KiCad MCP Pro vs Playwright MCP
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of KiCad MCP Pro 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.
KiCad MCP Pro leads on trust — 86.7/100 (Grade A) vs 76.5/100 (Grade B), a 10.2-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | KiCad MCP Prooaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro | Playwright MCPmicrosoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 86.7 | 76.5 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #53 | #189 |
| Rank in MCP Servers | #16 | #107 |
| GitHub stars | 90 | 37.1k |
| Last updated | today | 2d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 7.2 / 10 | 6.1 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 4k/wk | 6.4M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 21.5 | 12.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.6 | 13.7 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 13.7 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.6 | 20.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI | — |
| 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 →