Better Harness vs Cc Safety Net
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Better Harness and Cc Safety Net, two Agent Skills projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Cc Safety Net leads on trust — 74.5/100 (Grade B) vs 70.6/100 (Grade B), a 3.9-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Better HarnessQoderAI/better-harness | Cc Safety Netkenryu42/cc-safety-net |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 70.6 | 74.5 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #3 | #2 |
| Rank in Agent Skills | #3 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 1.8k | 1.5k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | — | — |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 482/wk | 2k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.0 | 12.3 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| 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 →