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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-28 09:22 UTC

brightdata / brightdata-mcp

A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides an all-in-one solution for public web access.

JavaScriptMIT★ 2,614 stars⑂ 325 forkssince Apr 2025View on GitHub ↗
KindLibraryMCP serverCommand-line toolhow this is determined

brightdata/brightdata-mcp holds a health index of 80 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Vitality (87/100) and lowest on Security (45/100). It was last updated 16 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.

80
overall / 100
Excellent

Software health index

Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.

80
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
VitalityCommunity &AdoptionSustainability &GovernanceEngineeringQualitySecurityAI Readiness

Score profile

Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.

The weighted overall 68 is calibrated to 80 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Bright DataOrganization · verified domain
222 followers71 public repossince May 2025

This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
npm@brightdata/mcp2.11.128,6775431 days agomcpbrightdata

Metrics by category

Vitality

Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?

87Excellent · 21% of overall
How it's scored
28.8/36Push recencylast push 16 days ago
22.2/36Commit cadence32/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume167 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained21 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year167
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push16
active_weeks_last_year32

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases12 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 31 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~26.4 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count12
latest_release_tagv2.11.1
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release31
mean_days_between_releases26.4
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Community & Adoption

Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?

69Good · 17% of overall
How it's scored
55.4/60Stars2,614 stars
20.9/25Forks325 forks
5.6/15Watchers11 watchers
Inputs used
forks325
stars2,614
watchers11
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges3
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_servicesshields.io
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
59.4/80Monthly downloads28,677 downloads/month across npm
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packages@brightdata/mcp
dependents
ecosystemsnpm
total_downloads
monthly_downloads28,677
unverified_packages_excluded
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Registry dependents. Remaining weights renormalized.

Sustainability & Governance

Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?

68Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
7.6/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 66% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth18 contributors
6/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 2 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 6
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled18
top_contributor_share0.664
How it's scored
33.3/42Issue resolution79% of issues closed
23.7/30PR acceptance64/81 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 1/14 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
merged_prs64
open_issues11
closed_issues42
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d0
prs_decided_30d0
issue_closed_ratio0.792
closed_unmerged_prs17
first_time_authors_30d0
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
20/20Verified domain
16.9/25Owner reach222 followers of brightdata
15.5/25Track record71 public repos, account ~1 yr old
Inputs used
followers222
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_loginbrightdata
public_repos71
account_age_days462

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on npm
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 31 days ago
20/20Version history54 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packages@brightdata/mcp
ecosystemsnpm
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish31

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

67Good · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows3 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests6 out of 6 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://brightdata.com/
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics16 topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsllm, mcp, modelcontextprotocol, scraping, ai-agents, ai-integrations, anti-bot-detection, browser-automation, data-collection, data-extraction, mcp-server, scraping-tools, structured-data, web-crawling, web-data, web-scraping
has_wikino
homepagehttps://brightdata.com/
docs_sitehttps://brightdata.com/
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?

45Weak · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
2.5/2.5CI-Tests6 out of 6 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0/7.5Code-ReviewFound 1/14 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
1.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 2 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 6
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
0/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained21 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
5/5Packagingpackaging workflow detected
0.5/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0/7.5Vulnerabilities95 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated17
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive1
scorecard_aggregate3.8
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
14/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories1 affected: @modelcontextprotocol/sdk 1.21.2 (high 7.5)
25/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriesno indirect dependency carries a known advisory
33.7/40No advisories left outstanding1 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 268 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories3
affected_packages1
assessed_packages237
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severityhigh 1
direct_affected_packages1
Matched the npm:@brightdata/mcp@2.11.1 runtime dependency closure — what installing the published package pulls in — 237 packages. Reachability is not analyzed.

AI Readiness

How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.

54Moderate · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
15/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)llms.txt served by the project website (https://brightdata.com/llms.txt)
32.5/40Legible commit history61 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtyes
llms_txt_urlhttps://brightdata.com/llms.txt
legible_history_share0.61
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
0/18One-command bootstrap
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
0/11Static type checking
10/10Reproducible environmentDockerfile, lockfile
8/10Demonstrated agent practice4 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
0/8Automated maintenanceno automated dependency updates observed
1/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilespackage-lock.json
has_dockerfileyes
typed_languageno
bootstrap_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0.04
toolchain_manifests
dependency_bot_commit_share0
How it's scored
0/45Type-checkable codeJavaScript without a type-check config
55/55Manageable file sizes0/11 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageJavaScript
largest_source_bytes50,918
source_files_sampled11
oversized_source_files0
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)not applicable to this kind of software
20/20MCP server
40/40Runnable examplesexamples
Inputs used
example_dirsexamples
has_mcp_signalyes
api_schema_files
interfaces_expected_of
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto). Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

2,614GitHub stars
18contributors
167commits, last 12 months
16days since last push
12releases
1bus factor
11open issues
npmpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 325 ⇿
0Stars
325Forks
12Releases

When each star and fork was added, collected from GitHub and bucketed by day. Cumulative growth sits directly above the daily additions it is made of, so the two read against each other: steady organic accretion looks nothing like an abrupt, short-lived burst. Where that difference is measurable, it is reported as growth authenticity.

0125250375324172025-042025-122026-08
Major 0Minor 4Patch 8

Each point covers 2 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 3.8 / 10
3.8aggregate

Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-08-28 09:22 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
10CI-Tests6 out of 6 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0Code-ReviewFound 1/14 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
6Contributorsproject has 2 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 6
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
0Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained21 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
10Packagingpackaging workflow detected
1Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0Vulnerabilities95 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 7
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
npm@modelcontextprotocol/sdk1.21.2package.json
npmaxios^1.11.0package.json
npmfastmcp^3.33.0package.json
npmplaywright^1.59.0package.json
npmremark^15.0.1package.json
npmstrip-markdown^6.0.0package.json
npmzod^3.24.2package.json
All dependencies 228

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 9 direct and 219 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
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Dependency advisories 1

Installing npm:@brightdata/mcp@2.11.1 pulls in 237 packages, direct and transitive: 1 carry known advisories, of which 1 are direct dependencies.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk1.21.2directhigh31.26.0

An advisory means the version recorded in the dependency graph falls inside an advisory’s affected range. Reachability is not analysed, and the graph includes development and test pins — a finding may concern tooling rather than shipped software.

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