Bernstein vs ECC
Both are Grade A and 2.8 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Bernstein leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency; ECC leads on adoption.
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
Choose Bernstein if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.
- +1.6Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 99%
- +1.1Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 5.7
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.
Choose ECC if adoption matters most.
- +5.5Adoption: 295.7k GitHub stars against 1.3k
Where they differ
2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Maintenance 19.9 · Full evidence table
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Bernstein and ECC, 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 | ECCaffaan-m/ECC |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 88.2 | 91.0 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #57 | #18 |
| Rank in Coding Agents | #5 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 1.3k | 295.7k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 7.0 / 10 | 5.7 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 27k/wk | 22k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 21.2 | 19.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.4 | 13.3 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 13.4 | 18.9 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Amazon Bedrock, E2B, OpenAI | 2 — Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| 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 v4.4 →