Better Harness vs DSH Better Sidebar
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Better Harness and DSH Better Sidebar, two Agent Skills projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
DSH Better Sidebar leads on trust — 72.6/100 (Grade B) vs 70.5/100 (Grade B), a 2.1-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Better HarnessQoderAI/better-harness | DSH Better Sidebaromdsh-dev/DSH-better-sidebar |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 70.5 | 72.6 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #6 | #3 |
| Rank in Agent Skills | #6 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 1.9k | 1.6k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | — | — |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 482/wk | 7k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 11.4 | 12.9 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | 1 — Anthropic | 1 — DeepSeek |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
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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 v4.3 →