Is Newsmcp safe to use?

Newsmcp has an HVTrust score of 32.1/100 (Grade D), ranked #739 of 1283 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Newsmcp?

Newsmcp scores 32.1/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 53 GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Newsmcp

pranciskus/newsmcp

MCP server for real-time world news — free, no API key required

MCP Servers TypeScript Grade D Listed MIT

32.1/100

Rank #739 of 1283

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-03-06 · 159d ago

Recent change

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Is Newsmcp safe? Newsmcp scores 32.1/100 (Grade D), ranked #739 of 1283 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage C (2 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; no OSSF Scorecard result yet; recent commits are unsigned; last pushed 2026-03-06. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

Add or improve OSSF Scorecard coverage so safety checks are easier to verify.

Recent Changes

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 40 spots (#699 → #739)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #700

Maintainer Checklist

Add Scorecard coverage Expose the repository to OpenSSF Scorecard checks so supply-chain posture is easier to verify.

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

Refresh maintenance signals The repo was last pushed 159 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.

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16.3

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 →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-12

Activity & Reach

Stars

Forks

Last Push

2026-03-06

159 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▲1

was #740

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs MCP Servers

32.1 / 100 · 67.0% confidence

Newsmcp MCP Servers average (761 agents)

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

7.5 / 25

2.5 above avg 5.0

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

18.0 / 18

4.7 above avg 13.3

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

8.5 / 17

in line with avg 8.8

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

1.4 / 20

11.0 below avg 12.4

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

4.2 / 20

1.6 below avg 5.8

Activity Inputs

16.3 / 100

StarsRepository reach

10.4 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

2.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

0.0 / 25

CommunityFork signal

2.8 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

Verified

npm attestation

OSSF Scorecard

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Not available

Signed Commits

of last 100 commits verified

Is Newsmcp safe?

Public trust evidence for Newsmcp 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 Newsmcp publish package provenance?

Yes. Newsmcp's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.

Does Newsmcp have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

No OpenSSF Scorecard data is currently published for Newsmcp. Maintainers can enable the Scorecard GitHub Action to get a public score; without it, automated supply-chain hygiene is harder for outsiders to verify.

Is Newsmcp actively maintained?

Slowing down. Last push was 159 days ago — keep an eye on whether activity resumes.

What license does Newsmcp use?

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

Are Newsmcp's commits signed?

0% of the last 100 commits to Newsmcp 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

Newsmcp 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.

Anthropic

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

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration surface detected.

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

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Newsmcp 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

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 40 spots (#699 → #739)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #700

GitHub → npm: @newsmcp/server

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