# npm-search MCP Server [![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/npm-search-mcp-server)](https://smithery.ai/server/npm-search-mcp-server) A Model Context Protocol server that allows you to search for npm packages by calling the `npm search` command.

### Available Tools - `search_npm_packages` - Search for npm packages. - Required arguments: - `query` (string): The search query. ![Claude Screenshot](./screenshot.png) ## Installation ### Installing via Smithery To install npm-search for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/npm-search-mcp-server): ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli install npm-search-mcp-server --client claude ``` ### Using NPM (recommended) Alternatively you can install `npm-search-mcp-server` via npm: ```bash npm install -g npm-search-mcp-server ``` After installation, you can run it as a command using: ```bash npm-search-mcp-server ``` ### Using uv When using [`uv`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) no specific installation is needed. We will use [`uvx`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/tools/) to directly run *npm-search-mcp-server*. ## Configuration ### Configure for Claude.app Add to your Claude settings:

Using npm installation

```json "mcpServers": { "npm-search": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "npm-search-mcp-server"] } } ```

Using uvx

```json "mcpServers": { "npm-search": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["npm-search-mcp-server"] } } ```

### Configure for Zed Add to your Zed settings.json:

Using npm installation

```json "context_servers": { "npm-search-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "npm-search-mcp-server"] } }, ```

Using uvx

```json "context_servers": [ "npm-search-mcp-server": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["npm-search-mcp-server"] } ], ```

## Example Interactions 1. Search for npm packages: ```json { "name": "search_npm_packages", "arguments": { "query": "express" } } ``` Response: ```json { "results": [ { "name": "express", "description": "Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework", "version": "4.17.1", "author": "TJ Holowaychuk", "license": "MIT" }, ... ] } ``` ## Debugging You can use the MCP inspector to debug the server. For uvx installations: ```bash npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx -y npm-search-mcp-server ``` Or if you've installed the package in a specific directory or are developing on it: ```bash cd path/to/servers/src/npm-search npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run npm-search-mcp-server ``` ## Examples of Questions for Claude 1. "Search for express package on npm" 2. "Find packages related to react" 3. "Show me npm packages for web development" ## Build Docker build: ```bash cd src/npm-search docker build -t mcp/npm-search . ``` ## Contributing We encourage contributions to help expand and improve npm-search-mcp-server. Whether you want to add new npm-related tools, enhance existing functionality, or improve documentation, your input is valuable. For examples of other MCP servers and implementation patterns, see: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers Pull requests are welcome! Feel free to contribute new ideas, bug fixes, or enhancements to make npm-search-mcp-server even more powerful and useful. ## License npm-search-mcp-server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.