Plinth

Plinth is an AI-native engineering toolkit for modern Java enterprise SDLC, built around reusable Commands, Agents, Skills, and MCP Servers.

Agent Skills Java Listed Apache-2.0

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

OSSF Scorecard 4.2 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 100%
Last push 5d ago
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In detail: Plinth scores 57.5/100 (Grade C), ranked #132 of 371 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 4.2/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-10-07. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Plinth 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 Plinth 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 and, for skills, AST02 Supply Chain Compromise.

  1. Source Signed

    github.com/jabrena/plinth, Apache-2.0, last pushed 2026-10-07. 100% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature, so changes trace to a verified account.

  2. Review and release Mixed

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 4.2/10 (scanned Oct 11, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review0
    • Branch Protection3
    • Signed Releases0
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions0
    • Pinned Dependencies3
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 8
    Branch-Protection 3
    CI-Tests 9
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 0
    Contributors 10
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 3
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 0
    Signed-Releases 0
    Token-Permissions 0
    Vulnerabilities 0
  3. Published packages None

    No registry package. Plinth is used from its repository, so what you run is whatever you check out: pin a release tag or commit.

Changes to this chain

  • 2026-08-30 OSSF Scorecard: 4.2/10

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 Plinth’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 the skill’s instructions for injected instructions, watch runtime behaviour, or find bugs nobody has disclosed yet. For that, run a content scanner before you install it, such as Cisco Skill Scanner.

How Plinth compares in Agent Skills

  1. #130 Spellbook 57.5 ±0
  2. #131 Flow Next 57.5 ±0
  3. #132 Plinth 57.5 this agent
  4. #133 Claude Ads 57.4 −0.1
  5. #134 Open Managed Agents 57.3 −0.2

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Plinth’s 57.5.

Where the 57.5 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Agent Skills average

57.5 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Plinth Agent Skills average (371 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
10.2 / 25
2.3 above avg 7.9
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
0.6 below avg 11.4
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
12.1 / 17
in line with avg 12.1
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
18.3 / 20
4.2 above avg 14.1
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
6.4 / 20
2.6 below avg 9.0

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-09-23
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.2/10. 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.
70.2
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#132

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 2026-10-12 04:08 UTC · Repo last pushed 5 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-10-12

Activity & Reach

Stars
448
Forks
94
Last Push
2026-10-07
5 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
45
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
20
Rank Change
▼2
was #130

Analysis

Activity Inputs

70.2 / 100
StarsRepository reach
15.9 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.3 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
20.7 / 25
CommunityFork signal
9.2 / 20

Common questions about Plinth

Plinth 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 Plinth publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Plinth. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Plinth have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Plinth has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.2/10. 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 Plinth actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 5 day(s).
What license does Plinth use?
Plinth ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Plinth's commits signed?
100% of the last 100 commits to Plinth 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
medium confidence
Declared
Declared plugin/integration surface detected.
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 Plinth'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.

2026-09-23
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → declared

Maintain Plinth?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Plinth 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 6Listed 2HVTrust 2Grade 2Scorecard 1Delisted 1MCP 1Surface 1
2026-09-23
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 24 spots (#101 → #125)
2026-09-23
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 12.8pts (43.7 → 56.5)
2026-09-22
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #101
2026-09-21
Removed From Active Tracking
Removed from active tracking
2026-09-05
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 18 spots (#73 → #91)
2026-08-30
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 4.2/10
2026-08-30
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-08-30
Rank Moved
Rank rose 148 spots (#209 → #61)
2026-08-30
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 33.3pts (24.2 → 57.5)
2026-08-29
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 33 spots (#176 → #209)
2026-08-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 24 spots (#152 → #176)
2026-08-27
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 19 spots (#133 → #152)
2026-08-26
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #133

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For maintainers
HVTrust 57.5 Grade C
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Other agents in Agent Skills

Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.4 · Raw JSON