grounded-mcp

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.nghizas/grounded -->

MCP server for real-time package versions, download counts, and service status — powered by Grounded.

Tracks 1,000+ npm and PyPI packages and 76 cloud services. No signup required.

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add grounded -- uvx grounded-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grounded": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["grounded-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "grounded": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["grounded-mcp"]
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Description	Example
check_package_version	Latest version of an npm or PyPI package	check_package_version("react")
check_downloads	Weekly download count	check_downloads("flask", registry="pypi")
check_service_status	Cloud service operational status	check_service_status("github")
lookup_fact	General-purpose fact lookup	lookup_fact("npm", "react", "license")

Available fields

For npm/PyPI packages: latest_version, license, deprecated, dep_count, required_runtime, weekly_downloads

For services: status

Configuration

Works out of the box with no API key (50 lookups/day per IP).

For higher limits, set GROUNDED_API_KEY:

claude mcp add grounded -e GROUNDED_API_KEY=your_key -- uvx grounded-mcp

Sign up for a free API key (1,000 req/day) at https://grounded-api.dev.

Example

Ask your AI assistant:

"What's the latest version of React?"

The assistant calls check_package_version("react") and gets:

Value: 19.2.4
Source: https://registry.npmjs.org/react
Fetched at: 2026-03-06T12:00:00Z
Hash: sha256:a1b2c3...
Tier: warm (TTL: 300s)

Links

• Grounded website
• REST API
• CLI tool