Is Archon safe to use?

Archon has an HVTrust score of 62.0/100 (Grade C), ranked #300 of 1308 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Archon?

Archon scores 62.0/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 23.2k GitHub stars and is categorized under Coding Agents.

Archon

coleam00/Archon

The first open-source harness builder for AI coding. Make AI coding deterministic and repeatable.

Coding Agents TypeScript Grade C Listed MIT

62.0/100

Rank #300 of 1308

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-19 · 0d ago

Recent change

Rank +3

Is Archon safe? Archon scores 62.0/100 (Grade C), ranked #300 of 1308 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 4.0/10; 95% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-19. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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What Would Improve It

Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.

Recent Changes

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 15 spots (#285 → #300)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 20 spots (#306 → #286)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#281 → #299)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.0/10. 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.

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92.7

Activity sub-score · out of 100

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In Coding Agents

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 →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-19

Activity & Reach

Stars

23.2k

Forks

3.5k

Last Push

2026-08-19

today

Commits (4 wk)

175

Downloads (7d)

—

HN mentions (30d)

—

Open Issues

244

Rank Change

▼15

was #285

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Coding Agents

62.0 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Archon Coding Agents average (70 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits

9.8 / 25

2.3 above avg 7.5

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

0.8 below avg 11.6

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

11.9 / 17

0.8 above avg 11.1

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

20.0 / 20

4.7 above avg 15.3

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

10.5 / 20

1.8 below avg 12.3

Activity Inputs

92.7 / 100

StarsRepository reach

26.2 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

25.0 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

25 / 25

CommunityFork signal

16.5 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

4.0 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 16, 2026

Signed Commits

95%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests 9

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 0

Contributors 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging 10

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 10

Signed-Releases 0

Token-Permissions 0

Vulnerabilities 0

Is Archon safe?

Archon 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 Archon publish package provenance?

No published build provenance is currently detected for Archon. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.

Does Archon have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Archon has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.0/10. 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 Archon actively maintained?

Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).

What license does Archon use?

Archon ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are Archon's commits signed?

95% of the last 100 commits to Archon 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

1 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Anthropic

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

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Archon 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.

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Reputation Timeline

Signal history

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 15 spots (#285 → #300)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 20 spots (#306 → #286)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#281 → #299)

2026-08-12

Rank Moved

Rank rose 17 spots (#298 → #281)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 19 spots (#280 → #299)

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 65 spots (#210 → #275)

2026-07-29

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 4.2/10

2026-07-29

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-07-29

Rank Moved

Rank rose 222 spots (#412 → #190)

2026-07-29

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 36.2pts (25.9 → 62.1)

2026-07-28

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #412

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