Is Microsoft Agent Framework safe to use?

Microsoft Agent Framework has an HVTrust score of 73.8/100 (Grade B), ranked #102 of 1283 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Microsoft Agent Framework?

Microsoft Agent Framework scores 73.8/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 12.7k GitHub stars and is categorized under Agent Frameworks.

Microsoft Agent Framework

microsoft/agent-framework

A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .N

Agent Frameworks Python Grade B Listed MIT

73.8/100

Rank #102 of 1283

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade B · 3/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-11 · 0d ago

Recent change

Rank

Is Microsoft Agent Framework safe? Microsoft Agent Framework scores 73.8/100 (Grade B), ranked #102 of 1283 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; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-11. 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

2026-08-04

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#108 → #118)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#76 → #86)

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.

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90.1

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#18

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 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 →

Activity & Reach

Stars

12.7k

Forks

2.1k

Last Push

2026-08-11

today

Commits (4 wk)

212

Downloads (7d)

346,263

pypi

HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

532

Rank Change

▼1

was #101

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Agent Frameworks

73.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Microsoft Agent Framework Agent Frameworks average (118 agents)

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

12.5 / 25

4.4 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

13.6 / 17

2.0 above avg 11.6

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

20.0 / 20

5.6 above avg 14.4

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

17.2 / 20

5.8 above avg 11.4

Activity Inputs

90.1 / 100

StarsRepository reach

24.6 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

25.0 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

25 / 25

CommunityFork signal

15.5 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

6.0 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 10, 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 0

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 3

SAST 7

Security-Policy 10

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 0

Vulnerabilities 3

Is Microsoft Agent Framework safe?

Microsoft Agent Framework 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 Microsoft Agent Framework publish package provenance?

No published build provenance is currently detected for Microsoft Agent Framework. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.

Does Microsoft Agent Framework have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Microsoft Agent Framework 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 Microsoft Agent Framework actively maintained?

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

What license does Microsoft Agent Framework use?

Microsoft Agent Framework ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are Microsoft Agent Framework's commits signed?

100% of the last 100 commits to Microsoft Agent Framework 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

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

None detected

No clear third-party provider dependency detected.

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

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration 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

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For maintainers

HVTrust scores Microsoft Agent Framework 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

2026-08-04

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#108 → #118)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#76 → #86)

2026-07-11

Rank Moved

Rank rose 10 spots (#85 → #75)

2026-05-29

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 10.0pts (57.8 → 67.8)

2026-05-28

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 25pts (64 → 89)

2026-05-27

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 6.0/10

2026-05-27

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 13.2pts (40.7 → 53.9)

2026-05-25

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 30 spots (#52 → #82)

2026-05-24

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #52

GitHub → PyPI: agent-framework

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