Garak vs T3MP3ST
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Garak and T3MP3ST, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
T3MP3ST leads on trust — 59.0/100 (Grade C) vs 58.8/100 (Grade C), a 0.2-point gap. Note: T3MP3ST's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage C vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Garakleondz/garak | T3MP3STelder-plinius/T3MP3ST |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 58.8 | 59.0 |
| Evidence grade | C | C |
| Coverage grade | A | C |
| Overall rank | #464 | #460 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #7 | #6 |
| GitHub stars | 9.1k | 6.0k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 4.9 / 10 | 5.1 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Downloads | 14k/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.7 | 16.6 |
| Adoption / 20 | 15.0 | 9.1 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 8 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Cohere, … | 4 — Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, … |
| 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 v4.3 →