Is Aider safe?
Aider scores 57.8/100 (Grade C), ranked #184 of 328 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage A (5 of 5 independent signal types).
The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found;
OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 3.8/10;
16% of recent commits are signed;
last pushed 2026-05-22. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →
Quick Trust Read
Verdict
Promising trust profile, but some evidence still deserves review.
57.8/100 · Grade C
Strongest Signal
Adoption
18.3/20
Weakest Signal
Safety / Integrity
5.5/25
What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-07-04
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Anthropic
2026-06-24
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 23 spots (#178 → #201)
2026-06-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#168 → #178)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signalsCurrent OSSF Scorecard is 3.8/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
Publish provenanceAdd package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.
Increase signed commitsRaise the share of verified-signed commits to make maintainer identity and release history easier to trust.
Refresh maintenance signalsThe repo was last pushed 50 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.
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 A is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (5 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →
Signals refreshed2026-07-11 04:00 UTC·Repo last pushed 50 days ago
Rank Trend
2026-07-052026-07-11
Activity & Reach
Stars
47.3k
Forks
4.7k
Last Push
2026-05-22
50 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
0
Downloads (7d)
195,247
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
114
Open Issues
1302
Rank Change
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was #184
Analysis
HVTrust Dimensions
57.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence
Safety / IntegrityOSSF, provenance, signatures
5.5 / 25
Identity / ProvenanceListing and build link
10.8 / 18
TransparencyLicense and public checks
11.7 / 17
MaintenanceFreshness and commits
8.7 / 20
AdoptionStars and downloads
18.3 / 20
Activity Inputs
63.3 / 100
StarsRepository reach
28.0 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
18.1 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
0.0 / 25
CommunityFork signal
17.1 / 20
Supply Chain Trust
Package Provenance
None
No package attestations found
OSSF Scorecard
3.8 / 10
OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Jul 8, 2026
Signed Commits
16%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts10
Branch-Protection0
CI-Tests10
CII-Best-Practices0
Code-Review0
Contributors10
Dangerous-Workflow10
Dependency-Update-Tool0
Fuzzing0
License10
Maintained10
Packaging10
Pinned-Dependencies0
SAST0
Security-Policy0
Signed-Releases-1
Token-Permissions0
Vulnerabilities0
Is Aider safe?
Aider 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 Aider publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Aider. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Aider have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Aider has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 3.8/10. 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 Aider actively maintained?
Slowing down. Last push was 50 days ago — keep an eye on whether activity resumes.
What license does Aider use?
Aider ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Aider's commits signed?
16% of the last 100 commits to Aider 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.
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.
Credential signal:
No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
Declared
Declared plugin/integration surface detected.
browser
code
shell
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
high confidence
Match
Published package metadata matches the tracked repo
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 Aider'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.
2026-07-04
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Anthropic
2026-06-16
Drift Warning Cleared
Provenance drift warning cleared (now: match)
2026-06-15
Drift Warning Raised
Package-provenance drift warning: package metadata no longer clearly points at this repo
2026-06-13
Drift Warning Cleared
Provenance drift warning cleared (now: match)
2026-06-11
Drift Warning Raised
Package-provenance drift warning: package metadata no longer clearly points at this repo
2026-06-10
Drift Warning Cleared
Provenance drift warning cleared (now: match)
Maintain Aider?
HVTrust scores Aider 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.
Action counts reflect activity on public repos where this agent left detectable fingerprints.
Private repo usage is invisible. Counts are approximate (GitHub Search API caps at 1,000 results per query).
Methodology described in the Provenance Profile spec.
Reputation Timeline
2026-07-04
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Anthropic
2026-06-24
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 23 spots (#178 → #201)
2026-06-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#168 → #178)
2026-06-18
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 3.8/10
2026-06-18
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-06-18
Rank Moved
Rank rose 37 spots (#187 → #150)
2026-06-18
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 17.6pts (38.9 → 56.5)
2026-06-16
Drift Warning Cleared
Provenance drift warning cleared (now: match)
2026-06-16
Scorecard Removed
OSSF Scorecard no longer detected
2026-06-16
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-06-16
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 52 spots (#133 → #185)
2026-06-16
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust down 20.8pts (59.7 → 38.9)
2026-06-16
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 11pts (78 → 66)
2026-06-15
Drift Warning Raised
Package-provenance drift warning: package metadata no longer clearly points at this repo
2026-06-15
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 3.8/10
2026-06-15
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-06-15
Rank Moved
Rank rose 52 spots (#185 → #133)
2026-06-15
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 20.7pts (39.0 → 59.7)
2026-06-15
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 11pts (67 → 78)
2026-06-14
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 8pts (75 → 67)
2026-06-13
Drift Warning Cleared
Provenance drift warning cleared (now: match)
2026-06-13
Scorecard Removed
OSSF Scorecard no longer detected
2026-06-13
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-06-13
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 48 spots (#133 → #181)
2026-06-13
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust down 18.9pts (59.9 → 41.0)
2026-06-11
Drift Warning Raised
Package-provenance drift warning: package metadata no longer clearly points at this repo
