About MCP Server For OSV
MCP Server For OSV exposes OSV database queries for security and development workflows. It helps users look up package CVEs, affected versions, and fixes.
Key features
- 01Query CVEs by package and version
- 02List affected versions for a CVE
- 03Find fixed versions for a CVE
- 04List supported ecosystems
Use cases
- 01Check a dependency for known CVEs
- 02Identify versions affected by a CVE
- 03Find versions that contain a vulnerability fix
MCP support
It provides MCP tools that query the OSV Database API for package vulnerabilities, affected and fixed versions, and supported ecosystems.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEMCP Server For OSV
A lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for OSV Database API.
Example:
Tools Provided
Overview
| name | description |
|---|---|
| query_package_cve | List all the CVE IDs for a specific package. Specific version can be passed as well for more narrow scope CVE IDs. |
| query_for_cve_affected | Query the OSV database for a CVE and return all affected versions of the package. |
| query_for_cve_fix_versions | Query the OSV database for a CVE and return all versions that fix the vulnerability. |
| get_ecosystems | Query the MCP for current supported ecosystems. |
Detailed Description
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query_package_cve
- Query the OSV database for a package and return the CVE IDs.
- Input parameters:
package(string, required): The package name to queryversion(string, optional): The version of the package to query. If not specified, queries all versionsecosystem(string, optional): The ecosystem of the package. Defaults to "PyPI" for Python packages
- Returns a list of CVE IDs with their details
-
query_for_cve_affected
- Query the OSV database for a CVE and return all affected versions.
- Input parameters:
cve(string, required): The CVE ID to query (e.g., "CVE-2018-1000805")
- Returns a list of affected version strings
-
query_for_cve_fix_versions
- Query the OSV database for a CVE and return all versions that fix the vulnerability.
- Input parameters:
cve(string, required): The CVE ID to query (e.g., "CVE-2018-1000805")
- Returns a list of fixed version strings
-
get_ecosystems
- Query for all current supported ecosystems by the MCP servers.
- Return a dict with the key being the ecosystem name and the value the programming language / OS.
Prerequisites
-
Python 3.11 or higher: This project requires Python 3.11 or newer.
# Check your Python version python --version -
Install uv: A fast Python package installer and resolver.
pip install uvOr use Homebrew:
brew install uv
Tested on
- Cursor
- Claude
Installation
- Via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @EdenYavin/OSV-MCP --client claude
-
Locally:
- Clone the repo:
https://github.com/EdenYavin/OSV-MCP.git - Configure your MCP Host (Cusrsor / Claude Desktop etc.):
- Clone the repo:
{
"mcpServers": {
"osv-mcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["--directory", "path-to/OSV-MCP", "run", "osv-server"],
"env": {}
}
}
}
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