Is Kernel MCP Server safe to use?

Kernel MCP Server has an HVTrust score of 56.3/100 (Grade C), ranked #739 of 1325 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Kernel MCP Server?

Kernel MCP Server scores 56.3/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 37 GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Kernel MCP Server

kernel/kernel-mcp-server

Open-source MCP server for secure, low-latency cloud-browser automation on Kernel.

MCP Servers TypeScript Listed MIT

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

OSSF Scorecard 4.6 / 10

Provenance None

Signed commits 63%

Last push yesterday

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In detail: Kernel MCP Server scores 56.3/100 (Grade C), ranked #739 of 1325 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 4.6/10; 63% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-09-25. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Kernel MCP Server compares in MCP Servers

#408 MCP Arr 56.3 ±0
#409 macOS Calendar and Reminders 56.3 ±0
#410 Kernel MCP Server 56.3 this agent
#411 State Memory MCP 56.3 ±0
#412 .NET MCP Server 56.1 −0.2

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Kernel MCP Server’s 56.3.

Where the 56.3 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the MCP Servers average

56.3 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Kernel MCP Server MCP Servers average (775 agents)

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

8.9 / 25

1.4 below 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

12.4 / 17

in line with avg 12.2

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

19.0 / 20

6.9 above avg 12.1

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

3.8 / 20

3.4 below 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

Provider Added

Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Redis

2026-09-23

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

2026-09-23

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.6/10. 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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61.3

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#410

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 2026-09-26

Activity & Reach

Stars

Forks

Last Push

2026-09-25

yesterday

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▼4

was #735

Analysis

Activity Inputs

61.3 / 100

StarsRepository reach

9.5 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

22.1 / 25

CommunityFork signal

4.7 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

4.6 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Sep 24, 2026

Signed Commits

63%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 4

CI-Tests 10

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 10

Contributors 3

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 3

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 0

Vulnerabilities 0

Common questions about Kernel MCP Server

Kernel 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 Kernel MCP Server publish package provenance?

No published build provenance is currently detected for Kernel 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 Kernel MCP Server have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Kernel MCP Server has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.6/10. 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 Kernel MCP Server actively maintained?

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

What license does Kernel MCP Server use?

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

Are Kernel MCP Server's commits signed?

63% of the last 100 commits to Kernel 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

Kernel MCP Server appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

medium confidence

1 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Redis

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

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

2 tags

Broad capability areas detected.

browser
database

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

How this surface has changed

Detected changes to Kernel 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

Provider Added

Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Redis

2026-09-23

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Kernel 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

Provider Added

Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Redis

2026-09-23

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

2026-09-23

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-09-23

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 274 spots (#470 → #744)

2026-09-23

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 12.9pts (43.2 → 56.1)

2026-09-22

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #470

2026-09-21

Removed From Active Tracking

Removed from active tracking

2026-09-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 16 spots (#775 → #759)

2026-09-16

Rank Moved

Rank rose 13 spots (#788 → #775)

2026-09-14

Rank Moved

Rank rose 10 spots (#801 → #791)

2026-09-12

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Rank dropped 23 spots (#775 → #798)

2026-09-11

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Rank dropped 32 spots (#743 → #775)

2026-09-10

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Rank dropped 10 spots (#733 → #743)

2026-09-09

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Rank dropped 21 spots (#712 → #733)

2026-09-07

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Rank dropped 48 spots (#665 → #713)

2026-09-06

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Rank dropped 15 spots (#650 → #665)

2026-09-05

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Rank dropped 71 spots (#579 → #650)

2026-09-04

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Rank dropped 10 spots (#569 → #579)

2026-09-03

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Rank dropped 31 spots (#538 → #569)

2026-09-01

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2026-08-31

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 32 spots (#504 → #536)

2026-08-29

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 23 spots (#487 → #510)

2026-08-27

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 4.5/10

2026-08-27

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-08-27

Rank Moved

Rank rose 515 spots (#1000 → #485)

2026-08-27

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 31.4pts (23.4 → 54.8)

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 93 spots (#907 → #1000)

2026-08-24

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Rank dropped 11 spots (#899 → #910)

2026-08-22

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Rank rose 13 spots (#911 → #898)

2026-08-17

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Rank rose 10 spots (#918 → #908)

2026-08-16

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Rank dropped 19 spots (#899 → #918)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 51 spots (#843 → #894)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #837

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