AI Town

A MIT-licensed, deployable starter kit for building and customizing your own version of AI town - a virtual town where AI characters live, chat and socialize.

Needs review TypeScript Listed MIT

Is AI Town safe? Thin or incomplete trust evidence. Review carefully before production use.

OSSF Scorecard 3.9 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 27%
Last push 56d ago
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In detail: AI Town scores 44.8/100 (Grade D), ranked #1128 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 3.9/10; 27% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-26. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How AI Town 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 AI Town 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 Partly signed

    github.com/a16z-infra/ai-town, MIT, last pushed 2026-08-26. 27% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature; the rest can't be tied to a verified identity.

  2. Review and release Weak

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 3.9/10 (scanned Oct 18, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review2
    • Branch Protection6
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflown/a
    • Token Permissionsn/a
    • Pinned Dependencies0
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 6
    CI-Tests 0
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 2
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow -1
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 4
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 0
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 0
    Signed-Releases -1
    Token-Permissions -1
    Vulnerabilities 0
  3. Published packages None

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

Changes to this chain

No change to package provenance, package source links, Scorecard coverage or license in HVTracker's daily snapshots of AI Town.

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 AI Town’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 AI Town compares in Needs review

  1. #6 Turbovec 61.6 +16.8
  2. #7 Hivemind 53.7 +8.9
  3. #8 AI Town 44.8 this agent
  4. #9 HyperAgent 38.3 −6.5
  5. #10 ClawWork 34.8 −10.0

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks AI Town’s 44.8.

Where the 44.8 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Needs review average

44.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

AI Town Needs review average (11 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
6.2 / 25
2.6 below avg 8.8
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
in line with avg 10.8
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
11.8 / 17
0.6 below avg 12.4
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
8.3 / 20
5.9 below avg 14.2
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
9.7 / 20
0.5 above avg 9.2

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-10-09
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#1072 → #1083)
2026-09-25
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 59 spots (#970 → #1029)
2026-09-25
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 6pts (65 → 59)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 3.9/10. 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.
Increase signed commits Raise the share of verified-signed commits to make maintainer identity and release history easier to trust.
Refresh maintenance signals The repo was last pushed 56 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.
55.8
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#8

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade D 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 56 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-21

Activity & Reach

Stars
10.7k
Forks
1.2k
Last Push
2026-08-26
56 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
0
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
68
Rank Change
▲1
was #1129

Analysis

Activity Inputs

55.8 / 100
StarsRepository reach
24.2 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
17.2 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
0.0 / 25
CommunityFork signal
14.4 / 20

Common questions about AI Town

Public trust evidence for AI Town is thin: several supply-chain signals are missing or weak. This does not mean the project is unsafe — it means an outside observer cannot easily verify the usual integrity checks. Treat with extra scrutiny.
Does AI Town publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for AI Town. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does AI Town have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
AI Town has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 3.9/10. 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 AI Town actively maintained?
Slowing down. Last push was 56 days ago — keep an eye on whether activity resumes.
What license does AI Town use?
AI Town ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are AI Town's commits signed?
27% of the last 100 commits to AI Town 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.

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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
None detected
No MCP server signal detected.
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
None detected
No clear plugin system or broad tool surface detected.
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 AI Town'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.

2026-08-12
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: declared → none

Maintain AI Town?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores AI Town 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 28Grade 4Score 2Surface 1HVTrust 1
2026-10-09
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#1072 → #1083)
2026-09-25
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 59 spots (#970 → #1029)
2026-09-25
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 6pts (65 → 59)
2026-09-24
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 26 spots (#944 → #970)
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 581 spots (#363 → #944)
2026-09-22
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 36 spots (#327 → #363)
2026-09-21
Rank Moved
Rank rose 605 spots (#932 → #327)
2026-09-16
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-09-15
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-14
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-09-12
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#911 → #921)
2026-09-11
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Rank dropped 13 spots (#898 → #911)
2026-09-09
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Rank dropped 17 spots (#883 → #900)
2026-09-08
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Rank dropped 10 spots (#873 → #883)
2026-09-07
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Rank dropped 42 spots (#831 → #873)
2026-09-06
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Rank dropped 13 spots (#818 → #831)
2026-09-05
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 59 spots (#759 → #818)
2026-09-04
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 29 spots (#730 → #759)
2026-09-03
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-02
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 34 spots (#687 → #721)
2026-09-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#673 → #687)
2026-08-31
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 37 spots (#636 → #673)
2026-08-30
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 15 spots (#621 → #636)
2026-08-29
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 41 spots (#580 → #621)
2026-08-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 16 spots (#564 → #580)
2026-08-27
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 19 spots (#545 → #564)
2026-08-26
Rank Moved
Rank rose 38 spots (#583 → #545)
2026-08-26
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 6.3pts (42.9 → 49.2)
2026-08-26
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 19pts (53 → 72)
2026-08-24
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#572 → #584)
2026-08-22
Rank Moved
Rank rose 11 spots (#582 → #571)
2026-08-13
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#547 → #557)
2026-08-12
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: declared → none
2026-08-10
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 20 spots (#537 → #557)
2026-08-08
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 162 spots (#372 → #534)
2026-07-29
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#344 → #355)

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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