find_package_consolidation_candidates

[external]

Groups PackageReference and packages.config declarations across the loaded workspace to highlight version drift, central package management adoption, and alignment candidates.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
packageId	string	No	Optional NuGet package ID filter.
projectName	string	No	Optional project name filter.
onlyConflicts	boolean	No	Return only packages with multiple declared versions. Default is false. Default: `false`
pathStyle	string	No	Path style: 'absolute' (default) or 'relative' (to solution root). Default: `"absolute"`
packagesSkip	number	No	Package-summary pagination offset. Default is 0. Default: `0`
packagesTake	number	No	Package-summary pagination size. Default is 200. Default: `200`
maxProjectsPerPackage	number	No	Maximum project declarations to include per package group. Default is 50. Use 0 to include all. Default: `50`
responseDetail	string	No	compact returns results and actionable state. full adds diagnostic metadata under responseDiagnostics. Default: `"compact"`

Examples

Replace sample paths and symbol keys with values from your workspace.

Inspect version drift for one package

Arguments 
{
  "packageId": "Newtonsoft.Json",
  "onlyConflicts": true
}

Full MCP request

Full MCP request 
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "find_package_consolidation_candidates",
    "arguments": {
      "packageId": "Newtonsoft.Json",
      "onlyConflicts": true
    }
  }
}

Illustrative response 
{
  "success": true,
  "summary": {
    "packageCount": 1,
    "conflictCount": 1,
    "centrallyManagedPackageCount": 0,
    "mixedManagementPackageCount": 0,
    "legacyPackageCount": 0
  },
  "packages": {
    "items": [
      {
        "packageId": "Newtonsoft.Json",
        "recommendedVersion": "13.0.3",
        "recommendationPolicy": "most-common-declared",
        "hasVersionConflict": true,
        "declaredVersions": [
          {
            "version": "12.0.3",
            "declarationCount": 1
          },
          {
            "version": "13.0.3",
            "declarationCount": 2
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Inspect all package groups in one project

Arguments 
{
  "projectName": "MyProject"
}

Full MCP request

Full MCP request 
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "find_package_consolidation_candidates",
    "arguments": {
      "projectName": "MyProject"
    }
  }
}

Response Notes

Returns package-group summaries, version declarations, and project-level package management evidence Results use top-level fields with success. Compact is the default; full adds responseDiagnostics. Both modes retain errors, coverage, partial state, and recovery advice.