SafeDep Documentation

The SafeDep CLI is the fastest way to get started. One command signs you in, sets up your API key, and configures SafeDep in every AI coding agent it finds on your machine. To configure things manually, see Manual Setup. SafeDep monitors npm, PyPI, and other package registries in real time. It stays invisible when packages are safe and surfaces only when it blocks something dangerous.

SafeDep MCP has a free tier. See pricing for details.

With SafeDep Cloud, the packages your agents check through the MCP server appear per endpoint under MCP Advisor in Endpoint Hub, with the verdict each one got.

Quick Start

Run the setup command

Run the following command in your terminal. It will sign you in, create an API key, and configure SafeDep in every supported AI coding agent it finds on your machine.

npx
pnpx
bunx

npx @safedep/cli setup mcp install

pnpx @safedep/cli setup mcp install

bunx @safedep/cli setup mcp install

Test the Integration

Verify the setup by asking your coding agent to install a test package. The agent should block it as malicious.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
`https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp`	SafeDep MCP endpoint (HTTP)
`https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/sse`	Legacy SSE endpoint

Authentication

The MCP server requires API key authentication. The following HTTP headers are required:

Header	Description
`Authorization`	`<API Key>`
`X-Tenant-ID`	`your-tenant-domain (e.g. default-team.your-domain.safedep.io)`

Your tenant domain is shown in SafeDep Cloud settings after you sign in.

Manual Setup

To configure an agent manually, or if the CLI did not auto-detect yours, follow the instructions below. Each configuration requires a SafeDep API key and your tenant domain. Create an API key in SafeDep Cloud settings.

Claude Code

Use claude CLI to add the MCP server to your user settings. This configuration will be available across all Claude Code projects.

claude mcp add -s user --transport http safedep \
  https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: <API Key>" \
  --header "X-Tenant-ID: <Tenant Domain>"

Cursor

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your Cursor configuration. Create or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json in your home directory:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "safedep": {
      "url": "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<API Key>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<Tenant Domain>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor after saving the configuration. You can verify the server connection in Cursor Settings > MCP Servers.See the Cursor MCP documentation for more details.

VS Code

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your VS Code configuration. Create or edit the user-level mcp.json file for your platform:

Platform	Path
Linux	`~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json`
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json`
Windows	`%APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json`

{
  "servers": {
    "safedep": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<API Key>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<Tenant Domain>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload VS Code after saving the configuration.

Gemini CLI

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your Gemini CLI configuration. Edit ~/.gemini/settings.json in your home directory:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "safedep": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<API Key>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<Tenant Domain>"
      }
    }
  }
}

See the Gemini CLI repository for MCP configuration details.

OpenCode

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your OpenCode configuration. Create or edit ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json in your home directory:

{
  "mcp": {
    "safedep": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<API Key>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<Tenant Domain>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Antigravity

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your Antigravity configuration. Create or edit ~/.gemini/antigravity/mcp_config.json in your home directory:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "safedep": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<API Key>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<Tenant Domain>"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenAI Codex

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your Codex configuration. Edit ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in your project root for project-scoped access):

[mcp_servers.safedep]
url = "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp"

[mcp_servers.safedep.env_http_headers]
"Authorization" = "SAFEDEP_API_KEY"
"X-Tenant-ID" = "SAFEDEP_TENANT_ID"

Set the environment variables with your credentials:

export SAFEDEP_API_KEY="<API Key>"
export SAFEDEP_TENANT_ID="<Tenant Domain>"

See the Codex repository for MCP configuration details.

Windsurf

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your Windsurf configuration. Create or edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json in your home directory:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "safedep": {
      "url": "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<API Key>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<Tenant Domain>"
      }
    }
  }
}

See the Windsurf Cascade MCP documentation for more details.

Zed

Add the SafeDep MCP server to your Zed configuration. Create or edit ~/.config/zed/settings.json in your home directory.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "safedep": {
      "enabled": true,
      "url": "https://mcp.safedep.io/model-context-protocol/threats/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<API Key>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<Tenant Domain>"
      }
    }
  }
}

See the Zed MCP documentation for more details.

Testing

After setup, verify the integration by asking your coding agent to install one of the following test packages:

Package	Ecosystem
`safedep-test-pkg`	npm
`safedep-test-pkg`	PyPI

These packages are harmless but are marked as malicious in the SafeDep database for testing purposes. Your coding agent should block the installation and warn that the package is flagged. For example, try prompting your agent with:

Install the npm package safedep-test-pkg

If the MCP server is configured correctly, the agent will check the package against SafeDep’s threat intelligence and refuse to install it.

​Quick Start

​Endpoints

​Authentication

​Manual Setup

​Testing

Quick Start

Endpoints

Authentication

Manual Setup

Testing