Is Desktop Commander MCP safe to use?

Desktop Commander MCP has an HVTrust score of 58.9/100 (Grade C), ranked #402 of 1316 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Desktop Commander MCP?

Desktop Commander MCP scores 58.9/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 9.4k GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Desktop Commander MCP

wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP

This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities

MCP Servers TypeScript Grade C Listed MIT

58.9/100

Rank #402 of 1316

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-28 · 1d ago

Recent change

Rank +2

Is Desktop Commander MCP safe? Desktop Commander MCP scores 58.9/100 (Grade C), ranked #402 of 1316 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage C (2 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 5.2/10; 83% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-28. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 39 spots (#360 → #399)

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 20 spots (#341 → #361)

2026-08-22

Rank Moved

Rank rose 17 spots (#361 → #344)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 5.2/10. 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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70.5

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#153

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 C reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage C is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (2 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-29

Activity & Reach

Stars

9.4k

Forks

1.1k

Last Push

2026-08-28

yesterday

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

157

Rank Change

▼6

was #396

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs MCP Servers

58.9 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Desktop Commander MCP MCP Servers average (777 agents)

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

10.7 / 25

3.8 above avg 6.9

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

2.5 below avg 13.3

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

12.9 / 17

2.8 above avg 10.1

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

14.3 / 20

2.1 above avg 12.2

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

9.5 / 20

3.7 above avg 5.8

Activity Inputs

70.5 / 100

StarsRepository reach

23.8 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

7.5 / 25

CommunityFork signal

14.2 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

5.2 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 25, 2026

Signed Commits

83%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 3

CI-Tests 9

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 5

Contributors 0

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 10

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 10

Vulnerabilities 0

Is Desktop Commander MCP safe?

Desktop Commander MCP 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 Desktop Commander MCP publish package provenance?

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

Does Desktop Commander MCP have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Desktop Commander MCP has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 5.2/10. 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 Desktop Commander MCP actively maintained?

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

What license does Desktop Commander MCP use?

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

Are Desktop Commander MCP's commits signed?

83% of the last 100 commits to Desktop Commander MCP 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

Desktop Commander MCP appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

high confidence

3 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration surface detected.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

Package Provenance Drift

N/A

No package source configured

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

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

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Desktop Commander MCP 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

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 39 spots (#360 → #399)

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 20 spots (#341 → #361)

2026-08-22

Rank Moved

Rank rose 17 spots (#361 → #344)

2026-08-20

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#348 → #362)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 10 spots (#352 → #342)

2026-08-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#336 → #352)

2026-08-14

Rank Moved

Rank rose 11 spots (#347 → #336)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 33 spots (#314 → #347)

2026-08-12

Rank Moved

Rank rose 16 spots (#330 → #314)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#311 → #329)

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 80 spots (#223 → #303)

2026-07-15

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 5.2/10

2026-07-15

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank rose 203 spots (#383 → #180)

2026-07-15

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 36.2pts (26.1 → 62.3)

2026-07-14

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #383

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