Is Openevidence MCP safe to use?

Openevidence MCP has an HVTrust score of 50.5/100 (Grade C), ranked #998 of 1378 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Openevidence MCP?

Openevidence MCP scores 50.5/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 45 GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Openevidence MCP

Repository Website

First open-source OpenEvidence MCP server: browser-session medical research tools for Codex, Claude Code, and MCP clients

MCP Servers TypeScript Listed Apache-2.0

Is Openevidence MCP safe? Thin or incomplete trust evidence. Review carefully before production use.

OSSF Scorecard 3.1 / 10

Provenance None

Signed commits 20%

Last push 23d ago

Advisories None known

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In detail: Openevidence MCP scores 50.5/100 (Grade C), ranked #998 of 1378 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 3.1/10; 20% of recent commits are signed; no published advisory affects its latest release (openevidence-mcp); last pushed 2026-09-25. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Openevidence MCP could raise its score

Each line changes one public signal and recomputes with the live scoring function. The gains don't add up exactly, because the score is capped near the top.

Publish build provenance for its packagesnpm publish --provenance from CI +14.7 → 65.2 B · #286 of 781
Raise the OSSF Scorecard from 3.1 to 9.0lowest checks: CII-Best-Practices 0, Code-Review 0, Contributors 0 +12.3 → 62.8 C · #331 of 781
Sign every commit20% signed today +4.0 → 54.5 C · #472 of 781

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Chain of custody

Scanners check what the code says. This traces who ships Openevidence MCP and whether that has changed: from the source repository, through how changes are reviewed and released, to the package you install. These are the checks for OWASP ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities.

Source Partly signed

github.com/bakhtiersizhaev/openevidence-mcp, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2026-09-25. 20% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature; the rest can't be tied to a verified identity.
Review and release Weak

OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 3.1/10 (scanned Oct 14, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:
- Code Review0
- Branch Protection4
- Signed Releasesn/a
- Dangerous Workflow10
- Token Permissions0
- Pinned Dependencies2
All 18 Scorecard checks

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 4

CI-Tests 1

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 0

Contributors 0

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 3

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 2

SAST 0

Security-Policy 4

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 0

Vulnerabilities 0
Published packages Linked, not attested
- npm openevidence-mcp Source link points back to this repo No build attestation
Without a build attestation, nothing proves the published files were built from this repository.
What you install today No known advisories

Latest release checked: openevidence-mcp 0.2.1. No published advisory affects it (OSV, checked 2026-10-17).

Changes to this chain

2026-09-03 OSSF Scorecard: 2.9/10

Evidence behind this score

Coverage B: 3 of 5 independent evidence types found.

GitHub repository data
Package downloads
Supply-chain checks
Public actions (missing)
Community mentions (missing)

Verify this score yourself

Every build re-issues Openevidence MCP’s score as an Ed25519-signed credential, valid for 7 days. You can check it offline against HVTracker’s published key; if anyone changes a number after signing, verification fails.

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What this score doesn’t check

It covers who ships the code, not what the code does. It doesn’t read tool descriptions or prompts for injected instructions, watch runtime behaviour, or find bugs nobody has disclosed yet. For that, run a content scanner before you connect it, such as Cisco MCP Scanner or Snyk Agent Scan.

How Openevidence MCP compares in MCP Servers

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#561 Openevidence MCP 50.5 this agent
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Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Openevidence MCP’s 50.5.

Where the 50.5 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the MCP Servers average

50.5 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Openevidence MCP MCP Servers average (781 agents)

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

4.9 / 25

5.7 below avg 10.6

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

2.8 below avg 13.6

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

11.1 / 17

1.2 below avg 12.3

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

11.7 / 20

0.5 below avg 12.2

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

6.3 / 20

1.1 below avg 7.4

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-10-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#982 → #996)

2026-10-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#967 → #977)

2026-10-09

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 20 spots (#924 → #944)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 3.1/10. 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.

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

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40.5

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#561

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 B is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (3 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-17

Activity & Reach

Stars

Forks

Last Push

2026-09-25

23 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

npm

HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▲4

was #1002

Analysis

Activity Inputs

40.5 / 100

StarsRepository reach

10.0 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

21.8 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

3.8 / 25

CommunityFork signal

4.8 / 20

Common questions about Openevidence MCP

Public trust evidence for Openevidence MCP 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 Openevidence MCP publish package provenance?

