ChatArena

ChatArena (or Chat Arena) is a Multi-Agent Language Game Environments for LLMs. The goal is to develop communication and collaboration capabilities of AIs.

Multi-Agent Systems Python Needs review Apache-2.0

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

OSSF Scorecard 4.7 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 97%
Last push 451d ago
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In detail: ChatArena scores 29.2/100 (Grade D), ranked #1341 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 4.7/10; 97% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2025-08-11. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How ChatArena 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.

Active listing, but review is needed
  • [4.2.1] no meaningful activity in 12 months (last push 2025-08-11)

Chain of custody

Scanners check what the code says. This traces who ships ChatArena 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/Farama-Foundation/ChatArena, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2025-08-11. 97% 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 4.7/10 (scanned Nov 3, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review2
    • Branch Protection6
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions0
    • 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 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 0
    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. ChatArena 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 ChatArena.

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 ChatArena’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 ChatArena compares in Multi-Agent Systems

  1. #37 DeepResearchAgent 30.5 +1.3
  2. #38 KaibanJS 30.2 +1.0
  3. #39 ChatArena 29.2 this agent
  4. #40 WorldSeed 28.9 −0.3
  5. #41 tribe 27.8 −1.4

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks ChatArena’s 29.2.

Where the 29.2 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Multi-Agent Systems average

29.2 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

ChatArena Multi-Agent Systems average (43 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
10.7 / 25
1.8 above avg 8.9
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
0.5 below avg 11.3
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
12.5 / 17
in line with avg 12.2
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
0 / 20
13.1 below avg 13.1
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
7.7 / 20
2.6 below avg 10.3

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 (#1311 → #1322)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.7/10. 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.
Refresh maintenance signals The repo was last pushed 451 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.
Review Flags
[4.2.1] no meaningful activity in 12 months (last push 2025-08-11)
29.4
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#39

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 2026-11-05 12:09 UTC · Repo last pushed 451 days ago — may be stale

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-11-05

Activity & Reach

Stars
1.6k
Forks
152
Last Push
2025-08-11
451 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
0
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
5
Rank Change
=
was #1341

Analysis

Activity Inputs

29.4 / 100
StarsRepository reach
19.2 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
0.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
0.0 / 25
CommunityFork signal
10.2 / 20

Common questions about ChatArena

Public trust evidence for ChatArena 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 ChatArena publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for ChatArena. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does ChatArena have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
ChatArena has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.7/10. 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 ChatArena actively maintained?
Stale. The repository has not been pushed to in 451 days. Consider whether the project is still being maintained.
What license does ChatArena use?
ChatArena ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are ChatArena's commits signed?
97% of the last 100 commits to ChatArena 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
None detected
No MCP server signal detected.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
4 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

Maintain ChatArena?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores ChatArena 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 20Warning Issued 1HVTrust 1
2026-10-09
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Rank dropped 11 spots (#1311 → #1322)
2026-09-23
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2026-09-22
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2026-09-21
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2026-09-02
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2026-09-01
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2026-08-31
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2026-08-30
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2026-08-28
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2026-08-16
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2026-08-12
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Rank dropped 132 spots (#637 → #769)
2026-08-12
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust down 10.0pts (39.2 → 29.2)
2026-08-11
Warning Issued
Warning: eligibility issues detected
2026-08-10
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 21 spots (#612 → #633)
2026-08-08
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 220 spots (#394 → #614)

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Other agents in Multi-Agent Systems

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