Nanobrowser

Open-source AI agent for web automation. Use your real, logged-in browser to automate daily tasks.

Browser & Computer Use TypeScript Listed Apache-2.0

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

OSSF Scorecard 6.0 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 25%
Last push 12d ago
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In detail: Nanobrowser scores 58.8/100 (Grade C), ranked #735 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 6.0/10; 25% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-10-24. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Nanobrowser 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 Nanobrowser 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/nanobrowser/nanobrowser, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2026-10-24. 25% 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 6.0/10 (scanned Oct 29, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review0
    • Branch Protection6
    • Signed Releases0
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions10
    • Pinned Dependencies10
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 6
    CI-Tests 8
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 0
    Contributors 6
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 0
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 10
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases 0
    Token-Permissions 10
    Vulnerabilities 10
  3. Published packages None

    No registry package. Nanobrowser 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 Nanobrowser.

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 Nanobrowser’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 Nanobrowser compares in Browser & Computer Use

  1. #19 Steel Browser 61.8 +3.0
  2. #20 UI-TARS Desktop 59.4 +0.6
  3. #21 Nanobrowser 58.8 this agent
  4. #22 Open Computer Use 58.5 −0.3
  5. #23 UFO 57.1 −1.7

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

Where the 58.8 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Browser & Computer Use average

58.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Nanobrowser Browser & Computer Use average (45 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
8.8 / 25
1.5 below avg 10.3
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
1.9 below avg 12.7
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
13.6 / 17
1.6 above avg 12.0
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
16.4 / 20
4.2 above avg 12.2
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
10.0 / 20
1.1 below avg 11.1

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-11-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#709 → #723)
2026-10-24
Rank Moved
Rank rose 22 spots (#714 → #692)
2026-10-16
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: DeepSeek, OpenRouter, xAI Grok
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.
Increase signed commits Raise the share of verified-signed commits to make maintainer identity and release history easier to trust.
79.2
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#21

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 2026-11-05 12:09 UTC · Repo last pushed 12 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-11-05

Activity & Reach

Stars
14.2k
Forks
1.5k
Last Push
2026-10-24
12 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
19
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
29
Rank Change
▼2
was #733

Analysis

Activity Inputs

79.2 / 100
StarsRepository reach
24.9 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
23.3 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
16.2 / 25
CommunityFork signal
14.8 / 20

Common questions about Nanobrowser

Nanobrowser 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 Nanobrowser publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Nanobrowser. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Nanobrowser have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Nanobrowser 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 Nanobrowser actively maintained?
Maintained. Last push was 12 days ago.
What license does Nanobrowser use?
Nanobrowser ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Nanobrowser's commits signed?
25% of the last 100 commits to Nanobrowser 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
high confidence
2 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high 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
How this surface has changed

Detected changes to Nanobrowser'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.

2026-10-16
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: DeepSeek, OpenRouter, xAI Grok
2026-10-03
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: declared → none
2026-10-03
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Google Gemini, Groq
2026-10-03
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: OpenRouter, xAI Grok
2026-08-18
Activity Resumed
Activity resumed

Maintain Nanobrowser?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Nanobrowser 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 39HVTrust 4Score 2Surface 2Fresh 1Surface 1Surface 1Grade 1
2026-11-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#709 → #723)
2026-10-24
Rank Moved
Rank rose 22 spots (#714 → #692)
2026-10-16
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: DeepSeek, OpenRouter, xAI Grok
2026-10-16
Rank Moved
Rank rose 32 spots (#723 → #691)
2026-10-15
Rank Moved
Rank rose 102 spots (#825 → #723)
2026-10-15
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 3.0pts (55.2 → 58.2)
2026-10-14
Rank Moved
Rank rose 82 spots (#907 → #825)
2026-10-13
Rank Moved
Rank rose 25 spots (#932 → #907)
2026-10-12
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Rank dropped 11 spots (#921 → #932)
2026-10-11
Rank Moved
Rank rose 50 spots (#971 → #921)
2026-10-09
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 17 spots (#947 → #964)
2026-10-04
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-10-04
Rank Moved
Rank rose 73 spots (#1009 → #936)
2026-10-04
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 3.0pts (47.7 → 50.7)
2026-10-03
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: declared → none
2026-10-03
Provider Removed
Runtime surface shrank — no longer detected: Google Gemini, Groq
2026-10-03
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependencies: OpenRouter, xAI Grok
2026-10-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 41 spots (#968 → #1009)
2026-10-02
Rank Moved
Rank rose 148 spots (#1116 → #968)
2026-10-02
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 6.5pts (43.0 → 49.5)
2026-10-02
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 18pts (58 → 76)
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 624 spots (#465 → #1089)
2026-09-22
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 96 spots (#369 → #465)
2026-09-21
Rank Moved
Rank rose 713 spots (#1082 → #369)
2026-09-17
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Rank dropped 33 spots (#1043 → #1076)
2026-09-12
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Rank dropped 12 spots (#1031 → #1043)
2026-09-09
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Rank dropped 17 spots (#1007 → #1024)
2026-09-08
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Rank dropped 11 spots (#996 → #1007)
2026-09-07
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Rank dropped 34 spots (#962 → #996)
2026-09-06
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Rank dropped 15 spots (#947 → #962)
2026-09-05
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Rank dropped 53 spots (#894 → #947)
2026-09-04
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Rank dropped 25 spots (#869 → #894)
2026-09-03
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Rank dropped 60 spots (#809 → #869)
2026-09-02
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Rank dropped 46 spots (#763 → #809)
2026-09-01
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Rank dropped 27 spots (#736 → #763)
2026-08-31
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Rank dropped 36 spots (#700 → #736)
2026-08-30
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Rank dropped 24 spots (#676 → #700)
2026-08-29
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Rank dropped 44 spots (#632 → #676)
2026-08-28
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Rank dropped 22 spots (#610 → #632)
2026-08-27
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Rank dropped 13 spots (#597 → #610)
2026-08-26
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Rank dropped 88 spots (#509 → #597)
2026-08-24
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Rank dropped 14 spots (#495 → #509)
2026-08-22
Rank Moved
Rank rose 10 spots (#508 → #498)
2026-08-19
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#494 → #508)
2026-08-18
Activity Resumed
Activity resumed
2026-08-18
Rank Moved
Rank rose 234 spots (#728 → #494)
2026-08-18
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 13.2pts (33.9 → 47.1)
2026-08-18
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 29pts (40 → 68)
2026-08-16
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#719 → #731)
2026-08-10
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 38 spots (#680 → #718)
2026-08-08
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 265 spots (#415 → #680)

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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
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