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Bernstein vs CodeWhale

Bernstein leads on trust: 88.3/100 (Grade A) against 83.3/100 (Grade A), a 5.0-point gap. Bernstein leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency; CodeWhale leads on adoption.

A Bernstein 88.3

The open-source governance layer for AI agents: write the rules declaratively, Bernstein enforces them and produces the verifiable, replayable record. Free, Apache-2.0. https://bernstein.run

sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein · #52 overall · #5 Coding Agents · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Bernstein if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+5.2Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 22%
+0.9Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 5.9

A CodeWhale 83.3

Open-source agent for the terminal written in Rust. Use any provider or model. Issues & PRs always welcome

Hmbown/CodeWhale · #114 overall · #8 Coding Agents · coverage B (3/5)

Choose CodeWhale if adoption matters most.

+2.7Adoption: 41.2k GitHub stars against 1.3k

Where they differ

21.2

Safety / IntegrityBernstein +5.2

16.0

14.4

TransparencyBernstein +0.9

13.5

13.4

AdoptionCodeWhale +2.7

16.1

+1.3

Runtime calibrationBernstein +1.6

-0.3

2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Maintenance 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Bernstein and CodeWhale, two Coding Agents projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Bernsteinsipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein	CodeWhaleHmbown/CodeWhale
HVTrust score	88.3	83.3
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#52	#114
Rank in Coding Agents	#5	#8
GitHub stars	1.3k	41.2k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	7.0 / 10	5.9 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Downloads	27k/wk	6k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	21.2	16.0
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.4	13.5
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	13.4	16.1
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Declared
External providers	3 — Amazon Bedrock, E2B, OpenAI	—
Requires API keys	Yes	No
Plugin surface	plugins	plugins
Provenance drift	Match	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 →