Uses the Snyk CLI and REST API to audit open-source dependencies for license compliance across npm, PyPI, Maven, and Go modules. Generates SPDX license reports and flags copyleft violations.
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---
title: "Snyk License Compliance Checker"
description: "Uses the Snyk CLI and REST API to audit open-source dependencies for license compliance across npm, PyPI, Maven, and Go modules. Generates SPDX license reports and flags copyleft violations."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/snyk/cli"
category:
- "Security & Verification"
framework:
- "Cursor"
tool_ecosystem:
github_repo: "snyk/cli"
github_stars: 5496
---
# Snyk License Compliance Checker
Uses the Snyk CLI and REST API to audit open-source dependencies for license compliance across npm, PyPI, Maven, and Go modules. Generates SPDX license reports and flags copyleft violations.
## Installation
Choose whichever fits your setup:
1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/snyk-license-compliance-checker/)
