Is Podman MCP Server safe to use?

Podman MCP Server has an HVTrust score of 72.9/100 (Grade B), ranked #182 of 1320 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Podman MCP Server?

Podman MCP Server scores 72.9/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 82 GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Podman MCP Server

manusa/podman-mcp-server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for container runtimes (Podman and Docker)

MCP Servers Go Grade B Listed Apache-2.0

72.9/100

Rank #182 of 1320

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade B · 3/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-21 · 14d ago

Recent change

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Is Podman MCP Server safe? Podman MCP Server scores 72.9/100 (Grade B), ranked #182 of 1320 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 4.0/10; 91% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-21. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

Improve adoption to lift the weakest part of the trust profile.

Recent Changes

2026-09-03

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#163 → #177)

2026-08-31

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 21 spots (#133 → #154)

2026-08-27

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 4.0/10

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.0/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.

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48.0

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#91

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 B 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

2026-08-11 2026-09-04

Activity & Reach

Stars

Forks

Last Push

2026-08-21

14 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

pypi

HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▼5

was #177

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs MCP Servers

72.9 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Podman MCP Server MCP Servers average (778 agents)

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

17.1 / 25

7.5 above avg 9.6

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

18.0 / 18

4.6 above avg 13.4

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

11.9 / 17

in line with avg 11.8

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

13.5 / 20

1.3 above avg 12.2

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

6.4 / 20

in line with avg 6.3

Activity Inputs

48.0 / 100

StarsRepository reach

11.5 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

23.1 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

7.5 / 25

CommunityFork signal

5.9 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

Verified

npm attestation

OSSF Scorecard

4.0 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Sep 3, 2026

Signed Commits

91%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests 10

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 0

Contributors 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 6

Packaging 10

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases 0

Token-Permissions 0

Vulnerabilities 0

Is Podman MCP Server safe?

Podman MCP Server has a mixed signal profile. Some trust indicators are present, others are missing. Whether it is safe for your use case depends on which gaps matter to you — review the breakdown below before adopting in production.

Does Podman MCP Server publish package provenance?

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

Does Podman MCP Server have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Podman MCP Server has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.0/10. 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 Podman MCP Server actively maintained?

Maintained. Last push was 14 days ago.

What license does Podman MCP Server use?

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

Are Podman MCP Server's commits signed?

91% of the last 100 commits to Podman MCP Server 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

Podman MCP Server 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

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

Maintain Podman MCP Server?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Podman MCP Server 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

2026-09-03

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#163 → #177)

2026-08-31

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 21 spots (#133 → #154)

2026-08-27

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 4.0/10

2026-08-27

Rank Moved

Rank rose 129 spots (#256 → #127)

2026-08-27

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 8.4pts (65.0 → 73.4)

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 19 spots (#237 → #256)

2026-08-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 17 spots (#220 → #237)

2026-08-22

Rank Moved

Rank rose 15 spots (#235 → #220)

2026-08-21

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 15 spots (#225 → #240)

2026-08-18

Rank Moved

Rank rose 41 spots (#266 → #225)

2026-08-18

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 6pts (42 → 48)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 37 spots (#303 → #266)

2026-08-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 13 spots (#292 → #305)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 20 spots (#275 → #295)

2026-08-12

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#261 → #275)

2026-08-12

Activity Score Changed

Activity score down 8pts (49 → 41)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#243 → #259)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #239

GitHub → PyPI: podman-mcp-server npm: podman-mcp-server

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