Avoid Ai Writing vs Better Harness
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Avoid Ai Writing and Better Harness, two Agent Skills projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Avoid Ai Writing leads on trust — 83.1/100 (Grade A) vs 82.9/100 (Grade A), a 0.2-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Avoid Ai Writingconorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing | Better HarnessQoderAI/better-harness |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 83.1 | 82.9 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #7 | #9 |
| Rank in Agent Skills | #7 | #9 |
| GitHub stars | 4.2k | 2.2k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 3d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.5 / 10 | 5.4 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 187/wk | 442/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 16.4 | 16.8 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.3 | 13.1 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.0 | 19.8 |
| Adoption / 20 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | 1 — Anthropic | 1 — Anthropic |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Match | 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 →