Pickle
NPM · PICKLE-MCP · SCANNED SEP 20
Free, local MCP server that audits ClickUp, Slack & Teams for work that slipped through.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security98
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- 39 of 123 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency48
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 36 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability61
- AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
- Tool/resource definitions use about 3830 tokens (~67/item across 57 items; 57 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management93
- Stability observed for 28 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage68
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 3% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety75
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- 0 of 6 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "clickup_send_chat_message" implies "send" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
- An AI judge read all 57 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
How do I install the Pickle MCP server?
Pickle runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y pickle-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
npm · pickle-mcp
claude mcp add adityaarsharma-pickle -- npx -y pickle-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"adityaarsharma-pickle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pickle-mcp"
]
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"adityaarsharma-pickle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pickle-mcp"
]
}
}
} codex mcp add adityaarsharma-pickle -- npx -y pickle-mcp
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"adityaarsharma-pickle": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"pickle-mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add adityaarsharma-pickle --command npx --arg -y --arg pickle-mcp
mcp_servers:
adityaarsharma-pickle:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "pickle-mcp"] {
"McpServers": {
"adityaarsharma-pickle": {
"Transport": "stdio",
"Command": "npx",
"Arguments": [
"-y",
"pickle-mcp"
]
}
}
} assistant mcp add adityaarsharma-pickle -t stdio -c npx -a -y pickle-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"adityaarsharma-pickle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pickle-mcp"
]
}
}
} Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 19 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 17 Sept 26 −1
- Security disclosure: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Stability: pass → 0.83 functional
- 16 Sept 26 +1
- CVE-2026-82562 no longer affects this package ▲ security
- CVE-2026-82417 no longer affects this package ▲ security
- Known CVEs: fail → pass ▲ security
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- Security disclosure: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- 15 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 12 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 10 Sept 26 −2
- Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
- 9 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 8 Sept 26 +1
- Security disclosure: unverified → pass ▲ functional
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/pickle-mcp@1.1.0
Provenance No attestation
The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.
| Result | No attestation |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | npm |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Dependencies 123 packages
| Packages resolved | 123 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 39 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
clickup_add_task_watcher ~61
Add a watcher to a task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
| watcher_id | integer | yes | Numeric ClickUp user ID to add as watcher. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_doc ~55
Create a new Doc in the workspace.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| create_page | boolean | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| parent | object | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
| visibility | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_doc_page ~67
Create a new page inside an existing Doc.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | string | – | – |
| doc_id | string | yes | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| parent_page_id | string | – | – |
| sub_title | string | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_list ~95
Create a list. Provide EITHER folder_id OR space_id (folderless).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignee | integer | – | – |
| content | string | – | – |
| due_date | integer | – | – |
| due_date_time | boolean | – | – |
| folder_id | string | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| priority | integer | – | – |
| space_id | string | – | – |
| status | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_list_comment ~54
Create a comment on a list (list-level discussion).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignee | integer | – | – |
| comment_text | string | yes | – |
| list_id | string | yes | – |
| notify_all | boolean | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_reminder ~78
Create a reminder for a user.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignee | integer | yes | User ID the reminder is for. |
| due_date | integer | yes | Unix ms when the reminder fires. |
| due_date_time | boolean | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| notify_all | boolean | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_space ~50
Create a new space in the workspace.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| features | object | – | – |
| multiple_assignees | boolean | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_task ~151
Create a task in a list.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignees | array | – | – |
| custom_fields | array | – | – |
| description | string | – | – |
| due_date | integer | – | – |
| due_date_time | boolean | – | – |
| links_to | string | – | – |
| list_id | string | yes | – |
| markdown_description | string | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| notify_all | boolean | – | – |
| parent | string | – | – |
| priority | integer | – | – |
| start_date | integer | – | – |
| start_date_time | boolean | – | – |
| status | string | – | – |
| tags | array | – | – |
| time_estimate | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_task_comment ~67
