Is SWE-agent safe?
SWE-agent scores 66.4/100 (Grade B), ranked #109 of 328 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage A (4 of 5 independent signal types).
The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found;
OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 6.2/10;
91% of recent commits are signed;
last pushed 2026-07-07. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →
Quick Trust Read
Verdict
Promising trust profile, but some evidence still deserves review.
66.4/100 · Grade B
Strongest Signal
Maintenance
16.3/20
Weakest Signal
Safety / Integrity
12.3/25
What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-06-29
Rank Moved
Rank rose 11 spots (#120 → #109)
2026-06-18
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 6.0/10
2026-06-18
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → B
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signalsCurrent OSSF Scorecard is 6.2/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
Publish provenanceAdd package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade B reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage A is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (4 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →
Signals refreshed2026-07-11 04:00 UTC·Repo last pushed 4 days ago
Rank Trend
2026-07-052026-07-11
Activity & Reach
Stars
19.8k
Forks
2.2k
Last Push
2026-07-07
4 days ago
Commits (4 wk)
13
Downloads (7d)
413
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
1
Open Issues
21
Rank Change
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was #109
Analysis
HVTrust Dimensions
66.4 / 100 · 100.0% confidence
Safety / IntegrityOSSF, provenance, signatures
12.3 / 25
Identity / ProvenanceListing and build link
10.8 / 18
TransparencyLicense and public checks
13.8 / 17
MaintenanceFreshness and commits
16.3 / 20
AdoptionStars and downloads
13.8 / 20
Activity Inputs
80.2 / 100
StarsRepository reach
25.8 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.4 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
14.3 / 25
CommunityFork signal
15.5 / 20
Supply Chain Trust
Package Provenance
None
No package attestations found
OSSF Scorecard
6.2 / 10
OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Jul 10, 2026
Signed Commits
91%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts6
Branch-Protection3
CI-Tests9
CII-Best-Practices0
Code-Review8
Contributors10
Dangerous-Workflow10
Dependency-Update-Tool10
Fuzzing0
License10
Maintained10
Packaging-1
Pinned-Dependencies0
SAST0
Security-Policy10
Signed-Releases-1
Token-Permissions0
Vulnerabilities10
Is SWE-agent safe?
SWE-agent 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 SWE-agent publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for SWE-agent. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does SWE-agent have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
SWE-agent has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.2/10. 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 SWE-agent actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 4 day(s).
What license does SWE-agent use?
SWE-agent ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are SWE-agent's commits signed?
91% of the last 100 commits to SWE-agent 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.
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.
Credential signal:
No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
2 tags
Broad capability areas detected.
code
database
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
low confidence
Unknown
Package source metadata is missing or inconclusive
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
MCP signal live
External deps live
Tool / plugin surface live
Package provenance drift live
Maintain SWE-agent?
HVTrust scores SWE-agent 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.
