HOL Guard vs Snyk Agent Scan
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of HOL Guard and Snyk Agent Scan, two Security & Guardrails projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
HOL Guard leads on trust — 86.4/100 (Grade A) vs 63.8/100 (Grade C), a 22.6-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | HOL Guardhashgraph-online/hol-guard | Snyk Agent Scansnyk/agent-scan |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 86.4 | 63.8 |
| Evidence grade | A | C |
| Coverage grade | B | C |
| Overall rank | #57 | #491 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #1 | #6 |
| GitHub stars | 602 | 3.0k |
| Last updated | today | 2d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.0 / 10 | 5.7 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 40k/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 18.4 | 12.1 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 18.2 |
| Adoption / 20 | 12.8 | 8.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Multi-provider (LiteLLM) | 1 — Anthropic |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | extensions | — |
| 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 →