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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-10-24 08:09 UTC

aio-libs / aiosmtpd

A reimplementation of the Python stdlib smtpd.py based on asyncio.

PythonApache-2.0★ 373 stars⑂ 107 forkssince Jul 2016View on GitHub ↗
KindCommand-line toolLibraryhow this is determined

aio-libs/aiosmtpd holds a health index of 34 out of 100, placing it in the At Risk band. It scores highest on Community & Adoption (82/100) and lowest on Security (47/100). It was last updated 11 days ago. 2 contributors account for most of its recent work.

34
overall / 100
At Risk

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.

34
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 67 is calibrated to 78 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02). High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy applies a 50% multiplier to weighted overall health and gives it an At Risk ceiling of 34.

Ownership

aio-libsOrganization
1,224 followers69 public repossince Mar 2014

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
PyPIaiosmtpd1.4.61,564,03526888 days agoemailsmtpdsmtp

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

58Moderate · 21% of overall
How it's scored
28.8/36Push recency — last push 11 days ago
10.4/36Commit cadence — 15/52 weeks with commits
15.8/18Commit volume — 57 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 25 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year57
human_commit_share0.4
days_since_last_push11
active_weeks_last_year15
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases — 16 releases published
0/36Release recency — latest release 888 days ago
12.6/27Release cadence — a release every ~131.5 days
8/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — 5 out of the last 5 releases have a total of 5 signed artifacts.
Inputs used
releases_count16
latest_release_tagv1.4.6
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release888
mean_days_between_releases131.5

Community & Adoption

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

82Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
41.7/60Stars — 373 stars
16.9/25Forks — 107 forks
4.7/15Watchers — 8 watchers
Inputs used
forks107
stars373
watchers8
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

92Excellent
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5License — recognized license (Apache-2.0)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges0
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_services—
has_pull_request_templateyes
How it's scored
80/80Monthly downloads — 1,564,035 downloads/month across pypi
0/20Registry dependents — not reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesaiosmtpd
dependents—
ecosystemspypi
total_downloads—
monthly_downloads1,564,035
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?

69Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
25.2/54Bus factor — 2 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
14.1/22.5Commit distribution — top contributor authored 37% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth — 40 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 13 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor2
contributors_sampled40
top_contributor_share0.374
How it's scored
26/42Issue resolution — 62% of issues closed
23.2/30PR acceptance — 306/396 decided PRs merged
4.3/13Newcomer PR acceptance — 1/3 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
15/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — all changesets reviewed
Inputs used
merged_prs306
open_issues78
closed_issues127
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d4
prs_decided_30d6
issue_closed_ratio0.62
closed_unmerged_prs90
first_time_authors_30d3
first_time_prs_merged_30d1
first_time_prs_decided_30d3
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backing — organization-owned
0/20Verified domain
22.2/25Owner reach — 1,224 followers of aio-libs
25/25Track record — 69 public repos, account ~12 yr old
Inputs used
followers1,224
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedno
owner_loginaio-libs
public_repos69
account_age_days4,596
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable — 1 package(s) on pypi
4/35Publish recency — latest publish 888 days ago
20/20Version history — 26 published versions
20/20Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesaiosmtpd
ecosystemspypi
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish888

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

80Excellent · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows — 3 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config — pyproject.toml ([tool.isort]), setup.cfg ([flake8]), tox.ini
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 21 out of 21 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage site — https://aiosmtpd.aio-libs.org
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics — 10 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsasyncio, smtp, smtp-server, lmtp, smtpd, mta, smtp-mta, mail-mta, email, python
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://aiosmtpd.aio-libs.org
docs_sitehttps://aiosmtpd.aio-libs.org
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

47Weak · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifacts — no binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protection — no data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests — 21 out of 21 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practices — no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
7.5/7.5Code-Review — all changesets reviewed
2.5/2.5Contributors — project has 13 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected
0/5Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5License — license file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained — 25 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
5/5Packaging — packaging workflow detected
0/5Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
5/5SAST — SAST tool is run on all commits
5/5Security-Policy — security policy file detected
6/7.5Signed-Releases — 5 out of the last 5 releases have a total of 5 signed artifacts.
0/7.5Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
6.8/7.5Vulnerabilities — 1 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated17
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive1
scorecard_aggregate7.7
high_risk_jurisdiction_cap34
high_risk_jurisdiction_multiplier50
security_posture_after_multiplier38
security_posture_before_jurisdiction77
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection. Remaining weights renormalized. High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy applies a 50% multiplier and gives Security posture an At risk ceiling of 34.

