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REA vs Snyk Agent Scan

REA leads on trust: 73.8/100 (Grade B) against 63.6/100 (Grade C), a 10.2-point gap. REA leads on provenance and supply-chain integrity, and rests on broader evidence; Snyk Agent Scan leads on maintenance and transparency.

B REA 73.8

Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries.

morluto/rea · #246 overall · #4 Security & Guardrails · coverage B (3/5)

Choose REA if provenance and supply-chain integrity matter most.

+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+3.8Safety / Integrity: package provenance attested, against none
B vs CEvidence coverage: 3 of 5 independent signal types, against 2

C Snyk Agent Scan 63.6

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

snyk/agent-scan · #522 overall · #6 Security & Guardrails · coverage C (2/5)

Choose Snyk Agent Scan if maintenance and transparency matter most.

+5.3Maintenance: last push today, against 18d ago
+0.6Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 5.7 against 4.9

Where they differ

15.9

Safety / IntegrityREA +3.8

12.1

18.0

Identity / ProvenanceREA +7.2

10.8

12.7

TransparencySnyk Agent Scan +0.6

13.3

12.7

MaintenanceSnyk Agent Scan +5.3

18.0

8.8

AdoptionREA +0.4

8.4

+5.7

Runtime calibrationREA +4.7

+1.0

Full evidence table

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.

Full evidence

Signal	REAmorluto/rea	Snyk Agent Scansnyk/agent-scan
HVTrust score	73.8	63.6
Evidence grade	B	C
Coverage grade	B	C
Overall rank	#246	#522
Rank in Security & Guardrails	#4	#6
GitHub stars	415	3.1k
Last updated	18d ago	today
Build provenance	Yes	No
OSSF Scorecard	4.9 / 10	5.7 / 10
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Downloads	72/wk	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	15.9	12.1
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.7	13.3
Maintenance / 20	12.7	18.0
Adoption / 20	8.8	8.4
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	—	1 — Anthropic
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	—	—
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 →