Create a comment on a task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignee | integer | – | – |
| comment_text | string | yes | – |
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| notify_all | boolean | – | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_create_threaded_comment ~44
Create a reply in a comment thread.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment_id | string | yes | – |
| comment_text | string | yes | – |
| notify_all | boolean | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_delete_chat_message ~40
Delete a chat message.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | yes | – |
| message_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_delete_comment ~22
Delete a comment.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_delete_task ~41
Permanently delete a task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_filter_tasks ~296
Filter workspace tasks for audits. Scoped to the audit time window (default last 7 days; pass any window). Pass `time_window` ('1h'|'6h'|'1d'|'3d'|'7d') to scope the audit. Supports assignees, watchers, dates, search text, statuses, tags, list/folder/space filters, and pagination. Use response_format='summary' (default) for compact results.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| archived | boolean | – | – |
| assignees | array | – | – |
| date_created_gt | integer | – | – |
| date_created_lt | integer | – | – |
| date_updated_gt | integer | – | – |
| date_updated_lt | integer | – | – |
| due_date_gt | integer | – | – |
| due_date_lt | integer | – | – |
| folder_ids | array | – | – |
| include_closed | boolean | – | – |
| include_markdown_description | boolean | – | – |
| list_ids | array | – | – |
| order_by | string | – | – |
| page | integer | – | – |
| response_format | string | – | – |
| reverse | boolean | – | – |
| search | string | – | – |
| space_ids | array | – | – |
| statuses | array | – | – |
| subtasks | boolean | – | – |
| tags | array | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
| time_window | string | – | – |
| watchers | array | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_find_member_by_name ~41
Find a workspace member by case-insensitive substring on username or email.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_chat_channel ~37
Get details of a single chat channel by ID.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_chat_channel_messages ~60
List messages from a ClickUp chat channel (v3). Supports limit and cursor pagination.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | yes | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_chat_channels ~57
List chat channels (including DMs and group DMs) for the workspace.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| include_hidden | boolean | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_chat_message_replies ~63
Get threaded replies for a specific chat message (v3).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | yes | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| message_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_doc ~33
Get a single Doc by ID.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| doc_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_doc_pages ~43
Get all pages inside a Doc.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| doc_id | string | yes | – |
| max_page_depth | integer | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_folderless_lists ~40
Get all folderless (space-level) lists inside a space.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| archived | boolean | – | – |
| space_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_list ~33
Get a single list by ID (includes task statuses, custom fields info).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| list_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_list_comments ~48
Get all comments on a list (list-level, not task comments).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| list_id | string | yes | – |
| start | integer | – | – |
| start_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_list_custom_fields ~29
Get all custom fields defined on a list.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| list_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_list_tasks ~231
Get tasks in a specific list, scoped to the audit time window (default last 7 days; pass any window). Supports pagination, filters, custom fields. Use the `time_window` parameter ('1h'|'6h'|'1d'|'3d'|'7d') to scope the audit.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| archived | boolean | – | – |
| assignees | array | – | – |
| custom_fields | string | – | – |
| date_created_gt | integer | – | – |
| date_created_lt | integer | – | – |
| date_updated_gt | integer | – | – |
| date_updated_lt | integer | – | – |
| due_date_gt | integer | – | – |
| due_date_lt | integer | – | – |
| include_closed | boolean | – | – |
| include_markdown_description | boolean | – | – |
| list_id | string | yes | – |
| order_by | string | – | – |
| page | integer | – | – |
| reverse | boolean | – | – |
| statuses | array | – | – |
| subtasks | boolean | – | – |
| tags | array | – | – |
| time_window | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_lists_in_folder ~34
Get all lists inside a folder.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| archived | boolean | – | – |
| folder_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_space ~25
Get a single space by ID.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| space_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_task ~61
Get a single task by ID.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| include_markdown_description | boolean | – | – |
| include_subtasks | boolean | – | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_task_comments ~58
Get all comments on a task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| start | integer | – | – |
| start_id | string | – | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_task_members ~29
Get all members assigned to or watching a task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| task_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_threaded_comments ~28
Get all threaded replies for a comment.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_workspace_hierarchy ~38
Return the full tree: team → spaces → folders → lists (plus folderless lists).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_get_workspace_members ~28
