Skill Scanner vs Waza
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Skill Scanner and Waza, two Agent Skills projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Skill Scanner leads on trust — 82.7/100 (Grade A) vs 76.9/100 (Grade B), a 5.8-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Skill Scannercisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner | Wazatw93/Waza |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 82.7 | 76.9 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #5 | #8 |
| Rank in Agent Skills | #5 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 2.5k | 6.9k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.1 / 10 | 4.0 / 10 |
| License | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Downloads | 118k/wk | 239/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 19.9 | 12.9 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.7 | 11.9 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 15.6 | 18.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 14.9 | 12.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | 5 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … | — |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | — | 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 v4.3 →