pkg-peep 👀

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for NPM package intelligence. Get download statistics, package metadata, and dependency information for any NPM package.

How It Works

This MCP server exposes NPM registry APIs as tools that Q CLI and Claude can use:

1. MCP Protocol: Server communicates with AI clients via Model Context Protocol

2. Tool Registration: NPM API endpoints become callable tools

3. No Authentication: Uses public NPM APIs (no API key required)

4. JSON Responses: All package data returned as formatted JSON

Related MCP server: npmlens-mcp

pkg-peep MCP Architecture

%%{init: {'flowchart': {'curve': 'basis'}}}%%
graph LR
    A["💻<br/>Q CLI"] -.-> B["🔌<br/>MCP Server"]
    C["💻<br/>Claude Code"] -.-> B
    B <--> D["📦<br/>NPM Registry API"]
    B <--> E["📊<br/>NPM Downloads API"]
    
    style A fill:#6366f1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff
    style C fill:#ff9900,stroke:#000,stroke-width:3px,color:#000
    style B fill:#C11C84,stroke:#000,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff
    style D fill:#cb3837,stroke:#000,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff
    style E fill:#10b981,stroke:#000,stroke-width:3px,color:#000

When you ask Q CLI or Claude Code to "get download stats for react", it:

1. Calls the get_npm_downloads tool

2. Server makes API request to NPM Downloads API

3. Returns formatted results to the AI client

4. The agent presents the data to you in context

Features

• 📊 Download Statistics - Weekly, monthly, daily, or custom date ranges

• 📦 Package Metadata - Versions, dependencies, maintainers, license info

• 🔍 Comprehensive Info - Repository links, keywords, creation dates

• ⚡ Fast & Reliable - Direct NPM registry API integration

• 🔑 No API Key Required - Uses public NPM APIs

Tools

get_npm_downloads

Get download statistics for any NPM package.

Parameters:

• package (required): NPM package name

• period (optional): last-day, last-week, last-month

• startDate (optional): Custom start date (YYYY-MM-DD)

• endDate (optional): Custom end date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example Response:

{
  "downloads": 50766634,
  "start": "2025-08-27",
  "end": "2025-09-02", 
  "package": "react"
}

get_npm_package_info

Get comprehensive package metadata.

Parameters:

• package (required): NPM package name

Example Response:

{
  "name": "react",
  "description": "React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.",
  "latest": "19.1.1",
  "license": "MIT",
  "homepage": "https://react.dev/",
  "repository": {
    "url": "git+https://github.com/facebook/react.git",
    "type": "git"
  },
  "maintainers": [
    {"name": "fb", "email": "opensource+npm@fb.com"}
  ],
  "dependencies": {...},
  "created": "2011-10-26T17:46:21.942Z"
}

Installation

For Amazon Q CLI

1. Clone or download this repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. The MCP server is ready to use with Q CLI's MCP support

For Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pkg-peep": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/pkg-peep/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Using NPX (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pkg-peep": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "pkg-peep"]
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Get weekly downloads:

Get download stats for "react" package

Custom date range:

Get download stats for "lodash" from 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Package information:

Get package info for "express"

Testing

Run the test suite to verify everything works:

npm test

The tests verify:

• ✅ Tool registration (both download and package info tools)

• ✅ Download stats for popular packages

• ✅ Different time periods (daily, weekly, monthly)

• ✅ Package metadata retrieval

• ✅ Custom date ranges

• ✅ Error handling for non-existent packages

📋 Example Prompts >> - Try these sample queries to test your MCP!

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run the server
node index.js

# Test with a simple request
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/list"}' | node index.js

API Endpoints Used

• NPM Downloads API: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/

• NPM Registry API: https://registry.npmjs.org/

License

MIT

Contributing

Issues and pull requests welcome! This MCP server uses the official Model Context Protocol SDK.