BotSharp

AI Multi-Agent Framework in .NET

Agent Frameworks C# Listed Apache-2.0

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

OSSF Scorecard 5.5 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 30%
Last push today
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In detail: BotSharp scores 60.4/100 (Grade C), ranked #689 of 1374 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 5.5/10; 30% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-11-05. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How BotSharp 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 BotSharp 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/SciSharp/BotSharp, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2026-11-05. 30% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature; the rest can't be tied to a verified identity.

  2. Review and release Mixed

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 5.5/10 (scanned Oct 25, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review5
    • Branch Protection0
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions0
    • Pinned Dependencies0
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 0
    CI-Tests 9
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 5
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 0
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 0
    Signed-Releases -1
    Token-Permissions 0
    Vulnerabilities 10
  3. Published packages None

    No registry package. BotSharp 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 BotSharp.

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 BotSharp’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 BotSharp compares in Agent Frameworks

  1. #65 LightAgent 61.0 +0.6
  2. #66 adk-java 60.6 +0.2
  3. #67 BotSharp 60.4 this agent
  4. #68 AdalFlow 60.3 −0.1
  5. #69 Nanobot 60.0 −0.4

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks BotSharp’s 60.4.

Where the 60.4 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Agent Frameworks average

60.4 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

BotSharp Agent Frameworks average (130 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
8.4 / 25
1.7 below avg 10.1
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
0.9 below avg 11.7
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
13.2 / 17
0.7 above avg 12.5
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
19.9 / 20
5.2 above avg 14.7
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
8.4 / 20
2.9 below avg 11.3

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-10-29
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Rank rose 11 spots (#724 → #713)
2026-10-26
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2026-10-24
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Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 5.5/10. 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.
83.8
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#67

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 2026-11-05 12:09 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-11-05

Activity & Reach

Stars
3.1k
Forks
659
Last Push
2026-11-05
today
Commits (4 wk)
94
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
45
Rank Change
▲5
was #694

Analysis

Activity Inputs

83.8 / 100
StarsRepository reach
21.0 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
24.7 / 25
CommunityFork signal
13.1 / 20

Common questions about BotSharp

BotSharp 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 BotSharp publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for BotSharp. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does BotSharp have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
BotSharp has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 5.5/10. 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 BotSharp actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does BotSharp use?
BotSharp ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are BotSharp's commits signed?
30% of the last 100 commits to BotSharp 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
None detected
No clear third-party provider dependency detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
Declared
Declared plugin/integration 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

Maintain BotSharp?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores BotSharp 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
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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