Is Google ADK (Go) safe to use?

Google ADK (Go) has an HVTrust score of 69.1/100 (Grade B), ranked #146 of 1308 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Google ADK (Go)?

Google ADK (Go) scores 69.1/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 8.7k GitHub stars and is categorized under Agent Frameworks.

Google ADK (Go)

google/adk-go

An open-source, code-first Go toolkit for building, evaluating, and deploying sophisticated AI agents with flexibility a

Agent Frameworks Go Grade B Listed Apache-2.0

69.1/100

Rank #146 of 1308

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-25 · 0d ago

Recent change

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Is Google ADK (Go) safe? Google ADK (Go) scores 69.1/100 (Grade B), ranked #146 of 1308 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 7.9/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-25. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-08-25

Rank Moved

Rank rose 10 spots (#156 → #146)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 19 spots (#169 → #150)

2026-08-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#159 → #169)

Maintainer Checklist

Publish provenance Add package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.

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84.4

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#23

In Agent Frameworks

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 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 2026-08-25

Activity & Reach

Stars

8.7k

Forks

974

Last Push

2026-08-25

today

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

123

Rank Change

▲10

was #156

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Agent Frameworks

69.1 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Google ADK (Go) Agent Frameworks average (119 agents)

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

14.9 / 25

6.8 above avg 8.1

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

0.8 below avg 11.6

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

15.2 / 17

3.7 above avg 11.5

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

19.0 / 20

4.8 above avg 14.2

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

9.5 / 20

1.8 below avg 11.3

Activity Inputs

84.4 / 100

StarsRepository reach

23.6 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

25.0 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

21.9 / 25

CommunityFork signal

13.9 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

7.9 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 24, 2026

Signed Commits

100%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 8

CI-Tests 10

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 10

Contributors 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 5

SAST 0

Security-Policy 10

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 10

Vulnerabilities 6

Is Google ADK (Go) safe?

Google ADK (Go) 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 Google ADK (Go) publish package provenance?

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

Does Google ADK (Go) have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Google ADK (Go) has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 7.9/10. 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 Google ADK (Go) actively maintained?

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

What license does Google ADK (Go) use?

Google ADK (Go) ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are Google ADK (Go)'s commits signed?

100% of the last 100 commits to Google ADK (Go) 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

None detected

No clear third-party provider dependency detected.

Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.

Tool / Plugin Surface

medium confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration 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 Google ADK (Go)?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Google ADK (Go) 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

2026-08-25

Rank Moved

Rank rose 10 spots (#156 → #146)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 19 spots (#169 → #150)

2026-08-16

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#159 → #169)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 20 spots (#137 → #157)

2026-08-12

Rank Moved

Rank rose 29 spots (#166 → #137)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank rose 19 spots (#187 → #168)

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 32 spots (#153 → #185)

2026-07-27

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-07-26

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → C

2026-07-15

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank rose 14 spots (#157 → #143)

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#147 → #157)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 19 spots (#128 → #147)

2026-06-14

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → C

2026-06-08

Grade Changed

Trust grade C → B

2026-06-07

Grade Changed

Trust grade B → C

2026-05-29

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 10.1pts (57.1 → 67.2)

2026-05-28

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 19pts (62 → 81)

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