Is MCP Go safe to use?

MCP Go has an HVTrust score of 59.0/100 (Grade C), ranked #228 of 468 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for MCP Go?

MCP Go scores 59.0/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 9.0k GitHub stars and is categorized under Protocols & Tool Integration.

MCP Go

mark3labs/mcp-go

A Go implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling seamless integration between LLM applications and exte

Protocols & Tool Integration Go Grade C Listed MIT

59.0/100

Rank #228 of 468

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-07-29 · 8d ago

Recent change

No recent signal change

Is MCP Go safe? MCP Go scores 59.0/100 (Grade C), ranked #228 of 468 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 4.7/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-07-29. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

Ranked neighbours in Protocols & Tool Integration

#20 n8n-MCP — 61.2 (C) → #21 mcp-use — 61.1 (C) → #23 Agent Reach — 58.5 (C) → #24 MCP Bundles — 53.7 (C) →

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What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-07-28

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#218 → #228)

2026-07-22

Rank Moved

Rank rose 27 spots (#243 → #216)

2026-07-22

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 5pts (70 → 75)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.7/10. 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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76.7

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#22

In Protocols & Tool Integration

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

2026-07-05 2026-08-06

Activity & Reach

Stars

9.0k

Forks

862

Last Push

2026-07-29

8 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

16?

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

was #228

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Protocols & Tool Integration

59.0 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

MCP Go Protocols & Tool Integration average (35 agents)

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

10.9 / 25

0.6 below avg 11.5

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

1.2 below avg 12.0

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

12.5 / 17

in line with avg 12.8

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

13.9 / 20

1.4 below avg 15.3

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

9.5 / 20

1.8 below avg 11.3

Activity Inputs

76.7 / 100

StarsRepository reach

23.7 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

23.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

15.3 / 25

CommunityFork signal

13.7 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

4.7 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 5, 2026

Signed Commits

100%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests 10

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 8

Contributors 10

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 0

Vulnerabilities 0

Is MCP Go safe?

MCP Go 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 MCP Go publish package provenance?

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

Does MCP Go have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

MCP Go has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.7/10. 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 MCP Go actively maintained?

Maintained. Last push was 8 days ago.

What license does MCP Go use?

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

Are MCP Go's commits signed?

100% of the last 100 commits to MCP Go 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

medium confidence

Implemented

MCP Go appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

None detected

No clear third-party provider dependency detected.

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

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration surface detected.

code

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 MCP Go 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

2026-07-28

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#218 → #228)

2026-07-22

Rank Moved

Rank rose 27 spots (#243 → #216)

2026-07-22

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 5pts (70 → 75)

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#216 → #227)

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#202 → #216)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 25 spots (#177 → #202)

2026-07-08

Rank Moved

Rank rose 11 spots (#189 → #178)

2026-06-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 24 spots (#176 → #200)

2026-06-23

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#165 → #176)

2026-06-22

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 4.5/10

2026-06-22

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-06-22

Rank Moved

Rank rose 102 spots (#267 → #165)

2026-06-22

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 33.0pts (23.6 → 56.6)

2026-06-21

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 17 spots (#250 → #267)

2026-06-20

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #250

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