Browser Harness vs Obscura
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Browser Harness and Obscura, two Browser & Computer Use projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Browser Harness leads on trust — 90.9/100 (Grade A) vs 67.5/100 (Grade B), a 23.4-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Browser Harnessbrowser-use/browser-harness | Obscurah4ckf0r0day/obscura |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 90.9 | 67.5 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | B | C |
| Overall rank | #8 | #236 |
| Rank in Browser & Computer Use | #1 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 17.3k | 24.1k |
| Last updated | today | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.4 / 10 | 6.2 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 1.1M/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 17.3 | 10.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.2 | 10.5 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 1 — Anthropic | — |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | — |
| Provenance drift | 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 →