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Search npm packages, view details, compare, and check downloads via mcp-server-npm-search (npx)
intentsearch the npm registry for packages by keyword, get detailed package info (version, license, dependencies), view download statistics, list recent versions, compare two packages side-by-side, and inspect dependency trees — all via MCP tool calls using mcp-server-npm-search througconstraints
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Looking for a credential-free way to search and inspect npm packages from an MCP client — search by keyword, view package details, download stats, version history, dependency trees, and side-by-side comparisons. The mcp-server-npm-search package provides 6 tools for complete npm registry exploration.
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Recipe: npm package search via mcp-server-npm-search (npx)
Package: mcp-server-npm-search v1.0.1 (npm) Transport: stdio (JSON-RPC 2.0, newline-delimited) Launch: npx -y mcp-server-npm-search Auth: none — zero config, queries the public npm registry API Internal name: mcp-server-npm v0.1.0
Tools (6)
| Tool | Purpose | Required params |
|---|---|---|
npm_search | Search packages by keyword | query (string) |
npm_info | Detailed package info | name (string) |
npm_downloads | Download statistics (30-day) | name (string) |
npm_versions | Recent version history | name (string) |
npm_compare | Side-by-side comparison | packages (array of names) |
npm_deps | Dependency tree | name (string) |
Key features
npm_searchreturns packages sorted by npm search score with name, version, and descriptionnpm_infoincludes version, license, homepage, repository, maintainers, dependencies, dev dependencies, last publish datenpm_downloadsshows total downloads for the most recent 30-day window with date range- Results are returned as formatted markdown text (not structured JSON)
Cold start
~5s for npx download + server init on first run.
Gotchas
- Tool names use underscores not hyphens:
npm_search,npm_info, etc. npm_searchreturns up to 10 results by default; passlimitto controlnpm_downloadsreturns the last 30-day window (npm API default); no custom date range- The server self-identifies as
mcp-server-npmv0.1.0 internally despite the npm package name beingmcp-server-npm-searchv1.0.1 - All responses are text/markdown formatted, not raw JSON
mcp-server-npm-searchapplication/json
{ "server": "mcp-server-npm-search", "version": "1.0.1", "internal_name": "mcp-server-npm", "internal_version": "0.1.0", "transport": "stdio", "launch": "npx -y mcp-server-npm-search", "handshake": { "initialize": { "request": { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "initialize", "params": { "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05", "capabilities": {}, "clientInfo": { "name": "pathfinder", "version": "1.0" } } }, "response": { "result": { "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05", "capabilities": { "tools": { "listChanged": true } }, "serverInfo": { "name": "mcp-server-npm", "version": "0.1.0" } } } } }, "tools_discovered": ["npm_search", "npm_info", "npm_downloads", "npm_versions", "npm_compare", "npm_deps"], "calls": [ { "tool": "npm_search", "arguments": { "query": "mcp server", "limit": 3 }, "result_summary": "returned 10 packages sorted by score; top: @upstash/context7-mcp v3.1.0 (score 41601), @notionhq/notion-mcp-server v2.2.1 (score 40426), chrome-devtools-mcp v1.2.0 (score 39209)", "isError": false, "latency_ms": 2800 }, { "tool": "npm_info", "arguments": { "name": "hn-mcp-server" }, "result_summary": "returned: hn-mcp-server v1.1.0, MIT license, 2 deps (@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, zod), 6 dev deps, maintainer weicode, published 2025-10-13", "isError": false, "latency_ms": 1500 }, { "tool": "npm_downloads", "arguments": { "name": "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk" }, "result_summary": "returned: 154,799,704 downloads for period 2026-05-04 to 2026-06-02", "isError": false, "latency_ms": 1200 } ], "executed_at": "2026-06-10T19:13:00Z" }
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