I Fixed AI Coding Assistants with Real-Time npm & CVE Data (DevTrends MCP)

TL;DR: I built DevTrends MCP — an Apify Actor that injects live npm downloads, GitHub stars, CVE alerts, and job demand into ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor. Free 1K queries: Try it now

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The Problem: AI Recommends Dead Libraries

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User: "Is lodash still safe in 2025?"
ChatGPT: "Yes, it's widely used and well-maintained."
Reality: lodash had 3 CVEs in 2025, weekly downloads dropped 40%
AI coding tools are frozen in 2023. They don’t know:

Which libs are actively maintained
Which have zero-day vulns
What skills pay the most in 2025

The Fix: DevTrends MCP
An MCP server (Model Context Protocol) that answers:


Query→ OutputIs Express 4.17 safe?CVE list, severity, fix versionReact vs Svelte demand?Job postings, salary ranges, growth %Best auth pattern in Next.js?Community consensus + code snippet
All via official APIs (npm, GitHub, Snyk, Stack Overflow) — no scraping.

Live Demo (Try in ChatGPT)
json{
  "query": "Is Tailwind still trending in 2025?",
  "tool": "trending_technologies",
  "parameters": { "category": "css" }
}
Response in <1s:
json{
  "rising": ["Tailwind CSS", "Shadcn/ui"],
  "declining": ["Bootstrap"],
  "growth_rate": "+180% YoY",
  "jobs": "12K+ openings (React + Tailwind)"
}

Built for the Apify $1M Challenge

Free tier: 1,000 queries
MIT licensed
Works in: Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT Custom GPTs
Live: https://apify.com/peghin/devtrends-mcp


Show HN & Early Feedback

Hacker News thread ← replace with your link
Already 50+ queries in first hour


What’s your biggest AI coding pain?

Stale dependency advice?
Not knowing what’s trending?
Vuln blind spots?

Drop a comment — I’ll add your requested feature next week.

Built solo in 48h. Part of Apify’s $1M Developer Challenge