# io.github.open-crater/opencrater-mcp (npm · opencrater-mcp)

Monetize your MCP server or CLI: live OpenCrater network stats + how maintainers earn USDC.

- Trust score: 65/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +19
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `opencrater.to`: 64/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/open-crater-opencrater-mcp/opencrater.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/open-crater-opencrater-mcp/opencrater)
- npm · `opencrater-mcp`: 65/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/open-crater-opencrater-mcp/opencrater-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/open-crater-opencrater-mcp/opencrater-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `opencrater-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**: 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**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 40 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 57/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 104 tokens (~34/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 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).
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add open-crater-opencrater-mcp -- npx -y opencrater-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add open-crater-opencrater-mcp -- npx -y opencrater-mcp
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add open-crater-opencrater-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg opencrater-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  open-crater-opencrater-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "opencrater-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-crater-opencrater-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "opencrater-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 65, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 64, +59)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → fair
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −23)

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

### 2026-07-31 (score 28, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `opencrater_network_stats` (~48 tokens)

Live OpenCrater network momentum: Blips delivered, developers reached, advertiser budget committed to reward creators, USDC earned by maintainers, and the number of supported AI coding tools.

### `opencrater_supported_tools` (~24 tokens)

The AI coding tools where OpenCrater Blips can render.

### `opencrater_get_started` (~32 tokens)

How a maintainer can start earning USDC from their MCP server or CLI tool with OpenCrater.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 65
- 2026-08-02: 64
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 28
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/opencrater-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/opencrater-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/open-crater/opencrater-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/open-crater-opencrater-mcp/opencrater-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/open-crater-opencrater-mcp/opencrater-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/open-crater-opencrater-mcp/opencrater-mcp