License

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

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

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

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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

Documentation Overview

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

Terminal

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

config.json

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

License

MIT — Gridwork

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Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "license": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y","gridwork-license"] } }

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Documentation Overview

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

Terminal

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

config.json

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

License

MIT — Gridwork