Serpapi MCP

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

OSSF Scorecard 4.2 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 61%
Last push 4d ago

In detail: Serpapi MCP scores 50.8/100 (Grade C), ranked #984 of 1374 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 4.2/10; 61% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-11-06. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Serpapi 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.

Chain of custody

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

  1. Source Partly signed

    github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp, MIT, last pushed 2026-11-06. 61% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature; the rest can't be tied to a verified identity.

  2. Review and release Mixed

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 4.2/10 (scanned Nov 9, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review4
    • Branch Protection8
    • Signed Releases0
    • 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 4
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 0
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 0
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 0
    Signed-Releases 0
    Token-Permissions 0
    Vulnerabilities 0
  3. Published packages None

    No registry package. Serpapi MCP is used from its repository, so what you run is whatever you check out: pin a release tag or commit.

Changes to this chain

  • 2026-09-02 OSSF Scorecard: 4.5/10

Evidence behind this score

Coverage C: 2 of 5 independent evidence types found.

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

Verify this score yourself

Every build re-issues Serpapi 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.

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 Serpapi MCP compares in MCP Servers

  1. #553 Zapier 50.9 +0.1
  2. #554 UnrealMCP — AI Bridge for Unreal Engine 5 50.9 +0.1
  3. #555 Serpapi MCP 50.8 this agent
  4. #556 Norman MCP Server 50.8 ±0
  5. #557 IT Glue 50.7 −0.1

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Serpapi MCP’s 50.8.

Where the 50.8 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the MCP Servers average

50.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Serpapi MCP MCP Servers average (778 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
8.3 / 25
2.5 below avg 10.8
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
2.9 below avg 13.7
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
12.1 / 17
in line with avg 12.3
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
13.5 / 20
1.3 above avg 12.2
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
5.4 / 20
2.2 below avg 7.6

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-10-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 35 spots (#972 → #1007)
2026-10-27
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-10-27
Rank Moved
Rank rose 52 spots (#1024 → #972)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.2/10. 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.
57.2
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#555

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 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 refreshed 2026-11-10 04:07 UTC · Repo last pushed 4 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-11-10

Activity & Reach

Stars
184
Forks
45
Last Push
2026-11-06
4 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
7?
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
4
Rank Change
▼1
was #983

Analysis

Activity Inputs

57.2 / 100
StarsRepository reach
13.6 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.4 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
11.3 / 25
CommunityFork signal
7.7 / 20

Common questions about Serpapi MCP

Public trust evidence for Serpapi 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 Serpapi MCP publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Serpapi 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 Serpapi MCP have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Serpapi MCP has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.2/10. 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 Serpapi MCP actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 4 day(s).
What license does Serpapi MCP use?
Serpapi MCP ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Serpapi MCP's commits signed?
61% of the last 100 commits to Serpapi 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
Serpapi MCP appears to expose MCP server capabilities.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
1 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
1 tags
Broad capability areas detected.
  • search
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
How this surface has changed

Detected changes to Serpapi 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 dependency: SerpAPI
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented

Maintain Serpapi MCP?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Serpapi 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.

Reputation Timeline

Signal history
Rank 31Grade 4HVTrust 2Scorecard 1Delisted 1Listed 1MCP 1Surface 1Score 1
2026-10-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 35 spots (#972 → #1007)
2026-10-27
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-10-27
Rank Moved
Rank rose 52 spots (#1024 → #972)
2026-10-27
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 5pts (49 → 54)
2026-10-24
Rank Moved
Rank rose 10 spots (#1035 → #1025)
2026-10-22
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-10-22
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#1015 → #1029)
2026-10-21
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#1002 → #1015)
2026-10-16
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 20 spots (#973 → #993)
2026-10-13
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 49 spots (#917 → #966)
2026-10-12
Rank Moved
Rank rose 46 spots (#963 → #917)
2026-10-09
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 39 spots (#907 → #946)
2026-10-01
Rank Moved
Rank rose 46 spots (#934 → #888)
2026-09-25
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#903 → #916)
2026-09-23
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: SerpAPI
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented
2026-09-23
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 402 spots (#499 → #901)
2026-09-23
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 10.2pts (40.9 → 51.1)
2026-09-22
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #499
2026-09-21
Removed From Active Tracking
Removed from active tracking
2026-09-12
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#895 → #905)
2026-09-08
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#871 → #881)
2026-09-07
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 44 spots (#827 → #871)
2026-09-06
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#815 → #827)
2026-09-05
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 63 spots (#752 → #815)
2026-09-04
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 30 spots (#722 → #752)
2026-09-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 65 spots (#657 → #722)
2026-09-02
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 4.5/10
2026-09-02
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-02
Rank Moved
Rank rose 571 spots (#1228 → #657)
2026-09-02
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 30.4pts (21.7 → 52.1)
2026-09-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 15 spots (#1213 → #1228)
2026-08-31
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 24 spots (#1189 → #1213)
2026-08-30
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 25 spots (#1164 → #1189)
2026-08-29
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 29 spots (#1135 → #1164)
2026-08-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 27 spots (#1108 → #1135)
2026-08-27
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 22 spots (#1086 → #1108)
2026-08-26
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 73 spots (#1013 → #1086)
2026-08-17
Rank Moved
Rank rose 11 spots (#1011 → #1000)
2026-08-16
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 32 spots (#979 → #1011)
2026-08-14
Rank Moved
Rank rose 12 spots (#991 → #979)
2026-08-13
Rank Moved
Rank rose 15 spots (#1006 → #991)

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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
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