OSSInsight MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ossinsight_repoA | Get GitHub repository metadata: stars, forks, language, license, description. |
| ossinsight_trendingB | Get trending GitHub repos by language and timeframe. |
| ossinsight_collectionsB | List all curated collections. |
| ossinsight_searchC | Search GitHub repos and collections. |
| ossinsight_compareB | Compare two GitHub repositories side-by-side. |
| ossinsight_rankingB | Rank repositories in a collection by stars/issues/PRs over a time range. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 6 tools
Each tool targets a distinct aspect of GitHub insights: collections listing, repo comparison, ranking within collections, repo metadata, trending repos, and search. There is no significant overlap in their primary functions, making them easy to distinguish.
All tools share the consistent 'ossinsight_' prefix, but the suffixes mix nouns (collections, ranking, repo, trending) with verbs (compare, search), creating an inconsistent pattern. A uniform verb_noun structure would improve predictability.
With six tools, the server is well-scoped for its purpose of providing GitHub repository insights. Each tool fills a necessary role without unnecessary bloat, falling comfortably within the ideal range.
The tool set covers core workflows: discovery (search/trending), metadata retrieval (repo), comparison (compare), and curated collections (collections/ranking). Minor gaps exist, such as a dedicated tool to view collection details directly, but these are workable through existing tools.