Is MindSearch safe to use?

MindSearch has an HVTrust score of 27.5/100 (Grade D), ranked #746 of 1204 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for MindSearch?

MindSearch scores 27.5/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 6.9k GitHub stars and is categorized under Research & Data.

MindSearch

InternLM/MindSearch

🔍 An LLM-based Multi-agent Framework of Web Search Engine (like Perplexity.ai Pro and SearchGPT)

Research & Data JavaScript Grade D Needs review Apache-2.0

27.5/100

Rank #746 of 1204

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Listing state

Needs review

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2025-07-04 · 401d ago

Recent change

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Is MindSearch safe? MindSearch scores 27.5/100 (Grade D), ranked #746 of 1204 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 2.4/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2025-07-04. 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

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 316 spots (#427 → #743)

2026-08-07

Provider Removed

Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Brave Search

2026-07-29

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#411 → #422)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 2.4/10. 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.

Refresh maintenance signals The repo was last pushed 401 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.

Review Flags

[4.2.1] no meaningful activity in 12 months (last push 2025-07-04)

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36.2

Activity sub-score · out of 100

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade D 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 →

Activity & Reach

Stars

6.9k

Forks

690

Last Push

2025-07-04

401 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▼3

was #743

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Research & Data

27.5 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

MindSearch Research & Data average (30 agents)

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

8.0 / 25

1.4 above avg 6.6

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

0.7 below avg 11.5

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

10.5 / 17

0.6 below avg 11.1

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

0 / 20

12.3 below avg 12.3

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

9.2 / 20

1.9 below avg 11.1

Activity Inputs

36.2 / 100

StarsRepository reach

23.0 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

0.0 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

0.0 / 25

CommunityFork signal

13.2 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

2.4 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 9, 2026

Signed Commits

100%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests 0

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 9

Contributors 6

Dangerous-Workflow -1

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 0

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions -1

Vulnerabilities 0

Is MindSearch safe?

Public trust evidence for MindSearch is thin: several supply-chain signals are missing or weak. This does not mean the project is unsafe — it means an outside observer cannot easily verify the usual integrity checks. Treat with extra scrutiny.

Does MindSearch publish package provenance?

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

Does MindSearch have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

MindSearch has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 2.4/10. 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 MindSearch actively maintained?

Stale. The repository has not been pushed to in 401 days. Consider whether the project is still being maintained.

What license does MindSearch use?

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

Are MindSearch's commits signed?

100% of the last 100 commits to MindSearch 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

None detected

No MCP server signal detected.

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

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 MindSearch'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.

2026-08-07

Provider Removed

Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Brave Search

Maintain MindSearch?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores MindSearch 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

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 316 spots (#427 → #743)

2026-08-07

Provider Removed

Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Brave Search

2026-07-29

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#411 → #422)

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 21 spots (#382 → #403)

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 25 spots (#357 → #382)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 37 spots (#320 → #357)

2026-07-04

Warning Issued

Warning: eligibility issues detected

2026-06-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 36 spots (#257 → #293)

2026-06-23

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 22 spots (#235 → #257)

2026-06-22

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#225 → #235)

2026-06-21

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#211 → #225)

2026-06-18

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#192 → #202)

2026-06-10

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 2.3/10

2026-06-10

Rank Moved

Rank rose 23 spots (#212 → #189)

2026-06-10

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 21.6pts (16.8 → 38.4)

2026-06-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #215

2026-06-07

Removed From Active Tracking

Removed from active tracking

2026-06-06

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #212

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