Softwareheritage MCP
The Software Heritage MCP server provides tools to query the archive of public source code. It allows agents to search for archived origins, check repository status, list visit history, and fetch specific commits using SWHIDs.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Search the Software Heritage archive for archived origins matching a pattern
- Report whether a repository URL is archived and its last capture date
- List the archive's visit history for a specific repository URL
- Fetch an archived commit by its Software Heritage revision id
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
@pipeworx/mcp-softwareheritage 0.2.0
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-softwareheritage",
"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": {
"softwareheritage-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-softwareheritage@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"softwareheritage-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-softwareheritage@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"softwareheritage-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-softwareheritage@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"softwareheritage-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-softwareheritage@0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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