Hive

Multi-Agent Harness for Production AI

Multi-Agent Systems Python Listed Apache-2.0

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

OSSF Scorecard 4.3 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 9%
Last push 2d ago
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In detail: Hive scores 58.8/100 (Grade C), ranked #730 of 1374 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 4.3/10; 9% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-11-08. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Hive 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 Hive 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.

  1. Source Partly signed

    github.com/aden-hive/hive, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2026-11-08. 9% 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 4.3/10 (scanned Nov 8, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review0
    • Branch Protection3
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions0
    • Pinned Dependencies0
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 3
    CI-Tests 10
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 0
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 0
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 0
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases -1
    Token-Permissions 0
    Vulnerabilities 0
  3. Published packages None

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

Changes to this chain

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

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 Hive’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 Hive compares in Multi-Agent Systems

  1. #20 Rowboat 60.5 +1.7
  2. #21 TinyTroupe 59.0 +0.2
  3. #22 Hive 58.8 this agent
  4. #23 sympozium 57.6 −1.2
  5. #24 ChatDev 57.0 −1.8

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Hive’s 58.8.

Where the 58.8 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Multi-Agent Systems average

58.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Hive Multi-Agent Systems average (43 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
5.8 / 25
3.1 below avg 8.9
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
0.5 below avg 11.3
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
12.2 / 17
in line with avg 12.2
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
19.6 / 20
6.7 above avg 12.9
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
9.7 / 20
in line with avg 10.1

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-11-07
Rank Moved
Rank rose 12 spots (#729 → #717)
2026-10-25
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Rank rose 15 spots (#728 → #713)
2026-10-12
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Rank rose 112 spots (#829 → #717)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.3/10. 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.
90.5
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#22

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 2026-11-10 04:07 UTC · Repo last pushed 2 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-11-10

Activity & Reach

Stars
11.1k
Forks
5.6k
Last Push
2026-11-08
2 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
85
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
914
Rank Change
▼8
was #722

Analysis

Activity Inputs

90.5 / 100
StarsRepository reach
24.3 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.7 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
24.1 / 25
CommunityFork signal
17.4 / 20

Common questions about Hive

Hive 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 Hive publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Hive. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Hive have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Hive has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.3/10. 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 Hive actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 2 day(s).
What license does Hive use?
Hive ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Hive's commits signed?
9% of the last 100 commits to Hive 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
high confidence
Implemented
Hive appears to expose MCP server capabilities.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
3 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
medium confidence
1 tags
Broad capability areas 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

Maintain Hive?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Hive 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 37Score 1HVTrust 1
2026-11-07
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Rank rose 12 spots (#729 → #717)
2026-10-25
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Rank rose 15 spots (#728 → #713)
2026-10-12
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Rank rose 112 spots (#829 → #717)
2026-10-12
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 3.6pts (54.6 → 58.2)
2026-10-11
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Rank rose 87 spots (#916 → #829)
2026-10-11
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 16pts (70 → 86)
2026-10-09
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Other agents in Multi-Agent Systems

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