Is MindSearch safe?
MindSearch scores 26.6/100 (Grade D), ranked #404 of 418 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 →
Active listing, but review is needed
[4.2.1] no meaningful activity in 12 months (last push 2025-07-04)
Quick Trust Read
Verdict
Thin or incomplete trust evidence. Review carefully before production use.
26.6/100 · Grade D
Strongest Signal
Transparency
10.5/17
Weakest Signal
Maintenance
0/20
What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
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)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signalsCurrent OSSF Scorecard is 2.4/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
Publish provenanceAdd package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.
Refresh maintenance signalsThe repo was last pushed 383 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)
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 →
Signals refreshed2026-07-22 23:00 UTC·Repo last pushed 383 days ago — may be stale
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 383 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.
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.
Credential signal:
API keys or service config markers documented.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
3 tags
Broad capability areas detected.
code
search
shell
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
Maintain MindSearch?
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.
Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.2 · Raw JSON
