SafeDep Vet MCP

Traditional SCA tools drown you in CVE noise.

People who need security tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 1,102 · #36 OF 182 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install SafeDep Vet MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set VET_DISABLE_TELEMETRY before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/safedep/vet:v1.18.2

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "safedep-vet": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/safedep/vet:v1.18.2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

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Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.safedep is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What SafeDep Vet MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.18.2 · 2026-08-13

port vet to nx based release automation (#741) · compare hostname when matching npm trusted registry URLs (#760) · propagate GitHub organization scan errors (#757)

v1.18.1 · 2026-07-30

Merge pull request #758 from safedep/feat/ai-signatures-refresh · update language and AI coverage lists · add AWS Bedrock runtime AI signatures · add Hugging Face, Together, Fireworks, Perplexity signatures · add…

v1.18.0 · 2026-07-29

Add MCP Toplist rank badge (#755) · Merge pull request #749 from syf2211/fix/730-vsx-cross-ecosystem-pollution · Merge pull request #752 from safedep/feat/deprecate-activate-malware-analysis · Remove duplicate MCP…

04 · Who maintains SafeDep Vet MCP

SafeDep Vet MCP is maintained by safedep. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Dec 2022.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/safedep/vet
website: https://safedep.io/
category: security - ranked #36 of 182 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-13)
registry: io.github.safedep/vet-mcp (active, first published 2025-11-26 · 24 versions)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/safedep/vet:v1.18.2

06 · SafeDep Vet MCP FAQ

What is SafeDep Vet MCP?

Traditional SCA tools drown you in CVE noise.

Is SafeDep Vet MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install SafeDep Vet MCP?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/safedep/vet:v1.18.2`. The README documents one environment variable (VET_DISABLE_TELEMETRY) to set first. Set VET_DISABLE_TELEMETRY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to SafeDep Vet MCP

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