How do I install grasp?

Its own README gives this command: npm install grasp-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does grasp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches github and gitlab. The credentials we found in its source are GITHUB_TOKEN.

Is grasp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 30 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-07.

What licence does grasp use?

The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.

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grasp

grasp is an MCP server, listed under version control. It reaches github and gitlab. It needs GITHUB_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 30 GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

GRASP generates dependency graphs and security scans for codebases, supporting GitHub, GitLab, and local directories. It requires no credentials and works with 35 programming languages.

Install

Read from grasp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npm install grasp-mcp-server

View in grasp’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

github, gitlab

Credential

GITHUB_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

NOASSERTION

From the repository

GRASP — Code architecture visualizer + 150-tool MCP server. Dependency graphs, security scanning, multimodal knowledge graph, ORM tracking, git change impact, graph schema v3. Works with GitHub, GitLab & local dirs. 35 languages. Zero data collection.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

grasp compared with similar servers

grasp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
grasp (this page)	github, gitlab	GITHUB_TOKEN	30	2026-09-07	NOASSERTION
mcp-proxy	github(1 shared)	API_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN	2,805	2026-10-14	MIT
cve-mcp-server	abuseipdb, github, greynoise, nvd, shodan, urlscan, virustotal, vulncheck(1 shared)	ABUSEIPDB_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, GREYNOISE_API_KEY, NVD_API_KEY, SHODAN_KEY, URLSCAN_KEY, VIRUSTOTAL_KEY, VULNCHECK_TOKEN	1,633	2026-10-01	Apache-2.0
idea-reality-mcp	github(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	828	2026-09-18	MIT
gitlab-mr-mcp	gitlab(1 shared)	MR_MCP_GITLAB_TOKEN	94	2026-10-19	MIT
MarkuprPlus	github(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	80	2026-10-18	MIT

Ranked by services in common with grasp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about grasp

What does grasp do?: GRASP generates dependency graphs and security scans for codebases, supporting GitHub, GitLab, and local directories. It requires no credentials and works with 35 programming languages.
How do I install grasp?: Its own README gives this command: npm install grasp-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does grasp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches github and gitlab. The credentials we found in its source are GITHUB_TOKEN.
Is grasp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 30 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-07.
What licence does grasp use?: The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.

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