Is PentestAgent safe to use?

PentestAgent has an HVTrust score of 56.7/100 (Grade C), ranked #261 of 468 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for PentestAgent?

PentestAgent scores 56.7/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 2.9k GitHub stars and is categorized under Security & Guardrails.

PentestAgent

GH05TCREW/pentestagent

PentestAgent is an AI agent framework for black-box security testing, supporting bug bounty, red-team, and penetration t

Security & Guardrails Python Grade C Listed MIT

56.7/100

Rank #261 of 468

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-04 · 2d ago

Recent change

No recent signal change

Is PentestAgent safe? PentestAgent scores 56.7/100 (Grade C), ranked #261 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 6.1/10; 41% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-04. 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

2026-07-26

Rank Moved

Rank rose 14 spots (#269 → #255)

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#246 → #257)

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#230 → #246)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.1/10. 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.

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70.4

Activity sub-score · out of 100

In Security & Guardrails

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

2.9k

Forks

576

Last Push

2026-08-04

2 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▼2

was #259

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Security & Guardrails

56.7 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

PentestAgent Security & Guardrails average (14 agents)

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

9.7 / 25

0.7 above avg 9.0

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

0.5 below avg 11.3

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

13.7 / 17

1.3 above avg 12.4

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

15.7 / 20

0.9 below avg 16.6

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

8.3 / 20

2.4 below avg 10.7

Activity Inputs

70.4 / 100

StarsRepository reach

20.8 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.7 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

11.9 / 25

CommunityFork signal

12.8 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

6.1 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 5, 2026

Signed Commits

41%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests 7

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 4

Contributors 3

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Fuzzing 0

License 10

Maintained 10

Packaging 10

Pinned-Dependencies 0

SAST 0

Security-Policy 0

Signed-Releases -1

Token-Permissions 9

Vulnerabilities 10

Is PentestAgent safe?

PentestAgent 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 PentestAgent publish package provenance?

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

Does PentestAgent have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

PentestAgent has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.1/10. 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 PentestAgent actively maintained?

Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 2 day(s).

What license does PentestAgent use?

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

Are PentestAgent's commits signed?

41% of the last 100 commits to PentestAgent 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

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

high confidence

Implemented

PentestAgent appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

high confidence

3 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.

Tool / Plugin Surface

high confidence

Declared

Declared plugin/integration surface detected.

browser
code
search
shell

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 PentestAgent?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores PentestAgent 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

2026-07-26

Rank Moved

Rank rose 14 spots (#269 → #255)

2026-07-15

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 11 spots (#246 → #257)

2026-07-14

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#230 → #246)

2026-07-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 28 spots (#202 → #230)

2026-07-07

Activity Score Changed

Activity score up 6pts (62 → 68)

2026-06-26

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#190 → #206)

2026-06-26

Activity Score Changed

Activity score down 7pts (71 → 64)

2026-06-24

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 6.1/10

2026-06-24

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-06-24

Rank Moved

Rank rose 101 spots (#289 → #188)

2026-06-24

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 35.5pts (22.9 → 58.4)

2026-06-21

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 23 spots (#255 → #278)

2026-06-20

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #255

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