License

io.github.thegridworkPublished by GitHub account thegridworkv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

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

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Overview

AI-generated overview

A local MCP server that scans project dependencies for license compliance, flagging copyleft conflicts, unknown licenses and risk.

What you can do
Scans project dependencies for license compliance issues, including copyleft conflicts, unknown licenses and overall license risk. No individual tools are listed in the manifest, so the exact operations are not documented here. It runs as a local process on the user's machine over stdio.
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to check a project's dependency licenses before release, distribution or a compliance review, especially to catch copyleft obligations or dependencies with unknown licensing.
Requirements
Runs as a local process on the user's machine over stdio, installed from the npm package gridwork-license. No authentication, environment variables or headers are declared. Desktop only; not available as a web executable.
Before you install
The manifest lists no tools, so what it reads or writes is not documented; review before running it against a codebase. It inspects dependency metadata, which may be sent to third parties if the scan queries external sources, though this is not stated.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open License in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

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

ToolDescription
scan_licensesFull license scan with conflict detection
quick_checkRisk breakdown and conflict count
classify_licenseClassify any license string
find_copyleftFind all copyleft dependencies

Claude Desktop config

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

License

MIT — Gridwork

Source: README.md at commit b0555de

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

1
  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

40% of the applicable checks met

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  • Reached in the last 30 days25 pts

    Keep the endpoint answering the MCP handshake; SourceWeft probes it every 30 days.

  • Auth declared10 pts

    Declare the credential headers in the registry entry, or keep the endpoint answering the probe so its auth can be classified.

  • Tools listed15 pts

    Answer tools/list without a credential, or ship a package that starts in a sandbox without one.

  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts

    Declare a license in the repository or the registry entry.