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MCP Python SDK vs MCP TypeScript SDK

Both are Grade A and 0.9 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. MCP TypeScript SDK leads on maintenance.

A MCP Python SDK 93.7

The official Python SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients

modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk · #6 overall · #2 Protocols & Tool Integration · coverage B (3/5)

MCP Python SDK doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

A MCP TypeScript SDK 94.6

The official TypeScript SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients

modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk · #3 overall · #1 Protocols & Tool Integration · coverage B (3/5)

Choose MCP TypeScript SDK if maintenance matters most.

+0.9Maintenance: last push today, against 3d ago

Where they differ

21.4

Safety / IntegrityMCP Python SDK +0.3

21.1

14.5

TransparencyMCP Python SDK +0.1

14.4

17.9

MaintenanceMCP TypeScript SDK +0.9

18.8

+1.9

Runtime calibrationMCP TypeScript SDK +0.4

+2.3

2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Adoption 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of MCP Python SDK and MCP TypeScript SDK, two Protocols & Tool Integration projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	MCP Python SDKmodelcontextprotocol/python-sdk	MCP TypeScript SDKmodelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk
HVTrust score	93.7	94.6
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#6	#3
Rank in Protocols & Tool Integration	#2	#1
GitHub stars	24.5k	13.5k
Last updated	3d ago	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	7.1 / 10	6.9 / 10
License	MIT	NOASSERTION
Downloads	60.6M/wk	76.2M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	21.4	21.1
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.5	14.4
Maintenance / 20	17.9	18.8
Adoption / 20	20.0	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	—	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	extensions	—
Provenance drift	Match	Match

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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, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →