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Software health reportschema 0.23.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-07-21 20:44 UTC

FPGA-Research / FABulous

An easy-to-use, silicon-proven (e)FPGA generator with an integrated CAD toolchain 🏗️

PythonApache-2.0★ 279 stars⑂ 59 forkssince Aug 2020View on GitHub ↗
KindLibraryCommand-line toolhow this is determined

FPGA-Research/FABulous holds a health index of 94 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Engineering Quality (96/100) and lowest on Community & Adoption (62/100). It was last updated today. 3 contributors account for most of its recent work.

94
overall / 100
Exceptional

Software health index

Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.

94
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
VitalityCommunity &AdoptionSustainability &GovernanceEngineeringQualitySecurityAI Readiness

Score profile

Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.

The weighted overall 81 is calibrated to 94 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

FPGA-ResearchOrganization
74 followers34 public repossince Aug 2020

This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
PyPIFABulous-FPGA2.1.0339711 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?

89Excellent · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 0 days ago
29.1/36Commit cadence42/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume341 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained30 commit(s) and 15 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year341
human_commit_share0.53
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year42
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases10 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 11 days ago
12.6/27Release cadencea release every ~137.7 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count10
latest_release_tagv2.1.0
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release11
mean_days_between_releases137.7
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Community & Adoption

Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?

62Moderate · 17% of overall
How it's scored
39.6/60Stars279 stars
14.7/25Forks59 forks
6.5/15Watchers16 watchers
Inputs used
forks59
stars279
watchers16
growth_stateorganic
growth_factor_pct100
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (Apache-2.0)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
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has_licenseyes
readme_badges
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateyes
How it's scored
33.8/80Monthly downloads339 downloads/month across pypi
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesFABulous-FPGA
dependents
ecosystemspypi
total_downloads
monthly_downloads339
unverified_packages_excluded
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Registry dependents. Remaining weights renormalized.

Sustainability & Governance

Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?

84Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
36/54Bus factor3 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
16.4/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 27% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth16 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 7 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor3
contributors_sampled16
top_contributor_share0.272
How it's scored
31.2/42Issue resolution74% of issues closed
25.7/30PR acceptance524/611 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
15/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
Inputs used
merged_prs524
open_issues56
closed_issues162
prs_merged_7d
prs_decided_7d
prs_merged_30d
prs_decided_30d
issue_closed_ratio0.743
closed_unmerged_prs87
first_time_authors_30d
first_time_prs_merged_30d
first_time_prs_decided_30d
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domainverified-domain status not read for this organization
13.5/25Owner reach74 followers of FPGA-Research
23.1/25Track record34 public repos, account ~5 yr old
Inputs used
followers74
owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_loginFPGA-Research
public_repos34
account_age_days2,157
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on pypi
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 11 days ago
20/20Version history7 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesFABulous-FPGA
ecosystemspypi
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish11

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

96Exceptional · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows10 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter configruff.toml
9.6/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configyes

Documentation

100Exceptional
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://fabulous.readthedocs.io/
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics6 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsasic, efpga, fpga, python, verilog, vhdl
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://fabulous.readthedocs.io/
docs_sitehttps://fabulous.readthedocs.io/
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?

71Good · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
6/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
2.5/2.5CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
7.5/7.5Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 7 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained30 commit(s) and 15 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
5/5Packagingpackaging workflow detected
0/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
6.8/7.5Vulnerabilities1 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated17
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive1
scorecard_aggregate6.7
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisoriesno direct dependency carries a known advisory
10.6/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisories1 affected: click 8.2.2 (high 7.2)
40/40No advisories left outstandingno advisory has been public longer than 90 days
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories1
affected_packages1
assessed_packages83
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severityhigh 1
direct_affected_packages0
Matched the pypi:FABulous-FPGA@2.1.0 runtime dependency closure — what installing the published package pulls in — 83 packages. Reachability is not analyzed.

AI Readiness

How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.

73Good · 4% of overall
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructions.cursorrules, .github/copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history53 of 53 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share1
agent_instruction_files.cursorrules, .github/copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes4,071
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrapTaskfile.yml, docs/Makefile, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_verilog/Test/Makefile, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_verilog/Test/Taskfile.yml, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_vhdl/Test/Makefile, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_vhdl/Test/Taskfile.yml
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format configruff.toml
0/11Static type checking
10/10Reproducible environmentdevcontainer, Dockerfile, Nix, lockfile
2/10Demonstrated agent practice1 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
8/8Automated maintenance45 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_nixyes
has_testsyes
lockfilesuv.lock
has_dockerfileyes
typed_languageno
bootstrap_filesTaskfile.yml, docs/Makefile, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_verilog/Test/Makefile, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_verilog/Test/Taskfile.yml, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_vhdl/Test/Makefile, fabulous/fabric_files/FABulous_project_template_vhdl/Test/Taskfile.yml
has_devcontaineryes
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0.01
toolchain_manifests
dependency_bot_commit_share0.45
How it's scored
0/45Type-checkable codePython without a type-check config
54.7/55Manageable file sizes1/202 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languagePython
largest_source_bytes61,766
source_files_sampled202
oversized_source_files1

Key facts

279GitHub stars
16contributors
341commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
10releases
3bus factor
56open issues
PyPIpackage ecosystems

More detail

Star and fork history 279 ★ / 59 ⇿
279Stars
59Forks
9Releases

When each star and fork was added, collected from GitHub and bucketed by day. Cumulative growth sits directly above the daily additions it is made of, so the two read against each other: steady organic accretion looks nothing like an abrupt, short-lived burst. Where that difference is measurable, it is reported as growth authenticity.

05010015020025030027957112020-122023-102026-07
Major 2Minor 1Patch 1

Each point covers 6 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 6.7 / 10
6.7aggregate

Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-07-21 20:44 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
8Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
10CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
10Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
10Contributorsproject has 7 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained30 commit(s) and 15 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
10Packagingpackaging workflow detected
0Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
9Vulnerabilities1 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 21
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
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PyPIpackaging>=25.0pyproject.toml
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Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 23 direct and 149 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

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Dependency advisories 1

Installing pypi:FABulous-FPGA@2.1.0 pulls in 83 packages, direct and transitive: 1 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct dependencies.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
click8.2.2indirecthigh18.3.3

An advisory means the version recorded in the dependency graph falls inside an advisory’s affected range. Reachability is not analysed, and the graph includes development and test pins — a finding may concern tooling rather than shipped software.

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