Is Skales safe to use?

Skales has an HVTrust score of 55.2/100 (Grade C), ranked #422 of 1308 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for Skales?

Skales scores 55.2/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 1.7k GitHub stars and is categorized under Agent Frameworks.

Skales

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Agent Frameworks TypeScript Grade C Listed NOASSERTION Source-available

55.2/100

Rank #422 of 1308

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Listing state

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Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-17 · 2d ago

Recent change

Rank +3

Is Skales safe? Skales scores 55.2/100 (Grade C), ranked #422 of 1308 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 3.1/10; 29% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-17. 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

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#408 → #422)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 12 spots (#419 → #407)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 13 spots (#399 → #412)

Maintainer Checklist

Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 3.1/10. 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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76.2

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#58

In Agent Frameworks

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

2026-08-11 2026-08-19

Activity & Reach

Stars

1.7k

Forks

232

Last Push

2026-08-17

2 days ago

Commits (4 wk)

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▼14

was #408

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Agent Frameworks

55.2 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Skales Agent Frameworks average (119 agents)

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

5.3 / 25

2.8 below avg 8.1

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

10.8 / 18

0.8 below avg 11.6

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

11.1 / 17

in line with avg 11.5

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

18.6 / 20

4.2 above avg 14.4

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

7.7 / 20

3.6 below avg 11.3

Activity Inputs

76.2 / 100

StarsRepository reach

19.3 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.7 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

21.0 / 25

CommunityFork signal

11.0 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

None

No package attestations found

OSSF Scorecard

3.1 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 18, 2026

Signed Commits

29%

of last 100 commits verified

Binary-Artifacts 10

Branch-Protection 0

CI-Tests -1

CII-Best-Practices 0

Code-Review 0

Contributors 3

Dangerous-Workflow -1

Dependency-Update-Tool 0

Fuzzing 0

License 9

Maintained 10

Packaging -1

Pinned-Dependencies -1

SAST 0

Security-Policy 10

Signed-Releases 0

Token-Permissions -1

Vulnerabilities 0

Is Skales safe?

Source-available software. A lower HVTrust score reflects fewer public supply-chain artifacts (open license, build provenance, signed commits) — not a security finding. Skales may have internal security practices not visible through public signals.

Skales 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 Skales publish package provenance?

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

Does Skales have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

Skales has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 3.1/10. 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 Skales actively maintained?

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

What license does Skales use?

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

Are Skales's commits signed?

28% of the last 100 commits to Skales 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

Implemented

Skales appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

high confidence

1 detected

Public provider/service dependencies detected.

Google Gemini

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

Tool / Plugin Surface

medium 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

Maintain Skales?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Skales 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

2026-08-19

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 14 spots (#408 → #422)

2026-08-17

Rank Moved

Rank rose 12 spots (#419 → #407)

2026-08-13

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 13 spots (#399 → #412)

2026-08-12

Rank Moved

Rank rose 16 spots (#415 → #399)

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 17 spots (#394 → #411)

2026-08-08

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 95 spots (#301 → #396)

2026-07-29

Scorecard Added

OSSF Scorecard: 3.1/10

2026-07-29

Grade Changed

Trust grade D → C

2026-07-29

Rank Moved

Rank rose 127 spots (#417 → #290)

2026-07-29

HVTrust Changed

HVTrust up 29.4pts (24.1 → 53.5)

2026-07-28

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #417

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