reference-mcp

Reference integrity for AI agents. Scans a repository for every reference, URLs, imports, assets, and dependencies, then verifies each one resolves. Catches the dead link, the missing import, and the removed package before an agent acts on them.

Built as an MCP server, so it works in any platform that speaks Model Context Protocol.

Why

Agents assume references resolve. They import a file that was renamed, link a repo that was deleted, or depend on a package that was unpublished, and only discover it after wasting a session. Reference finds the broken references up front.

Tools

• reference.scan extract every reference from a repository, deduplicated by kind
• reference.check verify local paths against the filesystem, module names against the npm registry, and URLs over HTTP. Returns findings with a status per reference and a BROKEN_REFERENCES or ALL_OK verdict.

Reference kinds: local relative imports, module npm dependencies, url web links, asset images and static files.

Usage

npm install -g reference-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reference": {
      "command": "reference-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

License

MIT. Part of the Tawakkul Labs MCP family.

Links: npm | GitHub | Tawakkul Labs