Codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

Coding Agents Rust Grade A Listed Apache-2.0
Listing state
Listed
HVTrust
92.8/100 · Grade A
Last push
2026-06-04 · 0d ago
Recent change
Provenance +8

Quick Trust Read

Verdict
Strong public trust posture, backed by multiple independent signals.
92.8/100 · Grade A
Strongest Signal
Identity / Provenance
18.0/18
Weakest Signal
Safety / Integrity
20.7/25
What Would Improve It
Improve safety / integrity to lift the weakest part of the trust profile.
Recent Changes
2026-05-30
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected
2026-05-30
Rank Moved
Rank rose 35 spots (#37 → #2)
2026-05-30
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 21.1pts (70.4 → 91.5)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 6.6/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
98.8
Activity Score · out of 100
92.8
HVTrust Score · out of 100
#4
Global Rank · of 206
#1

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade A reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-06-04 18:04 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Rank Trend

2026-05-24 2026-06-04

Activity & Reach

Stars
88.6k
Forks
13.0k
Last Push
2026-06-04
today
Commits (4 wk)
965
Downloads (7d)
13,450,673
npm
HN mentions (30d)
Open Issues
6056
Rank Change
▼1
was #3

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions

92.8 / 100 · 100.0% confidence
Safety / IntegrityOSSF, provenance, signatures
20.7 / 25
Identity / ProvenanceListing and build link
18.0 / 18
TransparencyLicense and public checks
14.1 / 17
MaintenanceFreshness and commits
20.0 / 20
AdoptionStars and downloads
20.0 / 20

Activity Inputs

98.8 / 100
StarsRepository reach
29.7 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
25 / 25
CommunityFork signal
19.1 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance
Verified
npm attestation
OSSF Scorecard
6.6 / 10
via deps.dev · OpenSSF
Signed Commits
100%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts 10
Branch-Protection 4
CI-Tests 10
CII-Best-Practices 0
Code-Review 8
Contributors 10
Dangerous-Workflow 10
Dependency-Update-Tool 10
Fuzzing 0
License 10
Maintained 10
Packaging 10
Pinned-Dependencies 8
SAST 0
Security-Policy 10
Signed-Releases 8
Token-Permissions 0
Vulnerabilities 0

Is Codex safe?

Public supply-chain signals for Codex are strong: it has multiple independent trust indicators in place. This does not replace your own security review, but Codex carries less obvious unverified-evidence risk than projects with thin signals.
Does Codex publish package provenance?
Yes. Codex's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.
Does Codex have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Codex has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 6.6/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.
Is Codex actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does Codex use?
Codex ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Codex's commits signed?
100% of the last 100 commits to Codex are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

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Runtime trust — coming soon

HVTrust currently scores supply-chain signals. We're adding runtime trust next: what an agent actually does when it runs — what it can reach, which tools it carries, what external services it depends on. Track progress on the roadmap →

  • MCP support
  • Tool / plugin surface
  • External service deps
  • Package provenance drift

Maintain Codex?

HVTrust scores Codex from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

Reputation Timeline

Rank 3HVTrust 3Listed 1Score 1Provenance 1
2026-05-30
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected
2026-05-30
Rank Moved
Rank rose 35 spots (#37 → #2)
2026-05-30
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 21.1pts (70.4 → 91.5)
2026-05-29
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 10.0pts (60.4 → 70.4)
2026-05-28
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 18 spots (#21 → #39)
2026-05-28
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 3.1pts (57.3 → 60.4)
2026-05-28
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 25pts (74 → 99)
2026-05-25
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 14 spots (#8 → #22)
2026-05-24
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #8

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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · npm Registry (downloads, provenance) · OSSF Scorecard via deps.dev
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v3.1 · Raw JSON