updated 2026-08-11 21:02 UTC

Vercel AI SDK

vercel/ai

The AI Toolkit for TypeScript. From the creators of Next.js, the AI SDK is a free open-source library for building AI-po

Agent Frameworks TypeScript Grade A Listed NOASSERTION
96.4/100
Rank #2 of 1283
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Strong public trust posture, backed by multiple independent signals.

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Listing state
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Evidence coverage
Grade A · 4/5 signals
Last push
2026-08-11 · 0d ago
Recent change
No recent signal change

Is Vercel AI SDK safe? Vercel AI SDK scores 96.4/100 (Grade A), ranked #2 of 1283 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage A (4 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 7.5/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-11. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

Ranked neighbours in Agent Frameworks

#1 Haystack — 96.9 (A) → #3 LangGraph — 93.0 (A) → #4 Strands Agents — 91.7 (A) → #5 OpenAI Agents SDK (JS) — 89.2 (A) →

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Improve safety / integrity to lift the weakest part of the trust profile.
Maintainer Checklist
Keep signals current Trust posture is already in a healthy range. The main job is to keep provenance, maintenance, and public evidence fresh.
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93.7
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#2
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 A 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 refreshed 2026-08-11 21:02 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Activity & Reach

Stars
26.1k
Forks
4.9k
Last Push
2026-08-11
today
Commits (4 wk)
364
Downloads (7d)
15,316,812
npm
HN mentions (30d)
4
Open Issues
799
Rank Change
=
was #2

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Agent Frameworks

96.4 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Vercel AI SDK Agent Frameworks average (118 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
21.9 / 25
13.8 above avg 8.1
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
18.0 / 18
6.4 above avg 11.6
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
14.9 / 17
3.3 above avg 11.6
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
20.0 / 20
5.6 above avg 14.4
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
20.0 / 20
8.6 above avg 11.4

Activity Inputs

93.7 / 100
StarsRepository reach
26.5 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
25 / 25
CommunityFork signal
17.2 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance
Verified
npm attestation
OSSF Scorecard
7.5 / 10
OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 10, 2026
Signed Commits
100%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts 10
Branch-Protection 4
CI-Tests 9
CII-Best-Practices 5
Code-Review 9
Contributors 10
Dangerous-Workflow 10
Dependency-Update-Tool 10
Fuzzing 0
License 9
Maintained 10
Packaging -1
Pinned-Dependencies 9
SAST 0
Security-Policy 10
Signed-Releases 10
Token-Permissions 10
Vulnerabilities 0

Is Vercel AI SDK safe?

Public supply-chain signals for Vercel AI SDK are strong: it has multiple independent trust indicators in place. This does not replace your own security review, but Vercel AI SDK carries less obvious unverified-evidence risk than projects with thin signals.
Does Vercel AI SDK publish package provenance?
Yes. Vercel AI SDK's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.
Does Vercel AI SDK have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Vercel AI SDK has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 7.5/10. 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 Vercel AI SDK actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does Vercel AI SDK use?
Vercel AI SDK ships under NOASSERTION. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Vercel AI SDK's commits signed?
100% of the last 100 commits to Vercel AI SDK 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.

Compare Vercel AI SDK head-to-head

Vercel AI SDK vs Haystack → Vercel AI SDK vs LangGraph → Vercel AI SDK vs Strands Agents →

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
Vercel AI SDK appears to expose MCP server capabilities.
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
None detected
No clear plugin system or broad tool surface detected.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
high confidence
Match
Published package metadata matches the tracked repo
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 Vercel AI SDK'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.

2026-05-24
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected

Maintain Vercel AI SDK?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Vercel AI SDK 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
Provenance 1Rank 1HVTrust 1Scorecard 1Score 1
2026-05-28
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 25pts (68 → 93)
2026-05-27
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 6.2/10
2026-05-27
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 26.6pts (60.5 → 87.1)
2026-05-25
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 20 spots (#26 → #46)
2026-05-24
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected
GitHub → npm: ai

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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · npm Registry (downloads, provenance) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI · Algolia HN Search API
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.3 · Raw JSON