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Browser Harness vs OpenCLI

Browser Harness leads on trust: 91.0/100 (Grade A) against 64.2/100 (Grade C), a 26.8-point gap. Browser Harness leads on provenance and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

A Browser Harness 91.0

Let Claude Code, Codex or Cursor use your real Chrome, logged in as you. One prompt to set up. Open source, MIT.

browser-use/browser-harness · #17 overall · #2 Browser & Computer Use · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Browser Harness if provenance and adoption matter most.

+8.1Adoption
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+5.9Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.1 against 4.9
+1.1Maintenance: last push 1d ago, against 8d ago

C OpenCLI 64.2

Make Any Website into CLI & Use your logged-in browser by AI agent.

jackwener/OpenCLI · #546 overall · #16 Browser & Computer Use · coverage C (2/5)

OpenCLI doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

Where they differ

17.0

Safety / IntegrityBrowser Harness +5.9

11.1

18.0

Identity / ProvenanceBrowser Harness +7.2

10.8

13.7

TransparencyBrowser Harness +1.0

12.7

19.9

MaintenanceBrowser Harness +1.1

18.8

18.9

AdoptionBrowser Harness +8.1

10.8

+3.5

Runtime calibrationBrowser Harness +3.5

+0.0

Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Browser Harness and OpenCLI, 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.

Full evidence

Signal	Browser Harnessbrowser-use/browser-harness	OpenCLIjackwener/OpenCLI
HVTrust score	91.0	64.2
Evidence grade	A	C
Coverage grade	B	C
Overall rank	#17	#546
Rank in Browser & Computer Use	#2	#16
GitHub stars	18.8k	30.8k
Last updated	1d ago	8d ago
Build provenance	Yes	No
OSSF Scorecard	6.1 / 10	4.9 / 10
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Downloads	3.3M/wk	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	17.0	11.1
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	10.8
Transparency / 17	13.7	12.7
Maintenance / 20	19.9	18.8
Adoption / 20	18.9	10.8
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	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 v4.4 →