# CharityVerify (npm · charityverify-mcp)

Look up trust grades, donor verdicts, and analysis for 138,000+ Canadian charities.

- Trust score: 64/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +24
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `charityverify-mcp`: 64/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp/charityverify-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp/charityverify-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `charityverify-mcp`
- Version: `1.0.4`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 19/100
  - Repository check failed: the declared repository URL redirects; it must resolve directly.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 62 days ago).
  - Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 391 tokens (~78/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp -- npx -y charityverify-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp -- npx -y charityverify-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "charityverify-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg charityverify-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "charityverify-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "charityverify-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 64, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-02 (score 60, +7)

- [security regression] Install scripts: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Provenance: fail → unverified
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [functional regression] Maintenance: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] License: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 53, −10)

- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 63, +44)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: MIT
- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-29 (score 19, −21)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 40)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (5)

### `lookup_charity` (~81 tokens)

Look up a Canadian charity by its CRA business number. Returns trust grade, donor verdict, scores, and analysis. Example BN: 119219814RR0001 (Canadian Red Cross)

Input parameters:

- `business_number` (string, required): CRA business number (e.g. 119219814RR0001). Format: 9 digits + RR + 4 digits

### `search_charities` (~110 tokens)

Search for Canadian charities by name. Returns up to 10 matching charities with their trust grades. Use this when you have a charity name but not the business number.

Input parameters:

- `min_grade` (string): Minimum trust grade to include (e.g. 'B' returns B, A, A+ only)
- `province` (string): Two-letter province code to filter results (e.g. ON, BC, QC, AB)
- `query` (string, required): Charity name or partial name to search for

### `get_verdict` (~68 tokens)

Get CharityVerify's donor verdict for a specific Canadian charity — a plain-language assessment of whether it's a good place to donate. Faster than full lookup when you just need the bottom line.

Input parameters:

- `business_number` (string, required): CRA business number (e.g. 119219814RR0001)

### `compare_charities` (~63 tokens)

Compare 2-5 Canadian charities side by side. Provide business numbers to see grades, verdicts, and scores compared. Useful when a donor is deciding between multiple organizations.

Input parameters:

- `business_numbers` (array, required): Array of 2-5 CRA business numbers to compare

### `check_legitimacy` (~69 tokens)

Quick legitimacy check for a Canadian charity. Returns the trust grade, flag count, and a one-line verdict. Use this for a fast yes/no assessment of whether a charity appears trustworthy.

Input parameters:

- `business_number` (string, required): CRA business number (e.g. 119219814RR0001)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp/charityverify-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 64
- 2026-08-02: 60
- 2026-08-01: 53
- 2026-07-31: 63
- 2026-07-29: 19
- 2026-07-28: 40
- 2026-07-27: 40

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/charityverify-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/charityverify-mcp
- Website: https://charityverify.ca/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp/charityverify-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp/charityverify-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/charity-verify-admin-charityverify-mcp/charityverify-mcp