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Agent Infra Sandbox vs OpenShell

OpenShell leads on trust: 74.5/100 (Grade B) against 49.9/100 (Grade D), a 24.6-point gap. OpenShell leads on maintenance and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

D Agent Infra Sandbox 49.9

All-in-One Sandbox for AI Agents that combines Browser, Shell, File, MCP and VSCode Server in a single Docker container.

agent-infra/sandbox · #1011 overall · #10 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage C (2/5)

Agent Infra Sandbox doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

B OpenShell 74.5

OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.

NVIDIA/OpenShell · #275 overall · #3 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage B (3/5)

Choose OpenShell if maintenance and adoption matter most.

+11.3Maintenance: last push today, against 50d ago
+8.1Adoption: 21k GitHub stars against 6.3k
+3.2Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 83%
+1.6Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.5 against 4.6

Where they differ

9.9

Safety / IntegrityOpenShell +3.2

13.1

12.4

TransparencyOpenShell +1.6

14.0

8.7

MaintenanceOpenShell +11.3

20.0

9.1

AdoptionOpenShell +8.1

17.2

-1.0

Runtime calibrationOpenShell +0.4

-0.6

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Agent Infra Sandbox and OpenShell, two Sandboxes & Runtimes 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 Infra Sandboxagent-infra/sandbox	OpenShellNVIDIA/OpenShell
HVTrust score	49.9	74.5
Evidence grade	D	B
Coverage grade	C	B
Overall rank	#1011	#275
Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes	#10	#3
GitHub stars	6.3k	21.0k
Last updated	50d ago	today
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	4.6 / 10	6.5 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Downloads	—	137k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	9.9	13.1
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.4	14.0
Maintenance / 20	8.7	20.0
Adoption / 20	9.1	17.2
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	—
External providers	1 — OpenAI	—
Requires API keys	Yes	No
Plugin surface	—	extensions
Provenance drift	—	Unknown

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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 v4.4 →