updated 2026-11-10 04:07 UTC

Paper Distill MCP

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MCP server for academic paper search, curation, and multi-platform push

MCP Servers Python Listed AGPL-3.0

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

OSSF Scorecard 4.7 / 10
Provenance Attested
Signed commits 0%
Last push 231d ago
Advisories None known
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In detail: Paper Distill MCP scores 54.9/100 (Grade C), ranked #852 of 1374 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 4.7/10; recent commits are unsigned; no published advisory affects its latest release (paper-distill-mcp); last pushed 2026-03-24. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Paper Distill 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.

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Chain of custody

Scanners check what the code says. This traces who ships Paper Distill 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.

  1. Source Unsigned

    github.com/Eclipse-Cj/paper-distill-mcp, AGPL-3.0, last pushed 2026-03-24. None of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature, so no change traces to a verified identity.

  2. Review and release Mixed

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 4.7/10 (scanned Nov 5, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review0
    • Branch Protection8
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions0
    • Pinned Dependencies0
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 8
    CI-Tests 10
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 0
    Contributors 0
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 0
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 0
    Packaging 10
    Pinned-Dependencies 0
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases -1
    Token-Permissions 0
    Vulnerabilities 10

  3. Published packages Linked and attested

    • PyPI paper-distill-mcp Source link points back to this repo Build provenance attested

  4. What you install today No known advisories

    Latest release checked: paper-distill-mcp 0.2.4. No published advisory affects it (OSV, checked 2026-11-10).

Changes to this chain

  • 2026-09-23 Package provenance attestation detected
  • 2026-08-29 OSSF Scorecard: 4.7/10

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 Paper Distill 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 Paper Distill MCP compares in MCP Servers

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  2. #470 Apollo.io 54.9 ±0
  3. #471 Paper Distill MCP 54.9 this agent
  4. #472 Obsidian Local REST API 54.9 ±0
  5. #473 Ris MCP Ts 54.8 −0.1

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Paper Distill MCP’s 54.9.

Where the 54.9 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the MCP Servers average

54.9 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Paper Distill MCP MCP Servers average (778 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
13.4 / 25
2.6 above avg 10.8
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
18.0 / 18
4.3 above avg 13.7
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
12.5 / 17
in line with avg 12.3
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
0 / 20
12.2 below avg 12.2
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
6.5 / 20
1.1 below avg 7.6

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Increase the share of verified signed commits for clearer maintainer identity.
Recent Changes
2026-10-15
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#840 → #853)
2026-10-14
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#830 → #840)
2026-10-12
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#815 → #827)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.7/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
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 231 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.
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14.3
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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 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 →

Signals refreshed 2026-11-10 04:07 UTC · Repo last pushed 231 days ago — may be stale

Rank Trend

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Activity & Reach

Stars
66
Forks
4
Last Push
2026-03-24
231 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
0
Downloads (7d)
40
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
0
Rank Change
▼2
was #850

Analysis

Activity Inputs

14.3 / 100
StarsRepository reach
11.0 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
0.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
0.0 / 25
CommunityFork signal
3.3 / 20

Common questions about Paper Distill MCP

Public trust evidence for Paper Distill 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 Paper Distill MCP publish package provenance?
Yes. Paper Distill MCP's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.
Does Paper Distill MCP have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Paper Distill MCP 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 Paper Distill MCP actively maintained?
Stale. The repository has not been pushed to in 231 days. Consider whether the project is still being maintained.
What license does Paper Distill MCP use?
Paper Distill MCP ships under AGPL-3.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Paper Distill MCP's commits signed?
0% of the last 100 commits to Paper Distill 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
Paper Distill MCP appears to expose MCP server capabilities.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
2 detected
Public provider/service dependencies 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
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 Paper Distill 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
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: DeepSeek, OpenAI
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented
2026-09-23
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Paper Distill 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
Rank 22HVTrust 3Grade 2Scorecard 1Delisted 1Listed 1Provenance 1MCP 1Surface 1
2026-10-15
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#840 → #853)
2026-10-14
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#830 → #840)
2026-10-12
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#815 → #827)
2026-09-23
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: DeepSeek, OpenAI
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented
2026-09-23
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected
2026-09-23
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank rose 441 spots (#1232 → #791)
2026-09-23
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 38.1pts (16.7 → 54.8)
2026-09-22
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #1232
2026-09-21
Removed From Active Tracking
Removed from active tracking
2026-09-15
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#763 → #774)
2026-09-11
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Rank dropped 10 spots (#738 → #748)
2026-09-09
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Rank dropped 13 spots (#724 → #737)
2026-09-08
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Rank dropped 12 spots (#712 → #724)
2026-09-07
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Rank dropped 48 spots (#664 → #712)
2026-09-06
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#653 → #664)
2026-09-05
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-05
Rank Moved
Rank rose 452 spots (#1105 → #653)
2026-09-05
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 18.6pts (37.4 → 56.0)
2026-09-04
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 20 spots (#1085 → #1105)
2026-09-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 55 spots (#1030 → #1085)
2026-09-02
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Rank dropped 46 spots (#984 → #1030)
2026-09-01
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Rank dropped 43 spots (#941 → #984)
2026-08-31
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 31 spots (#910 → #941)
2026-08-30
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 44 spots (#866 → #910)
2026-08-29
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 4.7/10
2026-08-29
Rank Moved
Rank rose 69 spots (#935 → #866)
2026-08-29
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 6.6pts (31.1 → 37.7)
2026-08-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 35 spots (#900 → #935)
2026-08-27
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 25 spots (#875 → #900)
2026-08-26
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Rank dropped 108 spots (#767 → #875)
2026-08-16
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 18 spots (#744 → #762)
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