# Sheriff [Health: Active]
**Category:** 💻 Developer Tools
**Repository:** https://github.com/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp
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## Description
MCP server for fixing static analysis issues from SARIF reports with AI agents
## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Heuristic fallback — verify the package name and runner against the repository README before running it. Uses `npx` (confidence: low):
```json
"mcpServers": {
"sheriff": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y","sheriff"]
}
}
```
## Documentation & README
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Sheriff is an MCP server that helps AI agents efficiently fix static analysis issues from SARIF reports.
**[Documentation](https://ryansmith4.github.io/sheriff-mcp/)** | **[Installation](https://ryansmith4.github.io/sheriff-mcp/getting-started/installation/)** | **[Tool Reference](https://ryansmith4.github.io/sheriff-mcp/tools/)**
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## Why Sheriff?
AI agents struggle with large static analysis reports:
- **Context overload** - 100+ issues overwhelm context windows
- **Lost progress** - Work is lost on context compaction or session restart
- **Inefficient navigation** - No batching means jumping between files repeatedly
Sheriff solves this by acting as a work queue manager:
- **Intelligent batching** - Issues grouped by file for efficient fixing
- **Persistent progress** - State survives compaction, restarts, and agent switches
- **Scope filtering** - Focus on specific rules, severities, or file patterns
- **Compact responses** - Minimal context usage with abbreviated field names
### Supported Static Analysis Tools
Sheriff works with any tool that produces [SARIF](https://sarifweb.azurewebsites.net/) output:
| Tool | Language | SARIF Command |
|------|----------|---------------|
| **Qodana** | Java/Kotlin/JS/Python | `qodana scan` |
| **Semgrep** | Multi-language | `semgrep --sarif -o results.sarif` |
| **ESLint** | JavaScript/TypeScript | `eslint --format @microsoft/sarif` |
| **CodeQL** | Multi-language | Built-in SARIF output |
| **SpotBugs** | Java | `spotbugs -sarif` |
| **Bandit** | Python | `bandit -f sarif` |
| **Checkov** | IaC | `checkov -o sarif` |
| **Trivy** | Container/IaC | `trivy --format sarif` |
| **SonarQube** | Multi-language | Built-in SARIF export |
---
## Quick Start
### 1. Install
JAR (All Platforms) — Requires Java 21+
Download `sheriff-mcp-1.0.2-all.jar` from [Releases](https://github.com/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp/releases).
Docker
```bash
docker pull ghcr.io/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp:latest
```
MCP Registry
Clients that support the [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/) can install directly by name: `io.github.ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp`
See the [Installation Guide](https://ryansmith4.github.io/sheriff-mcp/getting-started/installation/) for full details.
### 2. Configure Your MCP Client
Add Sheriff to your MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT Desktop, etc.):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sheriff": {
"command": "java",
"args": ["-jar", "/path/to/sheriff-mcp-1.0.2-all.jar", "start"]
}
}
}
```
Or with Docker:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sheriff": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-v", ".:/data", "ghcr.io/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp:latest"]
}
}
}
```
See the [Agent Setup Guide](https://ryansmith4.github.io/sheriff-mcp/getting-started/agent-setup/) for client-specific instructions and recommended agent instructions.
### 3. Use It
```
1. Run static analysis → qodana scan
2. Load into Sheriff → sheriff load target="results.sarif"
3. Get next file's issues → sheriff next
4. Fix all issues in file → [edit the code]
5. Mark as done → sheriff done fps=[...] status="fixed"
6. Repeat 3-5 → until remaining = 0
```
Sheriff exposes a single `sheriff` tool with 7 actions: `load`, `next`, `done`, `progress`, `summary`, `reopen`, and `export`. See the [Tool Reference](https://ryansmith4.github.io/sheriff-mcp/tools/) for full documentation.
---
## Example Session
```
User: "Fix all ConstantValue issues in my codebase"
Agent: sheriff load target="build/qodana/qodana.sarif.json"
→ 136 total issues, 22 ConstantValue, 15 unused...
Agent: sheriff next scope={rule: "ConstantValue"}
→ 3 issues in Service.java with code snippets
Agent: [reads Service.java, fixes all 3 issues]
Agent: sheriff done fps=["88d32cab35478753", "ab1c2d3e12345678", "f9e8d7c6a1b2c3d4"] status="fixed"
→ 3 marked fixed, 19 remaining
... continues until remaining = 0
```
---
## Security
All release artifacts are signed with [Sigstore](https://sigstore.dev/) for supply chain security.
**Verify JAR:**
```bash
VERSION=1.0.2
cosign verify-blob \
--signature sheriff-mcp-${VERSION}-all.jar.sig \
--certificate sheriff-mcp-${VERSION}-all.jar.pem \
--certificate-identity-regexp "https://github.com/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp" \
--certificate-oidc-issuer "https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com" \
sheriff-mcp-${VERSION}-all.jar
```
**Verify Docker image:**
```bash
cosign verify ghcr.io/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp:latest \
--certificate-oidc-issuer=https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com \
--certificate-identity-regexp="github.com/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp"
```
See [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp/blob/HEAD/SECURITY.md) for our security policy.
---
## Contributing
Contributions welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
## License
Apache License 2.0 - see [LICENSE](https://github.com/ryansmith4/sheriff-mcp/blob/HEAD/LICENSE)