license-checker runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 36 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Jun 2026.
OSS license metadata + compatibility checker MCP server.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check license-checker every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add license-checker -- npx -y @weiseer/license-checker-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"license-checker": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@weiseer/license-checker-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.license-checker]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@weiseer/license-checker-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"license-checker": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@weiseer/license-checker-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"license-checker": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@weiseer/license-checker-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
LIC_URL (Override remote snapshot URL), LIC_LOCAL_ONLY (Skip remote fetch).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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