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HOL Guard vs Snyk Agent Scan

HOL Guard leads on trust: 92.2/100 (Grade A) against 63.8/100 (Grade C), a 28.4-point gap. HOL Guard leads on supply-chain integrity and provenance, and rests on broader evidence.

A HOL Guard 92.2

Open-source antivirus for AI agents: block risky tools, secret access, prompt injection, malicious packages, MCP servers, plugins, and skills at runtime.

hashgraph-online/hol-guard · #7 overall · #1 Security & Guardrails · coverage B (3/5)

Choose HOL Guard if supply-chain integrity and provenance matter most.

+12.3Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 9.6 against 5.7
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+3.7Adoption
+3.4Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 9.6 against 5.7

C Snyk Agent Scan 63.8

Security scanner for AI agents, MCP servers and agent skills.

snyk/agent-scan · #519 overall · #6 Security & Guardrails · coverage C (2/5)

Snyk Agent Scan doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

Where they differ

24.4

Safety / IntegrityHOL Guard +12.3

12.1

18.0

Identity / ProvenanceHOL Guard +7.2

10.8

16.7

TransparencyHOL Guard +3.4

13.3

20.0

MaintenanceHOL Guard +1.8

18.2

12.1

AdoptionHOL Guard +3.7

8.4

Full evidence table

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.

Full evidence

Signal	HOL Guardhashgraph-online/hol-guard	Snyk Agent Scansnyk/agent-scan
HVTrust score	92.2	63.8
Evidence grade	A	C
Coverage grade	B	C
Overall rank	#7	#519
Rank in Security & Guardrails	#1	#6
GitHub stars	683	3.1k
Last updated	today	1d ago
Build provenance	Yes	No
OSSF Scorecard	9.6 / 10	5.7 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Downloads	9k/wk	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	24.4	12.1
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	10.8
Transparency / 17	16.7	13.3
Maintenance / 20	20.0	18.2
Adoption / 20	12.1	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 v4.4 →