agent-swarm vs Swarms
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of agent-swarm and Swarms, 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.
Swarms leads on trust — 72.9/100 (Grade B) vs 65.6/100 (Grade B), a 7.3-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | agent-swarmdesplega-ai/agent-swarm | Swarmskyegomez/swarms |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 65.6 | 72.9 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | C | B |
| Overall rank | #445 | #268 |
| Rank in Multi-Agent Systems | #8 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 814 | 7.2k |
| Last updated | today | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.7 / 10 | 6.1 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | — | 1k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 13.4 | 12.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.2 | 13.7 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 7.0 | 13.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 4 — Anthropic, E2B, Google Gemini, … | 4 — Anthropic, Groq, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), … |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | marketplace |
| Provenance drift | — | 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 v4.3 →