Deepsec vs PentestAgent
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Deepsec and PentestAgent, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Deepsec leads on trust — 59.9/100 (Grade C) vs 56.6/100 (Grade C), a 3.3-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Deepsecvercel-labs/deepsec | PentestAgentGH05TCREW/pentestagent |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 59.9 | 56.6 |
| Evidence grade | C | C |
| Coverage grade | C | C |
| Overall rank | #333 | #386 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #8 | #10 |
| GitHub stars | 7.5k | 2.9k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 10d ago |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.6 / 10 | 6.1 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | — | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 12.0 | 9.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 14.5 | 14.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.3 | 8.3 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | — | 4 — Anthropic, Multi-provider (LiteLLM), OpenAI, … |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | — |
| Provenance drift | — | — |
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 →