io.github.tiluckdave/hound

NPM · HOUND-MCP · SCANNED AUG 3

The dependency bloodhound for AI coding agents. Zero API keys, zero config.

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+25 this week 78 78 Trust /100

Trust breakdown (6 categories)

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 →

Supply Chain Security86

No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial

Provenance & Transparency97

Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to tiluckdave/hound-mcp). View diagnostics → Pass
Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
Actively maintained (last published 30 days ago).Pass
Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail

Schema Quality & AI Usability88

100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
Tool/resource definitions use about 1017 tokens (~84/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail

Stability & Change Management0

Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified

Tool Coverage100

100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass

Capabilities100

Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · hound-mcp

Claude Codex opencode OpenClaw Hermes Other

# add to Claude Code

claude mcp add tiluckdave-hound -- npx -y hound-mcp

# add to Codex CLI

codex mcp add tiluckdave-hound -- npx -y hound-mcp

// opencode.json

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "tiluckdave-hound": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "hound-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

# add to OpenClaw

openclaw mcp add tiluckdave-hound --command npx --arg -y --arg hound-mcp

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml

mcp_servers:
  tiluckdave-hound:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "hound-mcp"]

// mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tiluckdave-hound": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hound-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Changelog

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.

2 Aug 26 +55
- Install scripts: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Provenance: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
- The attested source repository moved: tiluckdave/hound-mcp security
- License: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Maintenance: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → excellent ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Licence: MIT functional
1 Aug 26 −37
- Known CVEs: partial → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet. security
- Schema quality: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- Dependency health: partial → unverified ▼ functional
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
31 Jul 26 +54
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
30 Jul 26 −47
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- Schema quality: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
27 Jul 26 53

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Diagnostics

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 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/[email protected]

Provenance verified

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: verified

Reason: verified

Source repo:: tiluckdave/hound-mcp
Certificate issuer:: https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN:: https://github.com/tiluckdave/hound-mcp/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/tags/v0.2.1
Rekor log index:: 1084354262
Predicate type:: https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest:: sha512:7747fc7fac42e1f3c1c4f8bde6276e99171ec0c2c48db7c62e8525ee12b6fc76792b2a7e1313249e7323ef89057c4a625e07bd9eb8f53fdd4e70bbb67
Discovery method:: attestation_endpoint

Dependencies 94 packages

94 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 94 deprecated · 29 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 12 exposed · ~1,017 tokens

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.

Tool Tokens

hound_advisories ~85

Get full details for a security advisory by ID (GHSA, CVE, or OSV ID). Returns title, severity, affected versions, fix versions, and references.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
id	string	yes	Advisory ID — e.g. GHSA-rv95-896h-c2vc, CVE-2024-29041, or any OSV ID

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_audit ~103

Scan a project's lockfile for dependency risks. Parses package-lock.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, Cargo.lock, or go.sum and batch-queries OSV for vulnerabilities across all dependencies.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
lockfile_content	string	yes	Full text content of the lockfile
lockfile_name	string	yes	Filename to determine format: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, Cargo.lock, go.sum

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_compare ~74

Side-by-side comparison of two packages: vulnerabilities, OpenSSF Scorecard, GitHub stars, release recency, and license. Returns a recommendation.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
package_a	string	yes	First package name
package_b	string	yes	Second package name

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_inspect ~72

Get a comprehensive profile of a package version: licenses, vulnerabilities, OpenSSF scorecard, GitHub stats, and dependency count — all in one call.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
name	string	yes	Package name
version	string	yes	Package version

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_license_check ~136

Scan a lockfile for license compliance. Resolves licenses for every dependency and flags packages that violate the chosen policy (permissive, copyleft, or none).

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
lockfile_content	string	yes	Full text content of the lockfile
lockfile_name	string	yes	Filename: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, Cargo.lock, go.sum
policy	string	—	License policy to enforce: 'permissive' (MIT/Apache/BSD only), 'copyleft' (allows GPL but not AGPL), 'none' (report only, no violations)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_popular ~79

Scan a list of popular (or user-specified) packages for known vulnerabilities. Quickly surface which widely-used packages in an ecosystem have open security issues.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
packages	array	—	Specific package names to check. If omitted, uses a curated list of popular packages for the ecosystem.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_preinstall ~75

Safety check before installing a package. Checks known vulnerabilities, typosquatting risk, abandonment, and license concerns. Returns a go/no-go verdict.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
name	string	yes	Package name
version	string	—	Package version (defaults to latest)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_score ~82

Compute a 0-100 Hound Score for a package version combining vulnerability severity, OpenSSF Scorecard, release recency, and license risk. Returns a letter grade (A-F) with a breakdown.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
name	string	yes	Package name
version	string	yes	Package version

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_tree ~85

Show the full resolved dependency tree for a package version, including all transitive dependencies with their depth and relation type.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
maxDepth	integer	—	Maximum depth to display (default: 3, max: 10)
name	string	yes	Package name
version	string	yes	Package version

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_typosquat ~64

Check if a package name looks like a typosquat of a popular package. Generates likely typo variants and checks which ones exist in the registry.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
name	string	yes	Package name to check

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_upgrade ~83

Find the minimum version upgrade that resolves all known vulnerabilities for a package. Checks every published version and returns the nearest safe one.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
name	string	yes	Package name (e.g. express, lodash)
version	string	yes	Current vulnerable version (e.g. 4.17.20)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hound_vulns ~79

List all known vulnerabilities for a specific package version, grouped by severity with fix versions and advisory links.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
ecosystem	string	—	Package ecosystem (default: npm)
name	string	yes	Package name (e.g. express, lodash)
version	string	yes	Package version (e.g. 4.18.2)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

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Scoring key

80+ high trust
60–79 medium
below 60 low

How we score

Score history · last 30 days

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