Is GPT Researcher safe to use?

GPT Researcher has an HVTrust score of 69.8/100 (Grade B), ranked #147 of 1308 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for GPT Researcher?

GPT Researcher scores 69.8/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 29.1k GitHub stars and is categorized under Research & Data.

GPT Researcher

assafelovic/gpt-researcher

An autonomous agent that conducts deep research on any data using any LLM providers

Research & Data Python Grade B Listed Apache-2.0

69.8/100

Rank #147 of 1308

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade A · 4/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-24 · 1d ago

Recent change

Rank +6

Is GPT Researcher safe? GPT Researcher scores 69.8/100 (Grade B), ranked #147 of 1308 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage A (4 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 6.2/10; 23% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-24. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#135 → #147)

2026-08-23

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-08-23

Rank Moved

Rank rose 148 spots (#283 → #135)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.2/10. 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.

Increase signed commits Raise the share of verified-signed commits to make maintainer identity and release history easier to trust.

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86.8

Activity sub-score · out of 100

In Research & Data

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 A is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (4 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-25

Activity & Reach

Stars

29.1k

Forks

4.0k

Last Push

2026-08-24

yesterday

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

17,892

pypi

HN mentions (30d)

Open Issues

Rank Change

was #147

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Research & Data

69.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

GPT Researcher Research & Data average (32 agents)

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

8.9 / 25

2.2 above avg 6.7

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

0.9 below avg 11.7

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

13.8 / 17

2.7 above avg 11.1

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

17.8 / 20

5.3 above avg 12.5

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

16.4 / 20

5.4 above avg 11.0

Activity Inputs

86.8 / 100

StarsRepository reach

26.8 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

18.4 / 25

CommunityFork signal

16.7 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

6.2 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 18, 2026

Signed Commits

23%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 6

CI-Tests 8

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 1

Contributors 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 10

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 0

Vulnerabilities 10

Is GPT Researcher safe?

GPT Researcher 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 GPT Researcher publish package provenance?

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

Does GPT Researcher have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

GPT Researcher has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.2/10. 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 GPT Researcher actively maintained?

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

What license does GPT Researcher use?

GPT Researcher ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are GPT Researcher's commits signed?

23% of the last 100 commits to GPT Researcher 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.

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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

GPT Researcher appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

high confidence

5 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration surface detected.

browser
search

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 GPT Researcher'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.

2026-07-17

Provider Added

Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Multi-provider (LiteLLM)

Maintain GPT Researcher?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores GPT Researcher 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

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#135 → #147)

2026-08-23

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-08-23

Rank Moved

Rank rose 148 spots (#283 → #135)

2026-08-23

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 8.2pts (62.0 → 70.2)

2026-08-23

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 23pts (64 → 87)

2026-08-22

Rank Moved

Rank rose 17 spots (#300 → #283)

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#281 → #295)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 14 spots (#294 → #280)

2026-08-13

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → C

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 151 spots (#132 → #283)

2026-08-13

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 7.2pts (69.8 → 62.6)

2026-08-13

Activity Score Changed

Activity score down 22pts (87 → 65)

2026-07-17

Provider Added

Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Multi-provider (LiteLLM)

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 13 spots (#74 → #87)

2026-07-14

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 6pts (86 → 93)

2026-06-23

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-06-23

Rank Moved

Rank rose 56 spots (#139 → #83)

2026-06-23

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 8.1pts (61.8 → 69.9)

2026-06-23

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 24pts (65 → 88)

2026-06-16

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → C

2026-06-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 21 spots (#100 → #121)

2026-06-16

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 3.2pts (65.5 → 62.3)

2026-06-16

Activity Score Changed

Activity score down 10pts (76 → 66)

2026-06-15

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-06-15

Rank Moved

Rank rose 18 spots (#118 → #100)

2026-06-15

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 3.1pts (62.4 → 65.5)

2026-06-15

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 10pts (66 → 76)

2026-06-14

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → C

2026-06-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#102 → #118)

2026-06-14

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 3.1pts (65.5 → 62.4)

2026-06-14

Activity Score Changed

Activity score down 10pts (76 → 66)

2026-06-05

Activity Score Changed

Activity score down 5pts (86 → 81)

2026-05-29

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 9.9pts (58.1 → 68.0)

2026-05-28

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 24pts (62 → 87)

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