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get_package_quality

Analyze npm package quality metrics from npms.io to evaluate reliability and maintenance status before installation.

Instructions

Get quality metrics from npms.io

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
packageNameYes

Implementation Reference

  • The inline anonymous async handler function that implements the core logic of the get_package_quality tool. It fetches quality metrics from the npms.io API, validates the response using QualityMetricsSchema, computes formatted text output, and returns structured content with metrics.
    async ({ packageName }) => {
      try {
        const encodedPackageName = encodeURIComponent(packageName);
        const response = await fetch(
          `https://api.npms.io/v2/package/${encodedPackageName}`
        );
    
        if (!response.ok) {
          throw new Error(
            `Failed to fetch quality metrics: ${response.statusText}`
          );
        }
    
        const rawData = await response.json();
        const parseResult = QualityMetricsSchema.safeParse(rawData.score);
    
        if (!parseResult.success) {
          throw new Error(
            `Invalid quality metrics structure: ${parseResult.error.message}`
          );
        }
    
        const score = parseResult.data;
        const output = {
          name: packageName,
          final: score.final,
          quality: score.detail.quality,
          popularity: score.detail.popularity,
          maintenance: score.detail.maintenance,
        };
    
        const formattedText = `Package: ${packageName}\n\nQuality Metrics:\n  Overall Score: ${(
          score.final * 100
        ).toFixed(1)}%\n  Quality: ${(score.detail.quality * 100).toFixed(
          1
        )}%\n  Popularity: ${(score.detail.popularity * 100).toFixed(
          1
        )}%\n  Maintenance: ${(score.detail.maintenance * 100).toFixed(1)}%`;
    
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: formattedText,
            },
          ],
          structuredContent: output,
        };
      } catch (error) {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Error fetching quality metrics: ${
                error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error"
              }`,
            },
          ],
          isError: true,
        };
      }
    }
  • src/index.ts:920-998 (registration)
    The server.registerTool call that registers the get_package_quality tool, specifying its name, title, description, inputSchema (packageName: string), outputSchema (name, final, quality, popularity, maintenance scores), and references the handler function.
    server.registerTool(
      "get_package_quality",
      {
        title: "Get Package Quality Metrics",
        description: "Get quality metrics from npms.io",
        inputSchema: {
          packageName: z.string(),
        },
        outputSchema: {
          name: z.string(),
          final: z.number(),
          quality: z.number(),
          popularity: z.number(),
          maintenance: z.number(),
        },
      },
      async ({ packageName }) => {
        try {
          const encodedPackageName = encodeURIComponent(packageName);
          const response = await fetch(
            `https://api.npms.io/v2/package/${encodedPackageName}`
          );
    
          if (!response.ok) {
            throw new Error(
              `Failed to fetch quality metrics: ${response.statusText}`
            );
          }
    
          const rawData = await response.json();
          const parseResult = QualityMetricsSchema.safeParse(rawData.score);
    
          if (!parseResult.success) {
            throw new Error(
              `Invalid quality metrics structure: ${parseResult.error.message}`
            );
          }
    
          const score = parseResult.data;
          const output = {
            name: packageName,
            final: score.final,
            quality: score.detail.quality,
            popularity: score.detail.popularity,
            maintenance: score.detail.maintenance,
          };
    
          const formattedText = `Package: ${packageName}\n\nQuality Metrics:\n  Overall Score: ${(
            score.final * 100
          ).toFixed(1)}%\n  Quality: ${(score.detail.quality * 100).toFixed(
            1
          )}%\n  Popularity: ${(score.detail.popularity * 100).toFixed(
            1
          )}%\n  Maintenance: ${(score.detail.maintenance * 100).toFixed(1)}%`;
    
          return {
            content: [
              {
                type: "text",
                text: formattedText,
              },
            ],
            structuredContent: output,
          };
        } catch (error) {
          return {
            content: [
              {
                type: "text",
                text: `Error fetching quality metrics: ${
                  error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error"
                }`,
              },
            ],
            isError: true,
          };
        }
      }
    );
  • Zod schema definition for validating the 'score' object from npms.io API response, used in the handler's safeParse call.
    const QualityMetricsSchema = z.object({
      final: z.number(),
      detail: z.object({
        quality: z.number(),
        popularity: z.number(),
        maintenance: z.number(),
      }),
      analyzedAt: z.string().optional(),
    });

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