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agent-swarm vs Multica

Both are Grade B and 0.4 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. agent-swarm leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency; Multica leads on adoption.

B agent-swarm 65.5

Your Company Agentic Operating System

desplega-ai/agent-swarm · #501 overall · #8 Multi-Agent Systems · coverage C (2/5)

Choose agent-swarm if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+2.0Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.6 against 5.0
+1.3Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.6 against 5.0

B Multica 65.9

Make humans and AI agents work as one team — open-source and self-hostable.

multica-ai/multica · #490 overall · #7 Multi-Agent Systems · coverage C (2/5)

Choose Multica if adoption matters most.

+4.2Adoption: 55k GitHub stars against 1k

Where they differ

13.2

Safety / Integrityagent-swarm +2.0

11.2

14.1

Transparencyagent-swarm +1.3

12.8

7.2

AdoptionMultica +4.2

11.4

+0.2

Runtime calibrationagent-swarm +0.5

-0.3

2 dimensions identical: Identity 10.8 · Maintenance 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of agent-swarm and Multica, 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.

Full evidence

Signal	agent-swarmdesplega-ai/agent-swarm	Multicamultica-ai/multica
HVTrust score	65.5	65.9
Evidence grade	B	B
Coverage grade	C	C
Overall rank	#501	#490
Rank in Multi-Agent Systems	#8	#7
GitHub stars	1.0k	55.0k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	6.6 / 10	5.0 / 10
License	MIT	NOASSERTION
Downloads	—	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	13.2	11.2
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	14.1	12.8
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	7.2	11.4
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Declared
External providers	4 — Anthropic, E2B, Google Gemini, …	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	plugins
Provenance drift	—	—

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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 →