Giskard

🐢 Open-Source Evaluation & Testing library for LLM Agents

Observability & Evaluation Python Listed Apache-2.0

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

OSSF Scorecard 6.8 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 77%
Last push today
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In detail: Giskard scores 67.4/100 (Grade B), ranked #410 of 1371 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage A (4 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 6.8/10; 77% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-10-09. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Giskard 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 Giskard and whether that has changed: from the source repository, through how changes are reviewed and released, to the package you install. These are the checks for OWASP ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities.

  1. Source Partly signed

    github.com/Giskard-AI/giskard-oss, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2026-10-09. 77% 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 6.8/10 (scanned Oct 4, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review4
    • Branch Protection8
    • Signed Releases0
    • Dangerous Workflow0
    • Token Permissions10
    • Pinned Dependencies10
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 8
    CI-Tests 10
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 4
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 0
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 10
    SAST 10
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases 0
    Token-Permissions 10
    Vulnerabilities 8
  3. Published packages Not linked

    • PyPI giskard Source link isn't a GitHub repo No build attestation

    Without a build attestation, nothing proves the published files were built from this repository.

Changes to this chain

No change to package provenance, package source links, Scorecard coverage or license in HVTracker's daily snapshots of Giskard.

Evidence behind this score

Coverage A: 4 of 5 independent evidence types found.

  • GitHub repository data
  • Package downloads
  • Supply-chain checks
  • Public actions (missing)
  • Community mentions

Verify this score yourself

Every build re-issues Giskard’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 Giskard compares in Observability & Evaluation

  1. #10 DeepEval 69.4 +2.0
  2. #11 Agenta 68.2 +0.8
  3. #12 Giskard 67.4 this agent
  4. #13 Holmesgpt 65.6 −1.8
  5. #14 Helicone 62.9 −4.5

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Giskard’s 67.4.

Where the 67.4 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Observability & Evaluation average

67.4 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Giskard Observability & Evaluation average (26 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
12.3 / 25
1.6 above avg 10.7
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
2.2 below avg 13.0
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
14.3 / 17
3.0 above avg 11.3
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
17.8 / 20
3.9 above avg 13.9
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
13.7 / 20
1.2 above avg 12.5

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-10-02
Rank Moved
Rank rose 15 spots (#432 → #417)
2026-10-01
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Rank rose 12 spots (#444 → #432)
2026-09-28
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Rank rose 17 spots (#467 → #450)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.8/10. 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.
78.4
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#12

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade B reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage A is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (4 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-10-09 08:15 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-09

Activity & Reach

Stars
5.9k
Forks
550
Last Push
2026-10-09
today
Commits (4 wk)
27
Downloads (7d)
3,164
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
0
Open Issues
24
Rank Change
▲5
was #415

Analysis

Activity Inputs

78.4 / 100
StarsRepository reach
22.6 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
18.1 / 25
CommunityFork signal
12.7 / 20

Common questions about Giskard

Giskard 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 Giskard publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Giskard. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Giskard have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Giskard has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.8/10. 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 Giskard actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does Giskard use?
Giskard ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Giskard's commits signed?
77% of the last 100 commits to Giskard 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: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
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
low confidence
Unknown
Package source metadata is missing or inconclusive
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
  • MCP signal live
  • External deps live
  • Tool / plugin surface live
  • Package provenance drift live

Maintain Giskard?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Giskard 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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2026-10-02
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2026-10-01
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2026-09-28
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2026-08-10
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2026-08-08
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2026-07-13
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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · PyPI / pypistats (downloads, provenance) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI · Algolia HN Search API
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.4 · Raw JSON