Agent Browser vs Skyvern
Both are Grade A and 0.7 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Agent Browser leads on adoption; Skyvern leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency, and rests on broader evidence. Note: Agent Browser's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types.
Browser automation CLI for AI agents
Choose Agent Browser if adoption matters most.
- +4.9Adoption: 2.1M weekly downloads against 1.6k
Automate browser based workflows with AI
Choose Skyvern if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.
- +3.6Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 7.4 against 4.5
- +2.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.4 against 4.5
- +1.9Maintenance
- A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3
Where they differ
1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Agent Browser and Skyvern, two Browser & Computer Use projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Full evidence
| Signal | Agent Browservercel-labs/agent-browser | SkyvernSkyvern-AI/skyvern |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 87.7 | 87.0 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | A |
| Overall rank | #48 | #60 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #7 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 43.8k | 23.2k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.5 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Downloads | 2.1M/wk | 2k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 18.1 | 21.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 18.1 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 19.6 | 14.7 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Amazon Bedrock, Browserbase, Redis | 5 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Unknown |
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 v4.4 →