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories — no direct dependency carries a known advisory
25/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisories — no indirect dependency carries a known advisory
0/40No advisories left outstanding — no advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories0
affected_packages0
assessed_packages2
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severitynone
direct_affected_packages0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched the pypi:aiosmtpd@1.4.6 runtime dependency closure — what installing the published package pulls in — 2 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.

67Good · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructions — no CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history — 38 of 40 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url—
legible_history_share0.95
agent_instruction_files—
agent_instruction_max_bytes—
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrap — aiosmtpd/docs/Makefile
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config — pyproject.toml ([tool.isort]), setup.cfg ([flake8]), tox.ini
11/11Static type checking — .mypy.ini, aiosmtpd/py.typed
0/10Reproducible environment
0/10Demonstrated agent practice — no agent-authored commits among the last 100
8/8Automated maintenance — 60 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfiles—
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageno
bootstrap_filesaiosmtpd/docs/Makefile
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs.mypy.ini, aiosmtpd/py.typed
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifests—
dependency_bot_commit_share0.6
How it's scored
27/45Type-checkable code — Python with type-check config (.mypy.ini, aiosmtpd/py.typed)
52.2/55Manageable file sizes — 2/39 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languagePython
largest_source_bytes75,063
source_files_sampled39
oversized_source_files2
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto) — not applicable to this kind of software
0/20MCP server — not applicable to this kind of software
40/40Runnable examples — examples
Inputs used
example_dirsexamples
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files—
interfaces_expected_of—
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto), MCP server. Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

373GitHub stars
40contributors
57commits, last 12 months
11days since last push
16releases
2bus factor
78open issues
PyPIpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 107 ⇿
0Stars
107Forks
16Releases

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.

02040608010012010432016-072021-082026-09
Major 0Minor 2Patch 12

Each point covers 10 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 7.7 / 10
7.7aggregate

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 · 2026-10-24 08:09 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
n/aBranch-Protectioninternal error: error during branchesHandler.setup: internal error: some github tokens can't read classic branch protection rules: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action/blob/main/docs/authentication/fine-grained-auth-token.md
10CI-Tests21 out of 21 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 13 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained25 commit(s) and 3 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
10SASTSAST tool is run on all commits
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
8Signed-Releases5 out of the last 5 releases have a total of 5 signed artifacts.
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
9Vulnerabilities1 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 2
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
PyPIatpublic—setup.cfg
PyPIattrs—setup.cfg
All dependencies 34

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 4 direct and 30 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
PyPIatpublic—direct
PyPIatpublic5.0direct
PyPIattrs—direct
PyPIattrs26.1.0direct
PyPIargon2-cffi—indirect
PyPIcheck-manifest0.50indirect
PyPIcoverage7.8.0indirect
PyPIdnspython—indirect
PyPIdnspython2.8.0indirect
PyPIflake87.1.1indirect
PyPIflake8-20201.8.1indirect
PyPIflake8-annotations-complexity0.2.0indirect
PyPIflake8-bandit4.1.1indirect
PyPIflake8-bugbear24.8.19indirect
PyPIflake8-builtins3.1.0indirect
PyPIflake8-comprehensions3.17.0indirect
PyPIflake8-copyright0.2.4indirect
PyPIflake8-import-order0.19.2indirect
PyPIflake8-pytest-style2.2.0indirect
PyPIflake8-requirements2.3.0indirect
PyPIflake8-simplify0.21.0indirect
PyPImypy2.3.1indirect
PyPIpytest8.4.2indirect
PyPIpytest-cov6.1.1indirect
PyPIpytest-mock3.14.0indirect
PyPIsetuptools—indirect
PyPIsphinx8.2.0indirect
PyPIsphinx-autofixture0.4.0indirect
PyPIsphinx-paramlinks0.6.0indirect
PyPIsphinx-rtd-theme3.0.1indirect
PyPItox—indirect
PyPItrustme1.2.1indirect
PyPItypes-colorama0.4.15.20240311indirect
PyPItypes-docutils0.21.0.20241005indirect
Dependency advisories 0

Installing pypi:aiosmtpd@1.4.6 pulls in 2 packages, direct and transitive: 0 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct dependencies.

No known advisories affect the assessed dependencies.

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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