How it stays fresh
The image and the link are both keyed by the server URL in the query string, never by a single audit. Re-audit the server on mcpscore.dev or from CI and every README embed shows the new score on its own. The link always opens the server’s latest report. The image is cached for 5 minutes, so a new score shows up within that. A server that has never been audited gets a neutral “no data” badge, so the embed never breaks. Requesting the badge never triggers an audit. It is a read-only lookup, so a high-traffic README costs your server nothing.When it looks wrong
The badge says “no data” but you audited the server- Cause: the
urlparameter does not match the audited URL exactly.https://example.com/mcpandhttps://example.com/mcp/otherare different servers to the badge. - Fix: copy the snippet from the report page, which URL-encodes the exact address.
- Cause: the 5-minute cache, or the newer audit ran against a different URL.
- Fix: wait, then check the URL in the query string against the audit you expect.
What’s next
GitHub Action
Re-audit on every pull request so the badge tracks your main branch
Scoring methodology
What the number on the badge measures