Claude Ads

Claude-first paid-media operations skill for Claude Code across 12 ad platforms (Google, Meta, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Reddit, Pinterest, Snapchat, X): source-grounded audits, deterministic scoring, versioned JSON reports, and capability-gated account changes.

Agent Skills Python Listed MIT

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

OSSF Scorecard 6.9 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 57%
Last push 4d ago
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In detail: Claude Ads scores 57.4/100 (Grade C), ranked #130 of 371 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 6.9/10; 57% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-10-07. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Claude Ads 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 Claude Ads 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 and, for skills, AST02 Supply Chain Compromise.

  1. Source Partly signed

    github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-ads, MIT, last pushed 2026-10-07. 57% 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 6.9/10 (scanned Oct 7, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review0
    • Branch Protection8
    • Signed Releases0
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions9
    • Pinned Dependencies9
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 8
    CI-Tests -1
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 0
    Contributors 3
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 9
    SAST 10
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases 0
    Token-Permissions 9
    Vulnerabilities 6
  3. Published packages None

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

Changes to this chain

  • 2026-08-29 OSSF Scorecard: 6.5/10

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 Claude Ads’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 the skill’s instructions for injected instructions, watch runtime behaviour, or find bugs nobody has disclosed yet. For that, run a content scanner before you install it, such as Cisco Skill Scanner.

How Claude Ads compares in Agent Skills

  1. #128 Spellbook 57.6 +0.2
  2. #129 Plinth 57.6 +0.2
  3. #130 Claude Ads 57.4 this agent
  4. #131 Open Managed Agents 57.4 ±0
  5. #132 Skills Manager 57.4 ±0

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Claude Ads’s 57.4.

Where the 57.4 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Agent Skills average

57.4 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Claude Ads Agent Skills average (371 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
11.5 / 25
3.7 above avg 7.8
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
0.6 below avg 11.4
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
14.4 / 17
2.3 above avg 12.1
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
11.7 / 20
2.4 below avg 14.1
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
9.6 / 20
0.6 above avg 9.0

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-10-11
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 18 spots (#112 → #130)
2026-10-11
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 6pts (69 → 63)
2026-10-10
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 28 spots (#84 → #112)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.9/10. 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.
63.3
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#130

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 2026-10-11 12:08 UTC · Repo last pushed 4 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-11

Activity & Reach

Stars
9.9k
Forks
1.5k
Last Push
2026-10-07
4 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
0?
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
12
Rank Change
▼18
was #112

Analysis

Activity Inputs

63.3 / 100
StarsRepository reach
24.0 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.4 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
0.0 / 25
CommunityFork signal
14.7 / 20

Common questions about Claude Ads

Claude Ads 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 Claude Ads publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Claude Ads. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Claude Ads have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Claude Ads has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.9/10. 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 Claude Ads actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 4 day(s).
What license does Claude Ads use?
Claude Ads ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Claude Ads's commits signed?
56% of the last 100 commits to Claude Ads 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
medium confidence
1 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
Declared
Declared plugin/integration surface detected.
  • browser
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 Claude Ads'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.

2026-09-23
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Anthropic

Maintain Claude Ads?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Claude Ads 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 15HVTrust 4Score 3Listed 2Scorecard 1Delisted 1Surface 1Surface 1Grade 1
2026-10-11
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 18 spots (#112 → #130)
2026-10-11
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 6pts (69 → 63)
2026-10-10
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 28 spots (#84 → #112)
2026-10-10
Activity Score Changed
Activity score down 9pts (78 → 69)
2026-09-25
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-25
Rank Moved
Rank rose 211 spots (#290 → #79)
2026-09-25
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 21.1pts (41.3 → 62.4)
2026-09-23
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Anthropic
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 78 spots (#212 → #290)
2026-09-23
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 7.0pts (34.4 → 41.4)
2026-09-22
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #212
2026-09-21
Removed From Active Tracking
Removed from active tracking
2026-09-11
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#275 → #285)
2026-09-10
Rank Moved
Rank rose 20 spots (#295 → #275)
2026-09-10
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 6.2pts (34.6 → 40.8)
2026-09-10
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 24pts (55 → 79)
2026-09-05
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#265 → #275)
2026-09-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#248 → #259)
2026-09-02
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#235 → #248)
2026-09-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#222 → #235)
2026-08-31
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 17 spots (#205 → #222)
2026-08-30
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 35 spots (#170 → #205)
2026-08-29
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 6.5/10
2026-08-29
Rank Moved
Rank rose 138 spots (#308 → #170)
2026-08-29
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 19.7pts (15.4 → 35.1)
2026-08-26
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 156 spots (#154 → #310)
2026-08-16
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#142 → #153)
2026-08-11
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #137

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For maintainers
HVTrust 57.4 Grade C
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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