# License Scanner MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to scan project dependencies for license compliance across multiple package managers. It solves problems related to license management and reporting by generating comprehensive markdown reports, and supports automatic license detection with caching for improved performance. The tool takes project dependencies as input and outputs detailed license reports, making it ideal for use cases where license auditing and compliance are crucial.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ryancadby-mcp-license-scanner  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ryancadby-mcp-license-scanner

## Description

Enables scanning of project dependencies across multiple package managers (npm, pip, cargo, etc.) and generates comprehensive markdown license reports. Supports automatic license detection from package registries with caching for improved performance.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/go85d2lwza)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/RyanCadby/mcp-license-scanner>

## 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": "ryancadby-mcp-license-scanner"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ryancadby-mcp-license-scanner` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ryancadby-mcp-license-scanner/pull`

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