updated 2026-08-12 05:02 UTC

Whale

usewhale/Whale

Whale — blazingly fast, terminal-first AI coding agent for DeepSeek. ~98% prompt cache hit rate, 1M context, MCP tools,

Coding Agents Go Grade D Listed MIT
37.6/100
Rank #660 of 1283
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Listing state
Listed
Evidence coverage
Grade C · 2/5 signals
Last push
2026-08-11 · 1d ago
Recent change
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Is Whale safe? Whale scores 37.6/100 (Grade D), ranked #660 of 1283 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage C (2 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: no package-provenance attestation found; no OSSF Scorecard result yet; 32% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-11. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Add or improve OSSF Scorecard coverage so safety checks are easier to verify.
Recent Changes
2026-08-10
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #660
Maintainer Checklist
Add Scorecard coverage Expose the repository to OpenSSF Scorecard checks so supply-chain posture is easier to verify.
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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75.8
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#50
In Coding Agents

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 2026-08-12 05:02 UTC · Repo last pushed yesterday

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-12

Activity & Reach

Stars
937
Forks
69
Last Push
2026-08-11
yesterday
Commits (4 wk)
91
Downloads (7d)
380
npm
HN mentions (30d)
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Open Issues
10
Rank Change
▲3
was #663

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Coding Agents

37.6 / 100 · 67.0% confidence

Whale Coding Agents average (67 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
1.6 / 25
6.1 below avg 7.7
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
10.8 / 18
0.9 below avg 11.7
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
8.5 / 17
2.6 below avg 11.1
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
19.8 / 20
4.6 above avg 15.2
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
10.6 / 20
1.6 below avg 12.2

Activity Inputs

75.8 / 100
StarsRepository reach
17.8 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
24.9 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
24.5 / 25
CommunityFork signal
8.6 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance
None
No package attestations found
OSSF Scorecard
—
Not available
Signed Commits
32%
of last 100 commits verified

Is Whale safe?

Public trust evidence for Whale 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 Whale publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Whale. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Whale have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
No OpenSSF Scorecard data is currently published for Whale. Maintainers can enable the Scorecard GitHub Action to get a public score; without it, automated supply-chain hygiene is harder for outsiders to verify.
Is Whale actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does Whale use?
Whale ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Whale's commits signed?
32% of the last 100 commits to Whale 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
high confidence
1 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
medium confidence
Extensions
Extension based plugin/integration 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

Maintain Whale?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Whale 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
Listed 1
2026-08-10
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #660
GitHub → npm: @usewhale/whale

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