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Learn how to connect FOSSA (License Compliance) to Cline and start using 6 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
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What is the FOSSA (License Compliance) MCP Server?
Connect your FOSSA account to any AI agent to automate open-source license compliance and security auditing through natural language.
What you can do
- Project Overview — List all projects in your organization with support for filtering and pagination.
- Revision Tracking — Access specific project revisions and fetch detailed metadata for any version locator.
- Dependency Analysis — Deep-dive into the dependency tree of any revision to understand your software bill of materials (SBOM).
- Impact Assessment — Identify every parent project that contains a specific vulnerable or non-compliant dependency.
- Vulnerability Scanning — Check for security vulnerabilities across multiple dependency locators in a single query.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your FOSSA API Token
- Start auditing your software supply chain from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Security Engineers — quickly identify where vulnerable packages are used across the entire organization.
- Legal & Compliance Teams — audit project revisions for license compliance without manually navigating the FOSSA UI.
- DevOps & Architects — verify dependency trees and project metadata directly from the terminal or code editor.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Uses a POST request but only reads data. Check vulnerabilities by dependency locators
Get parent projects containing a dependency
Get details for a specific revision
Get dependencies for a specific revision
Supports filtering and pagination. List all projects in your organization
List revisions of a project
Why Cline?
Cline operates autonomously inside VS Code. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including FOSSA (License Compliance) tool calls without waiting for prompts between steps. Connect 6 tools through Vinkius and Cline can fetch data, generate code, and commit changes in a single autonomous run.
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Cline operates autonomously. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including MCP tool calls without step-by-step prompts
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Runs inside VS Code, so you get MCP tool access alongside your existing extensions, terminal, and version control in a single window
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Cline can create, edit, and delete files based on MCP tool responses, enabling end-to-end automation from data retrieval to code generation
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Transparent execution: every tool call and file change is shown in Cline's activity log for full visibility and approval before committing
FOSSA (License Compliance) in Cline
FOSSA (License Compliance) and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect FOSSA (License Compliance) to Cline through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for FOSSA (License Compliance) in Cline
The FOSSA (License Compliance) MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 6 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Cline only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
FOSSA (License Compliance) for Cline
Every tool call from Cline to the FOSSA (License Compliance) MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I find which projects are affected by a specific vulnerable package?
Yes. Use the get_parent_projects tool with the dependency locator (e.g., npm+coa$2.0.2) to see every project in your organization that includes that specific dependency.
How do I check for security vulnerabilities in a list of dependencies?
You can use the check_vulnerabilities tool by providing an array of dependency locators. The agent will return any known security issues impacting those specific versions.
Can I see the full dependency list for a specific project version?
Absolutely. By using get_revision_dependencies with a revision locator, you can retrieve the complete list of dependencies identified by FOSSA for that specific build or release.
How does Cline connect to MCP servers?
Cline reads MCP server configurations from its settings panel in VS Code. Add the server URL and Cline discovers all available tools on initialization.
Can Cline run MCP tools without approval?
By default, Cline asks for confirmation before executing tool calls. You can configure auto-approval rules for trusted servers in the settings.
Does Cline support multiple MCP servers at once?
Yes. Configure as many servers as needed. Cline can use tools from different servers within the same autonomous task execution.
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