LightRAG

[EMNLP2025] "LightRAG: Simple and Fast Retrieval-Augmented Generation"

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Listing state
Listed
HVTrust
82.8/100 · Grade A
Evidence coverage
Grade A · 4/5 signals
Last push
2026-07-18 · 1d ago
Recent change
No recent signal change

Is LightRAG safe? LightRAG scores 82.8/100 (Grade A), ranked #49 of 418 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage A (4 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 5.7/10; 32% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-07-18. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

Quick Trust Read

Verdict
Strong public trust posture, backed by multiple independent signals.
82.8/100 · Grade A
Strongest Signal
Identity / Provenance
18.0/18
Weakest Signal
Safety / Integrity
16.2/25
What Would Improve It
Increase the share of verified signed commits for clearer maintainer identity.
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 5.7/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
Increase signed commits Raise the share of verified-signed commits to make maintainer identity and release history easier to trust.
94.8
Activity Score · out of 100
82.8
HVTrust Score · out of 100
#49
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 A 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 2026-07-19 02:03 UTC · Repo last pushed yesterday

Rank Trend

2026-07-05 2026-07-19

Activity & Reach

Stars
37.8k
Forks
5.3k
Last Push
2026-07-18
yesterday
Commits (4 wk)
340
Downloads (7d)
63,446
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
8
Open Issues
198
Rank Change
=
was #49

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions

82.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence
Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
16.2 / 25
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
18.0 / 18
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
13.3 / 17
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
19.9 / 20
Adoption60% stars · 40% downloads, log-scaled
17.4 / 20

Activity Inputs

94.8 / 100
StarsRepository reach
27.5 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.9 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
25 / 25
CommunityFork signal
17.3 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance
Verified
pypi attestation
OSSF Scorecard
5.7 / 10
OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Jul 11, 2026
Signed Commits
32%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts 10
Branch-Protection 3
CI-Tests 10
CII-Best-Practices 0
Code-Review 4
Contributors 10
Dangerous-Workflow 10
Dependency-Update-Tool 10
Fuzzing 0
License 10
Maintained 10
Packaging 10
Pinned-Dependencies 0
SAST 0
Security-Policy 10
Signed-Releases -1
Token-Permissions 0
Vulnerabilities 0

Is LightRAG safe?

Public supply-chain signals for LightRAG are strong: it has multiple independent trust indicators in place. This does not replace your own security review, but LightRAG carries less obvious unverified-evidence risk than projects with thin signals.
Does LightRAG publish package provenance?
Yes. LightRAG's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.
Does LightRAG have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
LightRAG has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 5.7/10. 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 LightRAG actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does LightRAG use?
LightRAG ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are LightRAG's commits signed?
32% of the last 100 commits to LightRAG 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
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
Extensions
Extension based plugin/integration surface detected.
  • code
  • database
  • search
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
high confidence
Match
Published package metadata matches the tracked repo
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 LightRAG'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 → extension-based
2026-06-05
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI, Postgres, Qdrant, Redis

Maintain LightRAG?

HVTrust scores LightRAG 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 1Surface 1Surface 1
2026-06-05
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → extension-based
2026-06-05
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI, Postgres, Qdrant, Redis
2026-06-05
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 5.4/10
2026-06-02
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #51

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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 v4.2 · Raw JSON