August 11, 2026
Contributor Trust API and MCP
Retrieve cached contributor trust or start asynchronous scans through the REST API and matching MCP tools.

Contributor Trust is now available through the organization REST API and the Superagent MCP server, so security agents and internal workflows can assess GitHub contributors without using the dashboard.
Read cached trust
GET /api/v1/contributors/{login}/trust returns the latest globally cached Contributor Trust result for any GitHub login. Any valid organization API key can read a cached result; the contributor does not need prior activity in that organization.
Start and track scans
POST /api/v1/contributors/{login}/trust-scans starts an asynchronous scan for your organization. Poll with GET /api/v1/contributor-trust-scans/{scan_id}, or subscribe to the contributor_trust.finished webhook for the terminal result.
Starting a scan requires an active Superagent GitHub App installation and an enabled webhook subscribed to contributor_trust.finished.
Same operations over MCP
The Superagent MCP server exposes matching tools:
get_contributor_trust— retrieve the cached resultscan_contributor_trust— start a scanget_contributor_trust_scan— check scan status
Ask Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex CLI in plain language: "Show the latest Contributor Trust result for octocat" or "Scan contributor octocat, then check the scan status."
Read the Contributor Trust API and MCP documentation to get started.










