ARC-1 vs Playwright MCP
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of ARC-1 and Playwright MCP, two MCP Servers projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Playwright MCP leads on trust — 90.0/100 (Grade A) vs 86.9/100 (Grade A), a 3.1-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | ARC-1arc-mcp/arc-1 | Playwright MCPmicrosoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 86.9 | 90.0 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #34 | #11 |
| Rank in MCP Servers | #6 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 174 | 36.6k |
| Last updated | 5d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 7.0 / 10 | 6.3 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 875/wk | 6.4M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 21.2 | 20.3 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.4 | 13.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 18.8 | 14.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.3 | 20.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 1 — Anthropic | — |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.3 →