Smart Ralph

Spec-driven development with smart compaction. Claude Code plugin combining Ralph Wiggum loop with structured specification workflow.

Agent Skills Shell Listed MIT

Is Smart Ralph safe? Thin or incomplete trust evidence. Review carefully before production use.

OSSF Scorecard 4.5 / 10
Provenance None
Signed commits 69%
Last push 13d ago
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In detail: Smart Ralph scores 49.6/100 (Grade D), ranked #264 of 384 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 4.5/10; 69% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-10-28. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Smart Ralph 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 Smart Ralph 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 Partly signed

    github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph, MIT, last pushed 2026-10-28. 69% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature; the rest can't be tied to a verified identity.

  2. Review and release Mixed

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 4.5/10 (scanned Nov 1, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review0
    • Branch Protection6
    • Signed Releasesn/a
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions0
    • Pinned Dependencies0
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 6
    CI-Tests 9
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 0
    Contributors 0
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 0
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging -1
    Pinned-Dependencies 0
    SAST 0
    Security-Policy 0
    Signed-Releases -1
    Token-Permissions 0
    Vulnerabilities 10
  3. Published packages None

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

Changes to this chain

  • 2026-08-26 OSSF Scorecard: 3.8/10

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 Smart Ralph’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 Smart Ralph compares in Agent Skills

  1. #262 Guizang Social Card Skill 49.7 +0.1
  2. #263 Effective Html 49.7 +0.1
  3. #264 Smart Ralph 49.6 this agent
  4. #265 Illo Skill 49.6 ±0
  5. #266 Xint 49.4 −0.2

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Smart Ralph’s 49.6.

Where the 49.6 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the Agent Skills average

49.6 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Smart Ralph Agent Skills average (384 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
9.1 / 25
0.9 above avg 8.2
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
0.6 below avg 11.4
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
12.3 / 17
in line with avg 12.2
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
11.1 / 20
2.9 below avg 14.0
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
6.6 / 20
2.5 below avg 9.1

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-11-06
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-10-28
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-10-28
Rank Moved
Rank rose 45 spots (#290 → #245)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.5/10. 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.
47.6
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#264

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 →

Signals refreshed 2026-11-10 04:07 UTC · Repo last pushed 13 days ago

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-11-10

Activity & Reach

Stars
568
Forks
49
Last Push
2026-10-28
13 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
0
Downloads (7d)
—
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
8
Rank Change
=
was #264

Analysis

Activity Inputs

47.6 / 100
StarsRepository reach
16.5 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
23.2 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
0.0 / 25
CommunityFork signal
7.9 / 20

Common questions about Smart Ralph

Public trust evidence for Smart Ralph 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 Smart Ralph publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Smart Ralph. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Smart Ralph have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Smart Ralph has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.5/10. 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 Smart Ralph actively maintained?
Maintained. Last push was 13 days ago.
What license does Smart Ralph use?
Smart Ralph ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Smart Ralph's commits signed?
69% of the last 100 commits to Smart Ralph 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
medium confidence
1 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high 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 Smart Ralph'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
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Anthropic

Maintain Smart Ralph?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Smart Ralph 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 17Grade 5HVTrust 3Score 2Scorecard 1Delisted 1Listed 1Surface 1Surface 1
2026-11-06
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-10-28
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-10-28
Rank Moved
Rank rose 45 spots (#290 → #245)
2026-10-28
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 6pts (44 → 49)
2026-10-02
Grade Changed
Trust grade C → D
2026-10-02
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#231 → #245)
2026-09-30
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#216 → #228)
2026-09-27
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 20 spots (#191 → #211)
2026-09-26
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#179 → #191)
2026-09-25
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 16 spots (#163 → #179)
2026-09-24
Rank Moved
Rank rose 26 spots (#189 → #163)
2026-09-23
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: none → declared
2026-09-23
Provider Added
Runtime surface grew — new detected provider dependency: Anthropic
2026-09-23
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 68 spots (#121 → #189)
2026-09-23
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 9.6pts (42.4 → 52.0)
2026-09-22
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #121
2026-09-21
Removed From Active Tracking
Removed from active tracking
2026-09-05
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#142 → #155)
2026-09-03
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 21 spots (#115 → #136)
2026-09-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#103 → #113)
2026-08-31
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#93 → #103)
2026-08-30
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 11 spots (#82 → #93)
2026-08-29
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 15 spots (#67 → #82)
2026-08-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#55 → #67)
2026-08-27
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → C
2026-08-27
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 5.1pts (46.5 → 51.6)
2026-08-27
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 13pts (44 → 58)
2026-08-26
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 3.8/10
2026-08-26
Rank Moved
Rank rose 83 spots (#132 → #49)
2026-08-26
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 27.3pts (19.2 → 46.5)
2026-08-16
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#110 → #124)

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Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.4 · Raw JSON