Garak vs PentestAgent
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Garak 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.
Garak leads on trust — 61.1/100 (Grade C) vs 57.2/100 (Grade C), a 3.9-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Garakleondz/garak | PentestAgentGH05TCREW/pentestagent |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 61.1 | 57.2 |
| Evidence grade | C | C |
| Coverage grade | A | C |
| Overall rank | #208 | #255 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #6 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 8.7k | 2.9k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.0 / 10 | 6.1 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Downloads | 14k/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.8 | 13.7 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 16.2 |
| Adoption / 20 | 15.0 | 8.3 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI | 3 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Tavily |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Warning | — |
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 v4.2 →