How do I install Freshdeps?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Freshdeps need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Freshdeps use?

Freshdeps runs locally over stdio.

When was Freshdeps last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Live npm/PyPI dependency-health verdicts so AI agents stop recommending stale or CVE'd packages

Freshdeps MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

Install from the publisher. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

No packaged release in the registry yet. Follow the repository README.

RepositoryPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 1.0.0
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

freshdeps-mcp

MCP server exposing live npm / PyPI dependency-health verdicts so AI coding agents can check a package before recommending it — closing the 6–18 month staleness gap in model training data.

Tool

`check_dependency_freshness`

Input	Type
`ecosystem`	`"npm"` \| `"pypi"`
`package`	string

Returns a concise human-readable summary and structured content: maintenance signal (active/slowing/stale/abandoned/unknown), latest version, last release/commit age, deprecation/yank/archived flags, known CVE count (OSV), and a hand-verified alternative if the package is dead.

It calls ${FRESHDEPS_API_BASE}/api/verdict (default https://freshdeps.vercel.app).

Install (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

Once published:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freshdeps": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "freshdeps-mcp"] }
  }
}

From this repo (before publish):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freshdeps": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/code/mcp/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

Run / test manually

npm install
FRESHDEPS_API_BASE=http://localhost:3100 node server.js

The server speaks JSON-RPC over stdio (StdioServerTransport).

Env

Var	Purpose
`FRESHDEPS_API_BASE`	backend base URL (default prod)
`GOATCOUNTER_CODE`	optional fire-and-forget usage analytics

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Freshdeps?

Does Freshdeps need an API key?

What transport does Freshdeps use?

When was Freshdeps last checked?

Documentation

freshdeps-mcp

Tool

check_dependency_freshness

Install (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

Run / test manually

Env

`check_dependency_freshness`