Is Web Researcher MCP safe to use?

Web Researcher MCP has an HVTrust score of 59.4/100 (Grade C), ranked #337 of 1283 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Web Researcher MCP?

Web Researcher MCP scores 59.4/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 48 GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

Web Researcher MCP

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MCP Servers Go Grade C Listed MIT

59.4/100

Rank #337 of 1283

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Listing state

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Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-10 · 2d ago

Recent change

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Is Web Researcher MCP safe? Web Researcher MCP scores 59.4/100 (Grade C), ranked #337 of 1283 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 6.2/10; 67% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-10. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#320 → #336)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #319

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.2/10. 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.

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63.6

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#115

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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 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

2026-08-10

2 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

169

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

was #337

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs MCP Servers

59.4 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Web Researcher MCP MCP Servers average (761 agents)

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

11.1 / 25

6.1 above avg 5.0

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

2.5 below avg 13.3

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

13.8 / 17

5.0 above avg 8.8

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

19.9 / 20

7.5 above avg 12.4

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

4.1 / 20

1.7 below avg 5.8

Activity Inputs

63.6 / 100

StarsRepository reach

10.1 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.7 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

25 / 25

CommunityFork signal

3.6 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

6.2 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 8, 2026

Signed Commits

67%

of last 100 commits verified

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Maintained 0

Code-Review 0

Security-Policy 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Token-Permissions 0

Binary-Artifacts 9

CII-Best-Practices 0

Pinned-Dependencies 0

Vulnerabilities 9

Signed-Releases 8

Packaging 10

License 10

Branch-Protection 3

Fuzzing 10

SAST 10

Contributors 3

CI-Tests 10

Is Web Researcher MCP safe?

Web Researcher MCP 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 Web Researcher MCP publish package provenance?

No published build provenance is currently detected for Web Researcher 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 Web Researcher MCP have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Web Researcher MCP has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.2/10. 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 Web Researcher MCP actively maintained?

Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 2 day(s).

What license does Web Researcher MCP use?

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

Are Web Researcher MCP's commits signed?

67% of the last 100 commits to Web Researcher 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

Web Researcher MCP appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

high confidence

3 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration surface detected.

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

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Web Researcher 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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Signal history

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#320 → #336)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #319

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