Credence
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Credence
Check MCP servers and AI tools against the Credence trust registry before you install them.
When to use this skill
- Before installing any MCP server
- When a user asks you to add an MCP server or AI tool
- When you want to verify whether a tool is safe
- When the user asks
/credence
How it works
Credence scans MCP servers and AI tools for security issues, verifies their provenance, and checks behavioral risk. Every scanned tool gets a trust score from 0 to 100 and a verdict:
| Score | Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 90-100 | APPROVED | Safe to install |
| 70-89 | CONDITIONAL | Review the flagged items before installing |
| 40-69 | FLAGGED | Significant concerns — install only if you understand the risks |
| 0-39 | REJECTED | Do not install |
Instructions
Check a server by name or URL
Fetch the Credence registry and look up the server:
curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pestafford/credence-registry/main/registry/index.json"
Search the servers array for a match on server_id, server_name, canonical_name, or repo_url. The match does not need to be exact — partial matches on the repo URL or server name are fine.
If found, report:
Credence: \x3Cserver_name>
Score: \x3Ctrust_score>/100
Verdict: \x3Cthinktank_verdict>
Scanned: \x3Cattested_at>
Registry: https://credence.securingthesingularity.com/registry.html
Then give your recommendation:
- APPROVED (90+): Safe to install. Proceed.
- CONDITIONAL (70-89): Mention the score and suggest the user review the registry page for details before installing.
- FLAGGED (40-69): Warn the user. Do not install without explicit confirmation.
- REJECTED (0-39): Do not install. Explain that Credence found serious issues.
If not found, say:
This tool has not been scanned by Credence yet.
Submit it for scanning at: https://credence.securingthesingularity.com/#submit
Then let the user decide whether to proceed.
Check before installing
Whenever you are about to install or connect to an MCP server (via claude mcp add, editing claude_desktop_config.json, or any other method), check it against Credence first. If the server is not in the registry, tell the user it hasn't been scanned and ask if they want to proceed anyway.
Get full details
For more detail on a specific server, fetch its attestation file. The attestation_file path from the index entry is relative to:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pestafford/credence-registry/main/registry/
The attestation includes the full score breakdown (security, provenance, behavioral), scan metadata, and the deliberation verdict.
Examples
User says: "Add the filesystem MCP server"
- Fetch the registry index
- Find
modelcontextprotocol/servers/filesystem— score 88, APPROVED - Report: "Credence score: 88/100 (APPROVED). Safe to install."
- Proceed with the install
User says: "Install some-unknown-server"
- Fetch the registry index
- Not found
- Report: "This server hasn't been scanned by Credence yet. You can submit it at https://credence.securingthesingularity.com/#submit — want to install anyway?"
User says: /credence modelcontextprotocol/servers/memory
- Fetch the registry index
- Find it — score 98, APPROVED
- Report the full status
Notes
- The registry is public and requires no authentication
- Scores are based on automated scanning plus adversarial AI deliberation
- A missing entry does not mean a tool is dangerous — it just hasn't been scanned yet
- For the full methodology, see https://credence.securingthesingularity.com/faq.html
- 确保已安装 OpenClaw(本地或 Docker 部署)
- 在对话框中输入安装命令:
/install credence - 安装完成后,直接呼叫该 Skill 的名称或使用
/credence触发 - 根据 Skill 的参数说明提供必要输入,即可获得结构化输出
Credence 是什么?
Check any MCP server or AI tool against the Credence trust registry before installing it. Scores security, provenance, and behavioral risk on a 0-100 scale. 它是一个面向 Claude Code / OpenClaw 的 AI Agent Skill 插件,目前累计下载 565 次。
如何安装 Credence?
在 OpenClaw 或 Claude Code 对话框中运行命令「/install credence」即可一键安装,无需额外配置。
Credence 是免费的吗?
是的,Credence 完全免费(开源免费),可自由下载、安装和使用。
Credence 支持哪些平台?
Credence 跨平台运行,可在任意部署了 OpenClaw / Claude Code 的环境中使用(darwin, linux, win32)。
谁开发了 Credence?
由 Phil Stafford(@pestafford)开发并维护,当前版本 v1.0.0。