Is OpenBB safe to use?

OpenBB has an HVTrust score of 60.8/100 (Grade C), ranked #209 of 468 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for OpenBB?

OpenBB scores 60.8/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 71.5k GitHub stars and is categorized under Research & Data.

OpenBB

OpenBB-finance/OpenBB

Financial data platform for analysts, quants and AI agents.

Research & Data Python Grade C Listed NOASSERTION

60.8/100

Rank #209 of 468

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-07-30 · 7d ago

Recent change

No recent signal change

Is OpenBB safe? OpenBB scores 60.8/100 (Grade C), ranked #209 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 6.0/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-07-30. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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What Would Improve It

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

Recent Changes

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#168 → #178)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 19 spots (#149 → #168)

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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80.0

Activity sub-score · out of 100

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 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 →

Rank Trend

2026-07-05 2026-08-06

Activity & Reach

Stars

71.5k

Forks

7.3k

Last Push

2026-07-30

7 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

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was #208

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Research & Data

60.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

OpenBB Research & Data average (24 agents)

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

12.5 / 25

4.5 above 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

13.6 / 17

1.9 above avg 11.7

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

12.9 / 20

in line with avg 12.5

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

11.6 / 20

in line with avg 11.8

Activity Inputs

80.0 / 100

StarsRepository reach

29.1 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.0 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

8.7 / 25

CommunityFork signal

18.0 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

6.0 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Jul 11, 2026 (refresh pending)

Signed Commits

100%

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 0

Fuzzing 0

License 9

Maintained 10

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies 3

SAST 9

Security-Policy 10

Signed-Releases 5

Token-Permissions 2

Vulnerabilities 0

Is OpenBB safe?

OpenBB 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 OpenBB publish package provenance?

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

Does OpenBB have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

OpenBB 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 OpenBB actively maintained?

Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 7 day(s).

What license does OpenBB use?

OpenBB ships under NOASSERTION. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are OpenBB's commits signed?

100% of the last 100 commits to OpenBB 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.

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

Maintain OpenBB?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores OpenBB 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

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 10 spots (#168 → #178)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 19 spots (#149 → #168)

2026-06-24

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 6.0/10

2026-06-24

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-06-24

Rank Moved

Rank rose 133 spots (#283 → #150)

2026-06-24

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 37.7pts (24.9 → 62.6)

2026-06-23

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 15 spots (#268 → #283)

2026-06-23

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 8pts (76 → 84)

2026-06-21

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #264

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