An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Cline and Qwen Code, two Coding Agents projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
| Signal | Clinecline/cline | Qwen CodeQwenLM/qwen-code |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 89.5 | 90.8 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #8 | #6 |
| Rank in Coding Agents | #3 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 64.5k | 25.9k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.0 / 10 | 6.4 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 4.4M/wk | 93k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 19.1 | 20.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 20 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 20.0 | 17.2 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Declared | Implemented |
| External providers | 4 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … | 3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | marketplace | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
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 →