# io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden (npm · @packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp)

Thunderstore mod search, dependency checks and r2modman export. Not affiliated with Thunderstore.

- Trust score: 71/100 (medium)
- Change this week: −2
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-04

## Components

- npm · `@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp`: 71/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/packwarden-dev-packwarden/packwarden-dev-thunderstore-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/packwarden-dev-packwarden/packwarden-dev-thunderstore-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.0`
- 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 2026-11-04.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 39 of 108 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 19/100
  - Repository check failed: the declared repository URL returned HTTP 404.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 20 days ago).
  - Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 568 tokens (~113/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 67/100
  - Stability observed for 20 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 86/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 58% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden MCP server?

io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add packwarden-dev-packwarden -- npx -y @packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packwarden-dev-packwarden": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "packwarden-dev-packwarden": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add packwarden-dev-packwarden -- npx -y @packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "packwarden-dev-packwarden": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add packwarden-dev-packwarden --command npx --arg -y --arg @packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  packwarden-dev-packwarden:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "packwarden-dev-packwarden": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add packwarden-dev-packwarden -t stdio -c npx -a -y @packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packwarden-dev-packwarden": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-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.

### 2026-11-03 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 70, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 69, −4)

- [security regression] Source repository: pass → fail
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified

### 2026-10-27 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-23 (score 71, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-10-15 (score 67)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (5)

### `list_communities` (~34 tokens)

List Thunderstore communities

List game communities (identifier + name) on Thunderstore. Cached 24h.

Input parameters:

- `filter` (string)

### `search_mods` (~136 tokens)

Search mods

Search a community's mods by name/owner/description/category. First call per community downloads and caches the full package list (can take 10-60s for large games).

Input parameters:

- `category` (string)
- `community` (string, required): Thunderstore community identifier, e.g. "lethal-company", "riskofrain2", "valheim". Use list_communities to discover.
- `includeDeprecated` (boolean)
- `includeNsfw` (boolean)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required): Search words; empty string lists top mods
- `sort` (string)

### `resolve_dependencies` (~124 tokens)

Resolve dependencies

Full transitive dependency closure for one or more package versions (latest if no version given). Returns final install set (highest requested version wins, as r2modman does), missing deps, multi-version pins, and the tree.

Input parameters:

- `community` (string, required): Thunderstore community identifier, e.g. "lethal-company", "riskofrain2", "valheim". Use list_communities to discover.
- `includeTree` (boolean)
- `packages` (array, required): Mods as "Owner-Name" or "Owner-Name-1.2.3"

### `check_pack_health` (~97 tokens)

Check mod pack health

Audit a mod list: not found, removed versions, deprecated, outdated vs latest, missing dependencies, dependency version conflicts, duplicates.

Input parameters:

- `community` (string, required): Thunderstore community identifier, e.g. "lethal-company", "riskofrain2", "valheim". Use list_communities to discover.
- `mods` (array, required): Mods as "Owner-Name" or "Owner-Name-1.2.3"

### `export_r2modman_profile` (~177 tokens)

Export r2modman profile

Write an r2modman / Thunderstore Mod Manager profile file (.r2z) that can be imported via 'Import profile > From file'. Optionally resolves dependencies and bundles config files. Does not upload anything.

Input parameters:

- `community` (string, required): Thunderstore community identifier, e.g. "lethal-company", "riskofrain2", "valheim". Use list_communities to discover.
- `configFiles` (object): Map of relative path (e.g. "BepInEx/config/foo.cfg") to file contents
- `disabled` (array): Mods to include but mark disabled
- `includeDependencies` (boolean): Default true
- `mods` (array, required): Mods as "Owner-Name" or "Owner-Name-1.2.3"
- `profileName` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/packwarden-dev-packwarden/packwarden-dev-thunderstore-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-04: 71
- 2026-11-03: 71
- 2026-11-02: 70
- 2026-11-01: 70
- 2026-10-31: 69
- 2026-10-30: 69
- 2026-10-29: 69
- 2026-10-28: 73
- 2026-10-27: 73
- 2026-10-26: 72
- 2026-10-25: 72
- 2026-10-24: 71
- 2026-10-23: 71
- 2026-10-22: 67
- 2026-10-21: 67
- 2026-10-20: 67
- 2026-10-19: 67
- 2026-10-18: 67
- 2026-10-17: 67
- 2026-10-16: 67
- 2026-10-15: 67

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden MCP server?

io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden. Thunderstore mod search, dependency checks and r2modman export. Not affiliated with Thunderstore. This page covers its npm package (@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp).

### Is the io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden MCP server safe to use?

io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden scores 71 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 4 November 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 io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden MCP server expose?

io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden exposes 5 tools: list_communities, search_mods, resolve_dependencies, check_pack_health, export_r2modman_profile. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 568 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden MCP server still maintained?

io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 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 io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden MCP server under?

io.github.packwarden-dev/packwarden declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@packwarden-dev/thunderstore-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/packwarden-dev-packwarden/packwarden-dev-thunderstore-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/packwarden-dev-packwarden/packwarden-dev-thunderstore-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/packwarden-dev-packwarden/packwarden-dev-thunderstore-mcp