REA vs Snyk Agent Scan
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of REA 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.
REA leads on trust — 70.5/100 (Grade B) vs 64.0/100 (Grade C), a 6.5-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | REAmorluto/rea | Snyk Agent Scansnyk/agent-scan |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 70.5 | 64.0 |
| Evidence grade | B | C |
| Coverage grade | B | C |
| Overall rank | #135 | #251 |
| Rank in Security & Guardrails | #4 | #5 |
| GitHub stars | 167 | 2.9k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | — | 5.7 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 528/wk | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.7 | 12.1 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 8.5 | 13.3 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 18.5 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | — | 1 — Anthropic |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | — |
| Provenance drift | 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 v4.3 →