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Supply ChainJun 18, 2026

Socket MCP Adds Org Alerts, Threat Feed Review, and Package Inspection

Socket MCP enhances supply chain security with AI-driven org alerts, threat feed review, and package inspection.

Summary

Socket MCP has been updated to provide enhanced supply chain security features, integrating with AI assistants to streamline the investigation of package risks. The update introduces organization-level alerts, allowing teams to triage and understand open-source risks across their projects. It also enhances package inspection capabilities, enabling users to examine the actual files within published packages without installation, and provides access to the Socket threat feed for identifying recently flagged malware and suspicious packages.

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