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pkgtruth for Claude Desktop

io.github.hxckya/pkgtruth

Catches hallucinated and slopsquatted npm and PyPI packages before an agent installs them.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install pkgtruth in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pkgtruth": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pkgtruth"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY": "<PKGTRUTH_REGISTRY>",
        "PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API": "<PKGTRUTH_DOWNLOADS_API>",
        "PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR": "<PKGTRUTH_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS": "<PKGTRUTH_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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