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

Does Openevidence MCP have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Openevidence MCP has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 3.1/10. 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 Openevidence MCP actively maintained?

Maintained. Last push was 23 days ago.

What license does Openevidence MCP use?

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

Are Openevidence MCP's commits signed?

19% of the last 100 commits to Openevidence MCP 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

Openevidence MCP 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

1 tags

Broad capability areas detected.

browser

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

How this surface has changed

Detected changes to Openevidence MCP'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

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

2026-08-12

Tool Surface Changed

Detected tool/plugin surface changed: extension-based → none

2026-08-12

Provider Removed

Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Anthropic

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Openevidence MCP 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

2026-10-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#982 → #996)

2026-10-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#967 → #977)

2026-10-09

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 20 spots (#924 → #944)

2026-10-05

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#904 → #914)

2026-10-03

Rank Moved

Rank rose 19 spots (#915 → #896)

2026-09-30

Rank Moved

Rank rose 34 spots (#941 → #907)

2026-09-25

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-09-25

Rank Moved

Rank rose 127 spots (#1067 → #940)

2026-09-25

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 5.2pts (44.8 → 50.0)

2026-09-25

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 13pts (30 → 43)

2026-09-23

Mcp Status Changed

Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

2026-09-23

Rank Moved

Rank rose 146 spots (#1210 → #1064)

2026-09-23

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 26.6pts (18.3 → 44.9)

2026-09-22

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #1210

2026-09-21

Removed From Active Tracking

Removed from active tracking

2026-09-11

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 31 spots (#1008 → #1039)

2026-09-09

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#991 → #1007)

2026-09-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 17 spots (#974 → #991)

2026-09-07

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 39 spots (#935 → #974)

2026-09-06

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#919 → #935)

2026-09-05

Rank Moved

Rank rose 282 spots (#1201 → #919)

2026-09-05

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 15.3pts (31.6 → 46.9)

2026-09-04

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#1185 → #1201)

2026-09-03

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 2.9/10

2026-09-03

Rank Moved

Rank rose 101 spots (#1286 → #1185)

2026-09-03

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 12.8pts (18.9 → 31.7)

2026-09-02

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 148 spots (#1138 → #1286)

2026-09-02

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 10.3pts (29.2 → 18.9)

2026-09-01

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 42 spots (#1096 → #1138)

2026-08-31

Rank Moved

Rank rose 143 spots (#1239 → #1096)

2026-08-31

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 10.2pts (19.0 → 29.2)

2026-08-30

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 229 spots (#1010 → #1239)

2026-08-30

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 10.4pts (29.4 → 19.0)

2026-08-29

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 51 spots (#959 → #1010)

2026-08-28

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 35 spots (#924 → #959)

2026-08-27

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 25 spots (#899 → #924)

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 111 spots (#788 → #899)

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank rose 333 spots (#1120 → #787)

2026-08-24

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 10.5pts (19.1 → 29.6)

2026-08-22

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 337 spots (#787 → #1124)

2026-08-22

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 10.6pts (29.7 → 19.1)

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank rose 330 spots (#1116 → #786)

2026-08-19

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 10.5pts (19.3 → 29.8)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 334 spots (#784 → #1118)

2026-08-17

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 10.5pts (29.8 → 19.3)

2026-08-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 15 spots (#769 → #784)

2026-08-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#759 → #769)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank rose 308 spots (#1067 → #759)

2026-08-13

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 10.8pts (19.9 → 30.7)

2026-08-12

Tool Surface Changed

Detected tool/plugin surface changed: extension-based → none

2026-08-12

Provider Removed

Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Anthropic

2026-08-12

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 302 spots (#765 → #1067)

2026-08-12

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust down 10.3pts (30.2 → 19.9)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 41 spots (#724 → #765)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #717

GitHub → Website → npm: openevidence-mcp

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Openevidence MCP

How Openevidence MCP could raise its score

Chain of custody

Source Partly signed

Review and release Weak

Published packages Linked, not attested

What you install today No known advisories

Changes to this chain

Evidence behind this score

Verify this score yourself

What this score doesn’t check

How Openevidence MCP compares in MCP Servers

Where the 50.5 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the MCP Servers average

Quick Trust Read

Rank Trend

Activity & Reach

Analysis

Activity Inputs

Common questions about Openevidence MCP

AI agent surface

Maintain Openevidence MCP?

Reputation Timeline

Embed Badge Badge guide for maintainers →

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