# fossa

> Use this tool when you need to perform enterprise-grade license compliance scanning across multiple programming languages. It detects license conflicts, generates SBOM reports, and identifies dependency vulnerabilities for regulatory compliance.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/fossa  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/fossa

## Description

Multi-language open source license compliance and vulnerability management. Scans projects across 20+ languages for license issues and security vulnerabilities.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Tags:** license, compliance, security, multi-language, sbom
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** MCP Registry

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "fossa"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/fossa` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/fossa/pull`

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