Is FinnewsHunter safe to use?

FinnewsHunter has an HVTrust score of 32.9/100 (Grade D), ranked #1268 of 1328 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for FinnewsHunter?

FinnewsHunter scores 32.9/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 1.5k GitHub stars and is categorized under Research & Data.

FinnewsHunter

DemonDamon/FinnewsHunter

FinnewsHunter: Multi-agent financial intelligence platform powered by AgenticX. Real-time news analysis, sentiment fusio

Research & Data Python Grade D Listed Apache-2.0

32.9/100

Rank #1268 of 1328

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-07-05 · 77d ago

Recent change

No recent signal change

Is FinnewsHunter safe? FinnewsHunter scores 32.9/100 (Grade D), ranked #1268 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 1.5/10; recent commits are unsigned; last pushed 2026-07-05. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

Ranked neighbours in Research & Data

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What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-09-09

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#1241 → #1253)

2026-09-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#1230 → #1241)

2026-09-07

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#1218 → #1230)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 1.5/10. 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.

Refresh maintenance signals The repo was last pushed 77 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.

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45.1

Activity sub-score · out of 100

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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 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 →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-09-20

Activity & Reach

Stars

1.5k

Forks

339

Last Push

2026-07-05

77 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

was #1268

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Research & Data

32.9 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

FinnewsHunter Research & Data average (33 agents)

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

1.9 / 25

6.3 below 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

9.8 / 17

2.0 below avg 11.8

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

6.9 / 20

5.9 below avg 12.8

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

7.6 / 20

3.3 below avg 10.9

Activity Inputs

45.1 / 100

StarsRepository reach

19.0 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

14.3 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

0.0 / 25

CommunityFork signal

11.8 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

1.5 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Sep 18, 2026

Signed Commits

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 9

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests -1

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 0

Contributors 3

Dangerous-Workflow -1

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 1

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions -1

Vulnerabilities 0

Is FinnewsHunter safe?

Public trust evidence for FinnewsHunter 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 FinnewsHunter publish package provenance?

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

Does FinnewsHunter have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

FinnewsHunter has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 1.5/10. 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 FinnewsHunter actively maintained?

Slowing down. Last push was 77 days ago — keep an eye on whether activity resumes.

What license does FinnewsHunter use?

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

Are FinnewsHunter's commits signed?

0% of the last 100 commits to FinnewsHunter 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

6 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

2 tags

Broad capability areas detected.

browser
database

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 FinnewsHunter?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores FinnewsHunter 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

2026-09-09

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#1241 → #1253)

2026-09-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#1230 → #1241)

2026-09-07

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#1218 → #1230)

2026-09-06

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#1202 → #1218)

2026-09-05

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 1.5/10

2026-09-05

Rank Moved

Rank rose 118 spots (#1320 → #1202)

2026-09-05

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 20.6pts (13.3 → 33.9)

2026-08-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#1288 → #1299)

2026-08-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 25 spots (#1261 → #1286)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 79 spots (#1177 → #1256)

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 666 spots (#511 → #1177)

2026-08-06

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #505

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