Invigil MCP server
io.github.invigil/invigil·v1.7.1·1 starsLinters check your code. Invigil checks whether your repo is legible — to newcomers and AI agents.
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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.
Invigil tools (3, 1 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
check_groupwrite actionRun one check group offline (fast). Groups: ai, doors, errors, evidence, layout, secrets, supply-chain.
evaluate_repoScore a repo against the quality doctrine. `format` is "llm" (one line per finding, each with a fix) or "json" (full scorecard).
preview_fixesList the file mutations `invigil --fix` would apply, without writing anything. Apply them with your own edit tools, then re-run evaluate_repo.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-24 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan39 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 3 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
How Invigil compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 91/100
- higher than 85% of 48,255 servers
- Tools
- 3
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 33%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 1
- more than 65% of 28,688 servers
- Downloads a week
- 28
- more than 15% of 12,191 servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 1 read · 1 change · 1 run or deploy
Install Invigil in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add invigil -- uvx invigil
What the publisher says
From the Invigil repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Invigil
Linters check your code. Invigil checks whether your project is legible.
Ruff has your syntax. Dependabot has your dependencies. Scorecard has your supply chain. Nothing checks whether someone arriving cold can act on the project: boot it in ten minutes, get an error that tells them the fix, install the thing from PyPI today, read a README that's still a landing page and not a 600-line wall.
That's the test every project takes when someone new finds it — a new engineer, or increasingly an AI agent with a context window instead of patience. If they can't reach "hello world" in 10 minutes, they leave. If the published artifact is broken because CI only tests the source tree, they leave. If the error is a silent stack trace, they leave. Nobody files an issue on the way out.
Invigil turns those promises into mechanical checks, runs them in CI, and prints the exact fix for every failure — so the project speaks for itself.
invigilate — to watch over an exam and enforce its rules.
How Invigil fits in your stack
Invigil does not replace your existing tools; it covers the product-quality gaps they leave behind.
Why
You already wrote the doctrine; you just enforce it by hand. Every failing Invigil check tells you what's wrong, why it matters, and the exact command to fix it — because a gate that can't tell you how to pass it is the same broken-error-message anti-pattern it's meant to catch.
It grades against seven Gates, each a legibility promise to a different cold-start reader:
A repo reaches Gn only when every mandatory check for gates ≤ n passes, and gets a letter grade from its weighted score.
Install
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Invigil: common questions
- Is Invigil MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (91/100). Read the Invigil safety report
- How do I install Invigil?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Invigil need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Invigil maintained?
- The last commit was 44 days ago (2026-09-21). The latest release is v1.7.1.
- What can I use instead of Invigil?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Contact Affordance MCP server and Business Contact Finder MCP server.
- How does Invigil compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 91/100 (higher than 85% of 48,255 servers); tools 3 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 33% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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