# license [Health: Active]

**Category:** 💻 Developer Tools  
**Repository:** https://github.com/thegridwork/license  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/license

## Description
Scan dependencies for license compliance — copyleft conflicts, unknown licenses, risk.

## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:

- **scan_licenses** — Full license scan with conflict detection
- **quick_check** — Risk breakdown and conflict count
- **classify_license** — Classify any license string
- **find_copyleft** — Find all copyleft dependencies

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "license": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","gridwork-license"]
  }
}
```

## Documentation & README

# gridwork-license

MCP server that scans project dependencies for license compliance issues.

## What it does

- Scans node_modules and Python requirements for license information
- Classifies 60+ licenses by risk level (copyleft, weak-copyleft, permissive, public-domain, proprietary)
- Detects conflicts between dependency licenses and your project license
- Flags AGPL dependencies in non-AGPL projects (SaaS risk)
- Identifies unknown/undeclared licenses

## Install

```bash
npx gridwork-license
```

## MCP tools

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `scan_licenses` | Full license scan with conflict detection |
| `quick_check` | Risk breakdown and conflict count |
| `classify_license` | Classify any license string |
| `find_copyleft` | Find all copyleft dependencies |

## Claude Desktop config

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gridwork-license": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gridwork-license"]
    }
  }
}
```

## License

MIT — [Gridwork](https://thegridwork.space)