A2UI

Protocols & Tool Integration TypeScript Listed Apache-2.0

Is A2UI safe? Promising trust profile, but some evidence still deserves review.

OSSF Scorecard 5.8 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 100%
Last push today
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In detail: A2UI scores 63.6/100 (Grade C), ranked #569 of 1378 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage C (2 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 5.8/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-10-21. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How A2UI could raise its score

Each line changes one public signal and recomputes with the live scoring function. The gains don't add up exactly, because the score is capped near the top.

Chain of custody

Scanners check what the code says. This traces who ships A2UI and whether that has changed: from the source repository, through how changes are reviewed and released, to the code you run. These are the checks for OWASP ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities.

  1. Source Signed

    github.com/a2ui-project/a2ui, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2026-10-21. 100% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature, so changes trace to a verified account.

  2. Review and release Mixed

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 5.8/10 (scanned Oct 18, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review10
    • Branch Protection4
    • Signed Releases0
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions8
    • Pinned Dependencies7
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 7
    Branch-Protection 4
    CI-Tests 10
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 10
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 7
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 0
    Signed-Releases 0
    Token-Permissions 8
    Vulnerabilities 0
  3. Published packages None

    No registry package. A2UI is used from its repository, so what you run is whatever you check out: pin a release tag or commit.

Changes to this chain

  • 2026-08-07 OSSF Scorecard: 5.8/10

Evidence behind this score

Coverage C: 2 of 5 independent evidence types found.

  • GitHub repository data
  • Package downloads (missing)
  • Supply-chain checks
  • Public actions (missing)
  • Community mentions (missing)

Verify this score yourself

Every build re-issues A2UI’s score as an Ed25519-signed credential, valid for 7 days. You can check it offline against HVTracker’s published key; if anyone changes a number after signing, verification fails.

What this score doesn’t check

It covers who ships the code, not what the code does. It doesn’t read tool descriptions or prompts for injected instructions, watch runtime behaviour, or find bugs nobody has disclosed yet. For that, run a content scanner before you connect it, such as Cisco MCP Scanner or Snyk Agent Scan.

How A2UI compares in Protocols & Tool Integration

  1. #32 MCP C# SDK 64.6 +1.0
  2. #33 CodeGraph 63.7 +0.1
  3. #34 A2UI 63.6 this agent
  4. #35 MCP Client for Ollama 63.0 −0.6
  5. #36 MCP Java SDK 62.9 −0.7

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks A2UI’s 63.6.

Where the 63.6 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Protocols & Tool Integration average

63.6 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

A2UI Protocols & Tool Integration average (63 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
12.2 / 25
1.2 above avg 11.0
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
1.1 below avg 11.9
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
13.4 / 17
in line with avg 13.0
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
20.0 / 20
5.8 above avg 14.2
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
10.1 / 20
1.0 below avg 11.1

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-10-11
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#545 → #556)
2026-10-04
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#535 → #545)
2026-10-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 37 spots (#498 → #535)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 5.8/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
Publish provenance Add package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.
89.8
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#34

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade C reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage C is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (2 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-10-21 20:07 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-21

Activity & Reach

Stars
16.8k
Forks
1.3k
Last Push
2026-10-21
today
Commits (4 wk)
282
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
365
Rank Change
▼4
was #565

Analysis

Activity Inputs

89.8 / 100
StarsRepository reach
25.3 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
25 / 25
CommunityFork signal
14.5 / 20

Common questions about A2UI

A2UI has a mixed signal profile. Some trust indicators are present, others are missing. Whether it is safe for your use case depends on which gaps matter to you — review the breakdown below before adopting in production.
Does A2UI publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for A2UI. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does A2UI have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
A2UI has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 5.8/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.
Is A2UI actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does A2UI use?
A2UI ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are A2UI's commits signed?
100% of the last 100 commits to A2UI are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface
Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support
medium confidence
Declared
MCP support appears present, but direct server implementation is less certain.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
3 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
Extensions
Extension based plugin/integration surface detected.
  • browser
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
N/A
No package source configured
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
  • MCP signal live
  • External deps live
  • Tool / plugin surface live
  • Package provenance drift live
How this surface has changed

Detected changes to A2UI's runtime surface and supply-chain posture, from daily public-signal snapshots. A change here means our detectors see something different — a genuinely changed capability, or better evidence of an existing one.

2026-09-09
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: OpenAI

Maintain A2UI?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores A2UI from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

Reputation Timeline

Signal history
Rank 26Grade 2Listed 1Scorecard 1Surface 1
2026-10-11
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Rank dropped 11 spots (#545 → #556)
2026-10-04
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Rank dropped 10 spots (#535 → #545)
2026-10-03
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Rank dropped 37 spots (#498 → #535)
2026-09-23
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Rank dropped 287 spots (#188 → #475)
2026-09-21
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Rank rose 285 spots (#472 → #187)
2026-09-13
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Rank dropped 10 spots (#462 → #472)
2026-09-11
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Rank dropped 12 spots (#449 → #461)
2026-09-09
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: OpenAI
2026-09-09
Grade Changed
Trust grade B → C
2026-09-09
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 23 spots (#423 → #446)
2026-09-07
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Rank dropped 27 spots (#400 → #427)
2026-09-06
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Rank dropped 16 spots (#384 → #400)
2026-09-05
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Rank dropped 64 spots (#320 → #384)
2026-09-04
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Rank dropped 10 spots (#310 → #320)
2026-09-03
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2026-09-02
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → B
2026-09-02
Rank Moved
Rank rose 39 spots (#329 → #290)
2026-08-31
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Rank dropped 26 spots (#298 → #324)
2026-08-29
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Rank dropped 17 spots (#288 → #305)
2026-08-26
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2026-08-24
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Rank dropped 17 spots (#243 → #260)
2026-08-22
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Rank rose 16 spots (#259 → #243)
2026-08-19
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Rank dropped 12 spots (#249 → #261)
2026-08-17
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Rank rose 17 spots (#264 → #247)
2026-08-13
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Rank dropped 17 spots (#234 → #251)
2026-08-12
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Rank rose 15 spots (#249 → #234)
2026-08-10
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#235 → #247)
2026-08-08
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 44 spots (#185 → #229)
2026-08-07
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 5.8/10
2026-07-29
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#415 → #425)
2026-07-28
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #415

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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.4 · Raw JSON