Is EvoScientist safe to use?

EvoScientist has an HVTrust score of 60.7/100 (Grade C), ranked #599 of 1328 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for EvoScientist?

EvoScientist scores 60.7/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 4.9k GitHub stars and is categorized under Research & Data.

EvoScientist

EvoScientist/EvoScientist

🔬 Harness Vibe Research with Self-evolving AI Scientists

Research & Data Python Grade C Listed Apache-2.0

60.7/100

Rank #599 of 1328

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Listing state

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Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-09-19 · 1d ago

Recent change

Rank +3

Is EvoScientist safe? EvoScientist scores 60.7/100 (Grade C), ranked #599 of 1328 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 6.5/10; 87% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-09-19. 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

2026-09-20

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#587 → #599)

2026-09-18

Rank Moved

Rank rose 11 spots (#599 → #588)

2026-09-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 19 spots (#618 → #599)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.5/10. 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.

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76.9

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#12

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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 2026-09-20

Activity & Reach

Stars

4.9k

Forks

307

Last Push

2026-09-19

yesterday

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▼12

was #587

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Research & Data

60.7 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

EvoScientist Research & Data average (33 agents)

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

12.5 / 25

4.3 above avg 8.2

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

1.1 below avg 11.9

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

14.0 / 17

2.2 above avg 11.8

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

17.8 / 20

5.0 above avg 12.8

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

8.9 / 20

2.0 below avg 10.9

Activity Inputs

76.9 / 100

StarsRepository reach

22.2 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

18.2 / 25

CommunityFork signal

11.6 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

6.5 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Sep 15, 2026

Signed Commits

87%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 5

CI-Tests 10

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 5

Contributors 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging 10

Pinned-Dependencies 7

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 0

Vulnerabilities 10

Is EvoScientist safe?

EvoScientist 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 EvoScientist publish package provenance?

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

Does EvoScientist have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

EvoScientist has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.5/10. 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 EvoScientist actively maintained?

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

What license does EvoScientist use?

EvoScientist ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are EvoScientist's commits signed?

87% of the last 100 commits to EvoScientist 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

low 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

5 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

1 tags

Broad capability areas 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 EvoScientist 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

2026-09-20

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Rank dropped 12 spots (#587 → #599)

2026-09-18

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Rank rose 11 spots (#599 → #588)

2026-09-17

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Rank rose 19 spots (#618 → #599)

2026-09-13

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Rank dropped 14 spots (#604 → #618)

2026-09-12

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2026-09-07

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2026-09-06

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2026-09-05

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2026-09-04

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2026-09-03

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2026-08-31

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2026-08-29

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 6.6/10

2026-08-29

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-08-29

Rank Moved

Rank rose 746 spots (#1109 → #363)

2026-08-29

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 39.1pts (21.8 → 60.9)

2026-08-28

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2026-08-27

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2026-08-26

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2026-08-24

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2026-08-17

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2026-08-16

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2026-08-10

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2026-08-08

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2026-08-06

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #465

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