Is Brave Search MCP Server safe to use?

Brave Search MCP Server has an HVTrust score of 69.9/100 (Grade B), ranked #335 of 1325 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Brave Search MCP Server?

Brave Search MCP Server scores 69.9/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 1.5k GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Brave Search MCP Server

brave/brave-search-mcp-server

MCP Servers TypeScript Listed MIT

Is Brave Search MCP Server safe? Promising trust profile, but some evidence still deserves review.

OSSF Scorecard 6.9 / 10

Provenance None

Signed commits 77%

Last push today

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In detail: Brave Search MCP Server scores 69.9/100 (Grade B), ranked #335 of 1325 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 6.9/10; 77% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-09-26. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Brave Search MCP Server compares in MCP Servers

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Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Brave Search MCP Server’s 69.9.

Where the 69.9 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the MCP Servers average

69.9 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Brave Search MCP Server MCP Servers average (775 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits

12.5 / 25

2.2 above avg 10.3

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

2.6 below avg 13.4

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

14.4 / 17

2.2 above avg 12.2

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

13.8 / 20

1.8 above avg 12.0

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

13.4 / 20

6.2 above avg 7.2

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.

Recent Changes

2026-09-23

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

2026-09-23

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → B

2026-09-23

Rank Moved

Rank rose 310 spots (#647 → #337)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.9/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.

Publish provenance Add package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.

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66.1

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#201

In MCP Servers

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade B reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage B is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (3 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-09-26

Activity & Reach

Stars

1.5k

Forks

208

Last Push

2026-09-26

today

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

22,398

npm

HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▲3

was #338

Analysis

Activity Inputs

66.1 / 100

StarsRepository reach

19.0 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

25.0 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

11.3 / 25

CommunityFork signal

10.8 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

6.9 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Sep 19, 2026

Signed Commits

77%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 3

CI-Tests 9

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 1

Contributors 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging 10

Pinned-Dependencies 10

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 9

Vulnerabilities 10

Common questions about Brave Search MCP Server

Brave Search MCP Server has a mixed signal profile. Some trust indicators are present, others are missing. Whether it is safe for your use case depends on which gaps matter to you — review the breakdown below before adopting in production.

Does Brave Search MCP Server publish package provenance?

No published build provenance is currently detected for Brave Search MCP Server. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.

Does Brave Search MCP Server have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Brave Search MCP Server has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.9/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.

Is Brave Search MCP Server actively maintained?

Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).

What license does Brave Search MCP Server use?

Brave Search MCP Server ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are Brave Search MCP Server's commits signed?

77% of the last 100 commits to Brave Search MCP Server are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface

Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support

high confidence

Implemented

Brave Search MCP Server appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

low confidence

None detected

No clear third-party provider dependency detected.

Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.

Tool / Plugin Surface

None detected

No clear plugin system or broad tool surface detected.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

Package Provenance Drift

high confidence

Match

Published package metadata matches the tracked repo

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

MCP signal live
External deps live
Tool / plugin surface live
Package provenance drift live

How this surface has changed

Detected changes to Brave Search MCP Server's runtime surface and supply-chain posture, from daily public-signal snapshots. A change here means our detectors see something different — a genuinely changed capability, or better evidence of an existing one.

2026-09-23

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

2026-08-12

Provider Removed

Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Brave Search

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Brave Search MCP Server from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

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Reputation Timeline

Signal history

2026-09-23

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

2026-09-23

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → B

2026-09-23

Rank Moved

Rank rose 310 spots (#647 → #337)

2026-09-23

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 37.1pts (32.3 → 69.4)

2026-09-22

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #647

2026-09-21

Removed From Active Tracking

Removed from active tracking

2026-09-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 51 spots (#292 → #343)

2026-09-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 10 spots (#293 → #283)

2026-09-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#260 → #278)

2026-09-07

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#254 → #266)

2026-09-05

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → B

2026-09-05

Rank Moved

Rank rose 655 spots (#909 → #254)

2026-09-05

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 25.9pts (45.6 → 71.5)

2026-09-04

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 46 spots (#863 → #909)

2026-09-03

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 58 spots (#805 → #863)

2026-09-02

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → D

2026-09-02

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 633 spots (#172 → #805)

2026-09-02

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 25.8pts (72.1 → 46.3)

2026-08-31

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → B

2026-08-31

Rank Moved

Rank rose 541 spots (#707 → #166)

2026-08-31

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 26.1pts (46.1 → 72.2)

2026-08-30

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → D

2026-08-30

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 557 spots (#150 → #707)

2026-08-30

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 26.2pts (72.3 → 46.1)

2026-08-27

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 6.8/10

2026-08-27

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → B

2026-08-27

Rank Moved

Rank rose 579 spots (#718 → #139)

2026-08-27

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 32.0pts (40.6 → 72.6)

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 100 spots (#618 → #718)

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank rose 241 spots (#860 → #619)

2026-08-24

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 16.6pts (24.1 → 40.7)

2026-08-22

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 241 spots (#622 → #863)

2026-08-22

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 16.5pts (40.6 → 24.1)

2026-08-20

Rank Moved

Rank rose 16 spots (#636 → #620)

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank rose 241 spots (#877 → #636)

2026-08-19

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 16.2pts (23.9 → 40.1)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 255 spots (#625 → #880)

2026-08-17

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 16.6pts (40.5 → 23.9)

2026-08-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#611 → #625)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank rose 252 spots (#862 → #610)

2026-08-13

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 16.7pts (24.0 → 40.7)

2026-08-12

Provider Removed

Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Brave Search

2026-08-12

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 222 spots (#640 → #862)

2026-08-12

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 15.1pts (39.1 → 24.0)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 26 spots (#624 → #650)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #621

GitHub → npm: @brave/brave-search-mcp-server

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