Is Open Deep Research (dzhng) safe to use?

Open Deep Research (dzhng) has an HVTrust score of 38.0/100 (Grade D), ranked #384 of 468 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Open Deep Research (dzhng)?

Open Deep Research (dzhng) scores 38.0/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 19.5k GitHub stars and is categorized under Research & Data.

Open Deep Research (dzhng)

dzhng/deep-research

An AI-powered research assistant that performs iterative, deep research on any topic by combining search engines, web sc

Research & Data TypeScript Grade D Listed MIT

38.0/100

Rank #384 of 468

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-04-11 · 117d ago

Recent change

No recent signal change

Is Open Deep Research (dzhng) safe? Open Deep Research (dzhng) scores 38.0/100 (Grade D), ranked #384 of 468 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 1.8/10; 40% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-04-11. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

Ranked neighbours in Research & Data

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What Would Improve It

Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.

Recent Changes

2026-07-29

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#374 → #384)

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 25 spots (#338 → #363)

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#320 → #338)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 1.8/10. 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.

Refresh maintenance signals The repo was last pushed 117 days ago. Fresh activity helps separate stable projects from stale ones.

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49.9

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#18

In Research & Data

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade D 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 →

Rank Trend

2026-07-05 2026-08-06

Activity & Reach

Stars

19.5k

Forks

2.0k

Last Push

2026-04-11

117 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

was #384

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Research & Data

38.0 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Open Deep Research (dzhng) Research & Data average (24 agents)

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

4.3 / 25

3.7 below avg 8.0

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

0.9 below avg 11.7

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

10.0 / 17

1.7 below avg 11.7

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

4.2 / 20

8.3 below avg 12.5

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

10.3 / 20

1.5 below avg 11.8

Activity Inputs

49.9 / 100

StarsRepository reach

25.7 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

8.8 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

0.0 / 25

CommunityFork signal

15.3 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

1.8 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 4, 2026

Signed Commits

40%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests 0

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 3

Contributors 6

Dangerous-Workflow -1

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 0

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions -1

Vulnerabilities 0

Is Open Deep Research (dzhng) safe?

Public trust evidence for Open Deep Research (dzhng) is thin: several supply-chain signals are missing or weak. This does not mean the project is unsafe — it means an outside observer cannot easily verify the usual integrity checks. Treat with extra scrutiny.

Does Open Deep Research (dzhng) publish package provenance?

No published build provenance is currently detected for Open Deep Research (dzhng). This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.

Does Open Deep Research (dzhng) have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Open Deep Research (dzhng) has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 1.8/10. 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 Open Deep Research (dzhng) actively maintained?

Slowing down. Last push was 117 days ago — keep an eye on whether activity resumes.

What license does Open Deep Research (dzhng) use?

Open Deep Research (dzhng) ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are Open Deep Research (dzhng)'s commits signed?

40% of the last 100 commits to Open Deep Research (dzhng) 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

3 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

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

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

2 tags

Broad capability areas detected.

code
search

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 Open Deep Research (dzhng)'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.

2026-07-10

Activity Went Stale

No commits for 90 days

Maintain Open Deep Research (dzhng)?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Open Deep Research (dzhng) 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

2026-07-29

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#374 → #384)

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 25 spots (#338 → #363)

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#320 → #338)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 36 spots (#284 → #320)

2026-07-10

Activity Went Stale

No commits for 90 days

2026-06-24

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 32 spots (#238 → #270)

2026-06-23

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 18 spots (#220 → #238)

2026-06-22

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 12 spots (#208 → #220)

2026-06-21

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 1.8/10

2026-06-21

Rank Moved

Rank rose 53 spots (#261 → #208)

2026-06-21

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 23.2pts (19.5 → 42.7)

2026-06-20

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #261

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