# com.shiftinbits/constellation (npm · @constellationdev/mcp)

Code Intelligence Platform for AI Coding Agents

- Trust score: 81/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +28
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@constellationdev/mcp`: 81/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shiftinbits-constellation/constellationdev-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shiftinbits-constellation/constellationdev-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@constellationdev/mcp`
- Version: `1.2.5`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to ShiftinBits/constellation-mcp).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (AGPL-3.0-only).
  - Actively maintained (last published 41 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 82/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1716 tokens (~90/item across 19 items; 1 tools + 18 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add com-shiftinbits-constellation -- npx -y @constellationdev/mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add com-shiftinbits-constellation -- npx -y @constellationdev/mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-shiftinbits-constellation": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@constellationdev/mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-shiftinbits-constellation --command npx --arg -y --arg @constellationdev/mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-shiftinbits-constellation:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@constellationdev/mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-shiftinbits-constellation": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@constellationdev/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 81, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-02 (score 77, +36)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Provenance: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [security] The attested source repository moved: ShiftinBits/constellation-mcp
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional] Licence: AGPL-3.0-only

### 2026-08-01 (score 41, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-07-31 (score 26, −27)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-27 (score 53)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (1)

### `code_intel` (~837 tokens)

Code Intelligence

DECISION RULE: Structure questions → this tool. Text search → Grep.

Before using Grep, ask: Is this a STRUCTURE question (definitions, callers, impact) or a TEXT question (strings, config)?

QUICK START: `return await api.searchSymbols({query: "AuthService"})` — simple queries are one-liners.
Run `api.listMethods()` for full API reference with signatures and descriptions.
Run `api.help("methodName")` for inline TypeScript type definitions — no resource reads needed.
Compose: `const [impact, deps] = await Promise.all([api.impactAnalysis({symbolId}), api.getDependents({filePath})]);`

WHY THIS TOOL: Graph-backed intelligence finds indirect relationships, transitive dependencies, and breaking change risks that text search cannot detect.

"What uses X?" disambiguation: getDependents (file imports) vs getCallGraph (call chain) vs traceSymbolUsage (all usages).

USE IMMEDIATELY WHEN:
• BEFORE using Edit on a function/class → run impactAnalysis({symbolId}) first
• BEFORE exploring an unfamiliar codebase → run getArchitectureOverview()
• BEFORE refactoring → trace getDependencies + getDependents for blast radius
• Running 3+ Grep calls for structure? STOP → use code_intel instead

TOP 5 QUESTIONS (query is case-insensitive substring match):
• "Where is X defined?" / "Find function Y" → searchSymbols({query})
• "What calls X?" / "What imports this?" → getDependents({filePath}) or getCallGraph({symbolId})
• "What does X depend on?" → getDependencies({filePath})
• "Safe to modify X?" / "Blast radius?" → impactAnalysis({symbolId})
• "Find dead code" / "Unused exports?" → findOrphanedCode()
• "Complex functions?" / "Refactoring targets?" → searchSymbols results include complexity.cyclomaticComplexity + complexityRisk per function

NOT FOR: literal string search, log messages, config values, or reading source code. Use Grep/Glob/Read for those.
Supports TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and more — run api.getCapabilities() to check your project.
File-path-scoped methods (getDepen…

Input parameters:

- `code` (string, required): JavaScript code to execute. Can use top-level await. Available API methods: searchSymbols, getSymbolDetails, getDependencies, getDependents, findCircularDependencies, traceSymbolUsage, getCallGraph,…
- `cwd` (string, required): Absolute path to the project directory being queried. Used to locate the correct constellation.json by finding the git repository root. Set this to the root of the repository or workspace folder you…
- `timeout` (number): Optional execution-time override in milliseconds. When omitted, the sandbox derives the timeout from the static complexity of your code (heavier api.* methods raise the budget) and clamps the result…

Output parameters:

- `asOfCommit` (string)
- `error` (string)
- `lastIndexedAt` (string)
- `logs` (array)
- `result`
- `resultContext` (object)
- `success` (boolean)
- `time` (number)
- `timeoutBreakdown` (object)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shiftinbits-constellation/constellationdev-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 81
- 2026-08-02: 77
- 2026-08-01: 41
- 2026-07-31: 26
- 2026-07-30: 53
- 2026-07-28: 53
- 2026-07-27: 53

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@constellationdev/mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@constellationdev/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/ShiftinBits/constellation-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shiftinbits-constellation/constellationdev-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shiftinbits-constellation/constellationdev-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shiftinbits-constellation/constellationdev-mcp