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Peekaboo vs Stagehand

Both are Grade A and 1.0 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Peekaboo leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency; Stagehand leads on adoption and rests on broader evidence. Note: Peekaboo's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types.

A Peekaboo 89.9

Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visual question answering through local or remote AI models.

openclaw/Peekaboo · #21 overall · #3 Browser & Computer Use · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Peekaboo if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+2.2Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.8 against 5.0
+1.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.8 against 5.0

A Stagehand 88.9

The SDK to extract data and interact with any site on the web. Get started with Claude Code, Codex, Eve, Mastra, and more.

browserbase/stagehand · #33 overall · #4 Browser & Computer Use · coverage A (4/5)

Choose Stagehand if adoption matters most.

+5.7Adoption: 1.7M weekly downloads against 1.5k
A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

Where they differ

21.0

Safety / IntegrityPeekaboo +2.2

18.8

14.3

TransparencyPeekaboo +1.5

12.8

19.9

MaintenancePeekaboo +0.1

19.8

13.2

AdoptionStagehand +5.7

18.9

+3.5

Runtime calibrationPeekaboo +2.9

+0.6

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Peekaboo and Stagehand, two Browser & Computer Use projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Peekabooopenclaw/Peekaboo	Stagehandbrowserbase/stagehand
HVTrust score	89.9	88.9
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	A
Overall rank	#21	#33
Rank in Browser & Computer Use	#3	#4
GitHub stars	5.3k	25.6k
Last updated	1d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	6.8 / 10	5.0 / 10
License	MIT	MIT
Downloads	1k/wk	1.7M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	21.0	18.8
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.3	12.8
Maintenance / 20	19.9	19.8
Adoption / 20	13.2	18.9
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	—	3 — Anthropic, Browserbase, OpenAI
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	extensions	extensions
Provenance drift	Match	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 →