LicenseCheck API

LicenseCheck API MCP Connector for Claude

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Search software licenses — audit permissions and conditions via AI.

4 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire software compliance and license auditing workflow with LicenseCheck, the specialized source for open-source and proprietary license data. By connecting the LicenseAPI.dev service to your agent, you transform complex legal lookups into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve license details, audit permissions and conditions, and query limitations without you ever touching a legal portal. Whether you are conducting dependency research or managing corporate compliance, your agent acts as a real-time legal consultant, ensuring your licensing data is always verified and precise.

What you can do

  • License Auditing — Search for thousands of software licenses by name or ID and retrieve detailed metadata, including versions and IDs.
  • Permission Oversight — Audit specific permissions allowed by a license to understand the legal reach of your software usage instantly.
  • Condition Discovery — Query mandatory conditions required by specific licenses to assist in compliance and archival planning.
  • Legal Intelligence — Retrieve limitations and prohibitions for any license to identify relevant risk markers for your project.
  • Compliance Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your legal research workflow is always operational.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your LicenseCheck API Key
  3. Start managing your compliance intelligence through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Legal Tech & Compliance Officers — monitor license terms and retrieve official metadata straight from your workflow.
  • Software Architects — verify license compatibility and audit dependency patterns without manual searching.
  • Open Source Maintainers — perform rapid audits of license requirements and identify relevant legal markers through natural language.
  • Operations Leads — automate legal data querying to orchestrate cross-functional development teams smoothly.
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4 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

check_software_license

Search for a software license by name or identifier

check_api_status

dev REST API. Check if the LicenseCheck service is operational

get_license_details

Get full details and legal metadata for a specific license by ID

list_all_licenses

List all software licenses available in the database

See how to talk to your AI agent using LicenseCheck API.

Check the software license 'MIT' using LicenseCheck.

I've retrieved the details for the MIT license! It is a short and permissive license that allows for commercial use, distribution, and modification. Notable conditions include including the copyright notice. Would you like the full legal metadata?

What are the limitations of the 'GPL-3.0' license?

I've identified the limitations for GPL-3.0. It is a copyleft license that requires derivatives to be licensed under the same terms. Notable limitations include liability and warranty disclaimers. I can provide the full list of conditions if you'd like.

List all software licenses available in the database.

I've scanned the license catalog from LicenseCheck! There are hundreds of licenses listed, from common open-source ones to specialized proprietary models. I can assist you with a keyword search to identify the exact markers for your audit.

Log in to your [**LicenseCheck account**](https://licenseapi.dev/), and you will find your API Key in your dashboard or profile settings. Copy and paste it below.

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