Maven

License: MIT

MCP server for Maven Central - search artifacts, check versions, and analyze dependencies.

Installation

Prerequisites

You need to authenticate with GitHub Packages. See SETUP.md for detailed instructions.

Quick Setup

Add to your MCP settings (~/.cursor/mcp.json or ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maven-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@awin/maven-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Note: Make sure you have configured GitHub Packages authentication before running this command.

Tools

getLibraryVersions

Get all available versions for a Maven artifact.

{ "groupId": "org.springframework.boot", "artifactId": "spring-boot-starter" }

getLatestVersion

Get only the latest version.

{ "groupId": "org.springframework.boot", "artifactId": "spring-boot-starter" }

searchArtifacts

Search Maven artifacts by keyword.

{ "query": "spring-boot", "limit": 5 }

getDependencies

Get dependencies for a specific version.

{ "groupId": "org.springframework.boot", "artifactId": "spring-boot-starter", "version": "3.3.0" }

compareVersions

Compare dependencies between versions.

{ "groupId": "org.springframework.boot", "artifactId": "spring-boot-starter", "fromVersion": "3.2.0", "toVersion": "3.3.0" }

Features

• Real-time data from Maven Central (no indexing delays)
• Direct queries to maven-metadata.xml
• Search, version lookup, and dependency analysis

Development

npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js

Publishing

This package is automatically published to GitHub Packages when a new release is created. To publish manually:

npm run build
npm publish

Make sure you have the proper permissions in the @awin organization.

License

MIT - see LICENSE