An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of A2A / Agent2Agent Protocol and CLI-Anything, two Protocols & Tool Integration projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
| Signal | A2A / Agent2Agent Protocolgoogle/A2A | CLI-AnythingHKUDS/CLI-Anything |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 88.5 | 77.8 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | A | B |
| Overall rank | #16 | #63 |
| Rank in Protocols & Tool Integration | #2 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 24.9k | 45.7k |
| Last updated | 4d ago | 12d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 7.0 / 10 | 4.1 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 2.6M/wk | 2k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 21.2 | 14.4 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.4 | 12.0 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 16.4 | 15.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 19.1 | 15.7 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | — | 1 — OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | marketplace |
| Provenance drift | Unknown | Match |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.2 →