Agency Swarm vs Open Multi-Agent
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Agency Swarm and Open Multi-Agent, two Multi-Agent Systems projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Agency Swarm leads on trust — 66.4/100 (Grade B) vs 61.9/100 (Grade C), a 4.5-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Agency SwarmVRSEN/agency-swarm | Open Multi-Agentopen-multi-agent/open-multi-agent |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 66.4 | 61.9 |
| Evidence grade | B | C |
| Coverage grade | A | C |
| Overall rank | #423 | #554 |
| Rank in Multi-Agent Systems | #6 | #12 |
| GitHub stars | 4.6k | 6.9k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.5 / 10 | 5.5 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 745/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.6 | 11.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.3 | 13.2 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 17.6 | 19.1 |
| Adoption / 20 | 12.6 | 9.2 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Declared |
| External providers | 2 — Multi-provider (LiteLLM), OpenAI | 3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | marketplace | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | — |
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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 v4.3 →