@0.2.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY>",
        "PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API>",
        "PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pkgtruth-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pkgtruth@0.2.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY>",
        "PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API>",
        "PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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