whichlib
by josifb · remote · local (npm) · no sign-in to list tools · v0.2.3 · published by GitHub user josifb
Dependency picker for coding agents: recommends, compares and scores GitHub repos with a verdict.
Changes · 1
3 tools: 1 change things and 2 only read.
Scanned Oct 21, 2026
- Deletes or cancels0Claude Code: deny
- Can't be undone0Claude Code: ask
- Changes things1Claude Code: ask: see these tools
- Only reads2Claude Code: allow: see these tools
No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.
claude mcp add --transport http whichlib https://whichlib.com/mcpTools
Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.
3 tools
Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
trending_reposDiscover projects: the most-starred GitHub repositories created in the last day, week or month, or with period "rising" repositories of any age that gained the most stars this week…No findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
Description, as the server wrote it Discover projects: the most-starred GitHub repositories created in the last day, week or month, or with period "rising" repositories of any age that gained the most stars this week (like GitHub Trending; risingRank keeps that order). Optionally one language; each scored and returned sorted by score (starsRank keeps the stars order). Each result has a 0-100 score (momentum 40% (stars gained per week; without history, lifetime stars per week scaled by the npm/PyPI download trend), maintenance 25%, adoption incl. npm/PyPI weekly downloads 25%, license 10%), a tier (Strong >=75, Solid >=50, Watch >=25, Avoid <25; New for repos under 30 days old, too new to judge), a one-line verdict and the full breakdown. Not the right tool for picking a dependency, since new repositories have little maintenance history; use recommend_repos for that. One GitHub search (rising: one download of the daily list from raw.githubusercontent.com instead), plus one npm/PyPI lookup per repository when withDownloads is true. Hosted: 50 free tool calls per day per user; send header X-GitHub-Token with your own GitHub token for unlimited use, or run the npm package locally (npx -y whichlib).
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
Only reads 2Claude Code: allow
compare_reposCompare 2-10 known GitHub repositories side by side, best score first: score and tier, stars, forks, open issues, last push, license, npm/PyPI weekly downloads (only when the regis…No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "compare_repos" says "compare": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Compare 2-10 known GitHub repositories side by side, best score first: score and tier, stars, forks, open issues, last push, license, npm/PyPI weekly downloads (only when the registry links back to the repository) and a verdict. Each result has a 0-100 score (momentum 40% (stars gained per week; without history, lifetime stars per week scaled by the npm/PyPI download trend), maintenance 25%, adoption incl. npm/PyPI weekly downloads 25%, license 10%), a tier (Strong >=75, Solid >=50, Watch >=25, Avoid <25; New for repos under 30 days old, too new to judge), a one-line verdict and the full breakdown. Use this to choose between candidates you already have (for example zod vs valibot) or to check a dependency the project already uses; use recommend_repos to find candidates. One GitHub API call per repository plus npm/PyPI lookups. A repository that does not exist is listed under notFound and the rest are still compared; the call fails only if none can be fetched, or when GitHub's rate limit is reached or the token is rejected. Hosted: 50 free tool calls per day per user; send header X-GitHub-Token with your own GitHub token for unlimited use, or run the npm package locally (npx -y whichlib).
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
recommend_reposFind the best open-source library for a need before adding a dependency.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The description's first verb is "find": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Find the best open-source library for a need before adding a dependency. Give the need in plain words and get up to `limit` GitHub repositories ranked by fit = score x relevance to the need. Each result has a 0-100 score (momentum 40% (stars gained per week; without history, lifetime stars per week scaled by the npm/PyPI download trend), maintenance 25%, adoption incl. npm/PyPI weekly downloads 25%, license 10%), a tier (Strong >=75, Solid >=50, Watch >=25, Avoid <25; New for repos under 30 days old, too new to judge), a one-line verdict and the full breakdown. Use this when you do not yet have candidates; use compare_repos when you already have names. Makes 3 GitHub searches plus npm/PyPI lookups for the shortlist. Hosted: 50 free tool calls per day per user; send header X-GitHub-Token with your own GitHub token for unlimited use, or run the npm package locally (npx -y whichlib).
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.
Install
Pinned to version 0.2.3. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http whichlib https://whichlib.com/mcpRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"mcp__whichlib__recommend_repos",
"mcp__whichlib__compare_repos"
],
"ask": [
"mcp__whichlib__trending_repos"
],
"deny": []
}
}Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as whichlib. Review it before you use it.