Vuln Check

Name: Vuln Check
Author: ciloops

by ciloopsversion 0.1.3i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.ciloops/vuln-check

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Local vulnerability scan on top of grype, with prioritised upgrade actions for agents.

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vuln-check": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ciloops/vuln-check",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add vuln-check -- npx -y @ciloops/vuln-check mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vuln-check": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ciloops/vuln-check",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "vuln-check": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ciloops/vuln-check",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account ciloops, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32680 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 72% of the other 32680 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32680 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Vuln Check safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.3) reached the registry 14 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js, Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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vuln-check

Vulnerability truth for AI agents. Runs grype locally, merges an OSV freshness overlay, and returns a prioritised answer with concrete upgrade targets instead of a 40 KB JSON dump.

Any language with a lockfile (npm, PyPI, Go, Maven, Cargo, RubyGems, Composer, NuGet, Hex, Pub, Swift, R, Conan…), OS packages, container images, SBOMs.
One score per finding: CVSS + EPSS + CISA KEV + fix availability.
Remediation plan per package: smallest version that closes every finding, breaking flag.
CLEAN is ~20 tokens. Nothing runs on a server; nothing leaves your machine except the optional OSV query.

Install

# grype is required

brew install grype # or: curl -sSfL https://get.anchore.io/grype | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin

go install github.com/ciloops/vuln-check/cmd/vuln-check@latest

or

brew install ciloops/tap/vuln-check # macOS cask

or

npx @ciloops/vuln-check scan .

Binaries for Linux/macOS/Windows on the Releases page. Docker: ghcr.io/ciloops/vuln-check (bundles grype).

CLI

vuln-check scan .                               # agent format, OSV overlay on

vuln-check scan python:3.12-slim # image, pulled from the registry vuln-check scan sbom:bom.cdx.json vuln-check scan --format sarif --sarif-out out.sarif . vuln-check scan --fail-above 69 --no-osv . # CI gate, exit 2 above threshold vuln-check vuln CVE-2024-3094 vuln-check db update

Output (--format agent):

{"status":"ACTION_REQUIRED","target":"dir:.","packages":412,"findings":17,"shown":5,"sources":["grype","osv"],

"actions":[{"package":"pkg:npm/minimist","current":"1.2.5","target":"1.2.6","breaking":false,"fixes":["CVE-2021-44906"],"score":59}], "top":[{"id":"CVE-2021-44906","package":"minimist@1.2.5","severity":"CRITICAL","score":59,"epss":0.015,"fixed_in":["1.2.6"]}], "unfixable":3}

status: CLEAN | REVIEW (all findings < 40) | ACTION_REQUIRED. fresh: true marks advisories that came from OSV before grype-db ingested them. unfixable counts findings with no fix on the current release line.

MCP

Tools: scan_dir, scan_image, scan_sbom, vuln_lookup, db_update.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add vuln-check -- vuln-check mcp

or the plugin (adds a skill that tells Claude when to scan):

claude plugin marketplace add ciloops/vuln-check && claude plugin install vuln-check

Cursor / Windsurf / VS Code (.cursor/mcp.json, ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, .vscode/mcp.json):

{ "mcpServers": { "vuln-check": { "command": "vuln-check", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml):

[mcp_servers.vuln-check]

command = "vuln-check" args = ["mcp"]

Add --no-osv to the args to keep the dependency list off the network.

GitHub Action

- uses: ciloops/vuln-check@v1

with: target: . # or an image ref fail-above: 69 sarif: vuln.sarif

uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3 if: always() with: { sarif_file: vuln.sarif }

Score

severity = CVSS base × 6 (label fallback) · exploit = EPSS × 30 · KEV: +10, floor 85 · no fix: × 0.85. Clamped to 0–100. See internal/score.

Freshness

grype-db builds daily and grype refreshes it at most every 2 h. The OSV overlay queries api.osv.dev with the purls grype inventoried (language ecosystems only) and adds anything grype-db has not seen yet, usually minutes after a GHSA is published. Disable with --no-osv.

Limits

No lockfile → transitive dependencies are invisible. Same as every scanner.
Remediation plans assume a linear release line per package; direct vs transitive is not distinguished yet.
Version comparison is a generic tokenizer, not per-ecosystem parsers. Good enough for "smallest fix above current"; edge cases exist (PEP 440 post-releases, exotic Maven qualifiers).

Development

go test ./...

go build ./cmd/vuln-check

Tests run against a fake grype (cmd/vuln-check/testdata/fake-grype.sh) and fixtures in internal/grype/testdata. CI runs a real grype e2e.

Release: tag vX.Y.Z → goreleaser publishes binaries, checksums, ghcr image, Homebrew cask for macOS (needs HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN and the ciloops/homebrew-tap repo) and the npm package via trusted publishing (OIDC, no token: configure the GitHub Actions trusted publisher for @ciloops/vuln-check on npmjs.com, workflow release.yml).

License

Apache-2.0. grype and syft are Apache-2.0 by Anchore. Vulnerability data: NVD (public domain), GHSA (CC-BY 4.0), OSV (per source), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS.

Vuln Check

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

EmbeddedCI BenchPod

README from the maker

vuln-check

Install

or

or

CLI

MCP

or the plugin (adds a skill that tells Claude when to scan):

GitHub Action

Score

Freshness

Limits

Development

License