Maven ToolsSAFE
MCP server providing AI assistants with Maven Central dependency intelligence for all JVM build tools (Maven, Gradle, SBT, Mill). Features Context7 integration for documentation support.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
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Maven Tools MCP Server gives MCP-capable clients a practical way to inspect JVM dependencies using live Maven Central data.
It is built for developers and agents that need more than a plain version lookup: stability filtering, upgrade comparisons, dependency health signals, license data, CVE checks, and optional documentation lookups through Context7.
What It Helps With
- Version checks: find stable releases and compare upgrades with major/minor/patch context.
- Dependency audits: inspect age, release cadence, known vulnerabilities, and license data.
- POM analysis: resolve declared dependency versions through parents and BOMs without building the project.
- Upgrade planning: get structured edits an agent can validate and apply, with major upgrades, conflicts, and overrides flagged for review.
- Documentation: look up library docs through t
0c45774d533bOBSERVED · 2026-10-08Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add maven-tools-mcp:latest -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/arvindand/maven-tools-mcp:latest:None
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (4 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (9)
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Connect the MCP client to `http://127.0.0.1:8080/mcp`. This is Streamable HTTP; use an MCP client rather than a browser GET to exercise the protocol. The server does not authenticate incoming HTTP cli
- `http://127.0.0.1:8080/actuator/health/liveness`
- `http://127.0.0.1:8080/actuator/health/readiness`
The JAR speaks STDIO by default, so it works with the Claude Desktop config below. The HTTP command above exposes the MCP endpoint at `http://127.0.0.1:8080/mcp`.
baseUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:" + server.getAddress().getPort();
aiohttp, pydantic, click, rich, pytest, pytest-asyncio, pytest-cov, black
assets/demo.gif
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
0c45774d533bfull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/arvindand__maven-tools.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 0c45774d533b | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Maven Tools MCP server?
MCP server providing AI assistants with Maven Central dependency intelligence for all JVM build tools (Maven, Gradle, SBT, Mill). Features Context7 integration for documentation support.
Is Maven Tools safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does Maven Tools need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Maven Tools run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as copilot-maven-tools-agent.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (0c45774d533b), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.