Garak

the LLM vulnerability scanner

Security & Guardrails Python Grade B Listed Apache-2.0
Listing state
Listed
HVTrust
68.7/100 · Grade B
Last push
2026-06-04 · 0d ago
Recent change
Rank +7

Quick Trust Read

Verdict
Promising trust profile, but some evidence still deserves review.
68.7/100 · Grade B
Strongest Signal
Maintenance
19.4/20
Weakest Signal
Safety / Integrity
10.5/25
What Would Improve It
Publish package provenance or release attestations for stronger supply-chain evidence.
Recent Changes
2026-06-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#52 → #65)
2026-05-29
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 9.9pts (57.2 → 67.1)
2026-05-28
Rank Moved
Rank rose 33 spots (#97 → #64)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 5.2/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
Publish provenance Add package provenance or release attestations so users can verify where shipped artifacts came from.
85.4
Activity Score · out of 100
68.7
HVTrust Score · out of 100
#74
Global Rank · of 203
#2

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

Signals refreshed 2026-06-04 20:15 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Rank Trend

2026-05-25 2026-06-04

Activity & Reach

Stars
8.0k
Forks
990
Last Push
2026-06-04
today
Commits (4 wk)
70
Downloads (7d)
18,434
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
0
Open Issues
319
Rank Change
▼3
was #71

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions

68.7 / 100 · 100.0% confidence
Safety / IntegrityOSSF, provenance, signatures
10.5 / 25
Identity / ProvenanceListing and build link
10.8 / 18
TransparencyLicense and public checks
12.9 / 17
MaintenanceFreshness and commits
19.4 / 20
AdoptionStars and downloads
15.1 / 20

Activity Inputs

85.4 / 100
StarsRepository reach
23.4 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
23.1 / 25
CommunityFork signal
13.9 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance
None
No package attestations found
OSSF Scorecard
5.2 / 10
via deps.dev · OpenSSF
Signed Commits
79%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts 10
Branch-Protection 3
CI-Tests 9
CII-Best-Practices 0
Code-Review 6
Contributors 10
Dangerous-Workflow 10
Dependency-Update-Tool 0
Fuzzing 0
License 10
Maintained 10
Packaging -1
Pinned-Dependencies 0
SAST 0
Security-Policy 10
Signed-Releases -1
Token-Permissions 0
Vulnerabilities 5

Is Garak safe?

Garak has a mixed signal profile. Some trust indicators are present, others are missing. Whether it is safe for your use case depends on which gaps matter to you — review the breakdown below before adopting in production.
Does Garak publish package provenance?
No published build provenance is currently detected for Garak. This is common for open-source projects but means consumers cannot independently verify that the package on the registry matches the GitHub source.
Does Garak have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Garak has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 5.2/10. 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 Garak actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does Garak use?
Garak ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Garak's commits signed?
79% of the last 100 commits to Garak 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 Garak?

HVTrust scores Garak 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

HVTrust 3Rank 2Listed 1Scorecard 1Score 1
2026-06-01
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 13 spots (#52 → #65)
2026-05-29
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 9.9pts (57.2 → 67.1)
2026-05-28
Rank Moved
Rank rose 33 spots (#97 → #64)
2026-05-28
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust down 5.0pts (62.2 → 57.2)
2026-05-28
Activity Score Changed
Activity score up 25pts (62 → 87)
2026-05-27
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 5.1/10
2026-05-27
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 28.7pts (33.5 → 62.2)
2026-05-25
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #98

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Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · PyPI / pypistats (downloads, provenance) · OSSF Scorecard via deps.dev · Algolia HN Search API
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