Return all members of a ClickUp workspace.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_react_to_chat_message ~61
Add an emoji reaction to a chat message.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| emoji | string | yes | Emoji character or shortcode, e.g. '👍' or ':thumbsup:' |
| message_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_remove_task_watcher ~52
Remove a watcher from a task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
| watcher_id | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_resolve_assignees ~48
Resolve names/emails/IDs to numeric ClickUp user IDs. Numeric values pass through.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignees | array | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_search_docs ~75
Search / list Docs in the workspace. Supports text search and pagination.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| archived | boolean | – | – |
| creator | integer | – | – |
| deleted | boolean | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| next_cursor | string | – | – |
| search | string | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_search_reminders ~71
List reminders for a user or the whole workspace. Requires ClickUp Business plan or above.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignee | integer | – | – |
| due_date_gt | integer | – | – |
| due_date_lt | integer | – | – |
| include_done | boolean | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_send_chat_message ~54
Send a message to a ClickUp chat channel (v3).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | yes | – |
| content | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
| type | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_send_chat_reply ~54
Send a reply in a chat message thread (v3).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | yes | – |
| content | string | yes | – |
| message_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_set_task_custom_field ~71
Set (or update) a custom field value on a task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| field_id | string | yes | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
| value | – | yes | – |
| value_options | object | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_update_chat_message ~51
Edit the content of an existing chat message.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | yes | – |
| content | string | yes | – |
| message_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_update_comment ~48
Edit an existing comment's text.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignee | integer | – | – |
| comment_id | string | yes | – |
| comment_text | string | yes | – |
| resolved | boolean | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_update_doc_page ~67
Update the name or content of a Doc page.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | string | – | – |
| doc_id | string | yes | – |
| name | string | – | – |
| page_id | string | yes | – |
| sub_title | string | – | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
clickup_update_task ~149
Update fields on an existing task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| archived | boolean | – | – |
| assignees | object | – | – |
| custom_task_ids | boolean | – | – |
| description | string | – | – |
| due_date | integer|null | – | – |
| due_date_time | boolean | – | – |
| markdown_description | string | – | – |
| name | string | – | – |
| parent | string|null | – | – |
| priority | integer|null | – | – |
| start_date | integer|null | – | – |
| start_date_time | boolean | – | – |
| status | string | – | – |
| task_id | string | yes | – |
| team_id | string | – | – |
| time_estimate | integer|null | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
pickle_setup ~165
FIRST-RUN SETUP for Pickle. Call this tool IMMEDIATELY whenever the user says any of: "Pickle Start" / "Pickle start" / "Pickle set me up" / "setup Pickle" / "set up Pickle" / "connect Pickle" / "how do I get started with Pickle" / "Pickle set me up for ClickUp|Slack|Teams". It returns step-by-step instructions for getting the right token(s) for ClickUp, Slack, or Microsoft Teams — and a checklist for adding them to the user's MCP config. No external skills, no shell scripts required. Always call this tool as the very first action whenever the user is onboarding to Pickle.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
slack_get_channel_history ~126
Get messages from a Slack channel scoped to the audit time window (default last 7 days; pass any window). Returns ts, user, text, reply_count, reactions. Pass `time_window` ('1h'|'6h'|'1d'|'3d'|'7d').
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel | string | yes | Channel ID (e.g. 'C0123ABCDEF'). Use slack_list_channels to find it. |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| inclusive | boolean | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| time_window | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
slack_list_channels ~75
List Slack public + private channels the authenticated user can see. Lightweight metadata only (id, name, is_private, num_members, topic). Useful for picking which channel to audit.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| exclude_archived | boolean | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| types | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
slack_list_dms ~75
List the authenticated user's open direct messages (1:1 and group DMs / 'mpim'). Returns id, type, user(s), last activity. Use slack_get_channel_history with the DM id to read messages.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| types | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
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What is the Pickle MCP server?
Pickle is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.adityaarsharma/pickle. Free, local MCP server that audits ClickUp, Slack & Teams for work that slipped through. This page covers its npm package (pickle-mcp).
Is the Pickle MCP server safe to use?
Pickle scores 77 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Pickle MCP server expose?
Pickle exposes 57 tools: pickle_setup, clickup_get_workspace_hierarchy, clickup_get_workspace_members, clickup_find_member_by_name, clickup_resolve_assignees, and 52 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,830 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Pickle MCP server still maintained?
Pickle is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the Pickle MCP server under?
Pickle declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.