Jan

Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

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Listing state
Listed
HVTrust
66.3/100 · Grade B
Evidence coverage
Grade B · 3/5 signals
Last push
2026-07-17 · 2d ago
Recent change
No recent signal change

Is Jan safe? Jan scores 66.3/100 (Grade B), ranked #133 of 418 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 6.0/10; 99% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-07-17. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

Quick Trust Read

Verdict
Promising trust profile, but some evidence still deserves review.
66.3/100 · Grade B
Strongest Signal
Maintenance
19.5/20
Weakest Signal
Safety / Integrity
12.4/25
What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-06-20
Rank Moved
Rank rose 13 spots (#103 → #90)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.0/10. 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.
92.7
Activity Score · out of 100
66.3
HVTrust Score · out of 100
#133
Global Rank · of 418
#5

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 B is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (3 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-07-19 08:02 UTC · Repo last pushed 2 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-07-05 2026-07-19

Activity & Reach

Stars
43.6k
Forks
2.9k
Last Push
2026-07-17
2 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
82
Downloads (7d)
HN mentions (30d)
129
Open Issues
320
Rank Change
▼1
was #132

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions

66.3 / 100 · 100.0% confidence
Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
12.4 / 25
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
13.6 / 17
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
19.5 / 20
Adoption60% stars · 40% downloads, log-scaled
11.1 / 20

Activity Inputs

92.7 / 100
StarsRepository reach
27.8 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.7 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
23.9 / 25
CommunityFork signal
16.1 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance
None
No package attestations found
OSSF Scorecard
6.0 / 10
OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Jul 18, 2026
Signed Commits
99%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts 10
Branch-Protection 5
CI-Tests 10
CII-Best-Practices 0
Code-Review 10
Contributors 10
Dangerous-Workflow 10
Dependency-Update-Tool 10
Fuzzing 0
License 9
Maintained 10
Packaging -1
Pinned-Dependencies 7
SAST 0
Security-Policy 10
Signed-Releases 0
Token-Permissions 0
Vulnerabilities 0

Is Jan safe?

Jan 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 Jan publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Jan. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Jan have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Jan has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.0/10. 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 Jan actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 2 day(s).
What license does Jan use?
Jan ships under NOASSERTION. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Jan's commits signed?
99% of the last 100 commits to Jan 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.

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AI agent 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
medium 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
2 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
Declared
Declared plugin/integration surface detected.
  • code
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
How this surface has changed

Detected changes to Jan's runtime surface and supply-chain posture, from daily public-signal snapshots. A change here means our detectors see something different — a genuinely changed capability, or better evidence of an existing one.

2026-06-05
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-06-05
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: Anthropic, OpenAI
2026-06-05
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → declared

Maintain Jan?

HVTrust scores Jan 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

Listed 1Scorecard 1MCP 1Surface 1Surface 1Rank 1
2026-06-20
Rank Moved
Rank rose 13 spots (#103 → #90)
2026-06-05
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-06-05
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: Anthropic, OpenAI
2026-06-05
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → declared
2026-06-05
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 6.0/10
2026-06-02
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #183

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Data sources
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