# dev.mcpgrade/mcp (npm · @mcpgrade/mcp)

Security grades (A-F) for MCP servers. Check one before you install or trust it. mcpgrade.dev

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Change this week: −7
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@mcpgrade/mcp`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-mcpgrade-mcp/mcpgrade-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-mcpgrade-mcp/mcpgrade-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@mcpgrade/mcp`
- Version: `0.1.1`
- 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**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 19/100
  - Repository check failed: the declared repository URL returned HTTP 404.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 13 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 245 tokens (~122/item across 2 items; 2 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 dev-mcpgrade-mcp -- npx -y @mcpgrade/mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add dev-mcpgrade-mcp -- npx -y @mcpgrade/mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "dev-mcpgrade-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@mcpgrade/mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add dev-mcpgrade-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg @mcpgrade/mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  dev-mcpgrade-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@mcpgrade/mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-mcpgrade-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcpgrade/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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 68, +19)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

### 2026-07-31 (score 49, −8)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 57, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 75, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 75)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (2)

### `check_mcp_server` (~95 tokens)

Look up the mcpgrade security grade (A–F) for a specific MCP server by name. Use this before installing or trusting an MCP server. Returns the grade, 0–100 score, publisher, and a link to the full report with per-check findings.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required): Server name or id, e.g. 'com.stripe/mcp' or 'stripe'. Partial names are matched.

### `search_mcp_servers` (~111 tokens)

Search graded MCP servers by free-text query, category, and/or minimum grade. Returns matches ranked best-grade-first. Use it to find a trustworthy server for a task.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Restrict to a category, e.g. 'database', 'payments'.
- `limit` (number): Max results (default 10, max 50).
- `min_grade` (string): Only grades at or above this.
- `query` (string): Match against name, publisher, or category.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 68
- 2026-08-02: 68
- 2026-08-01: 49
- 2026-07-31: 49
- 2026-07-30: 57
- 2026-07-28: 75
- 2026-07-27: 75
- 2026-07-26: 75

## Links

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