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Software health reportschema 0.31.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-13 22:09 UTC
arkworks-rs / algebra
Libraries for finite field, elliptic curve, and polynomial arithmetic
arkworks-rs/algebra holds a health index of 89 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Sustainability & Governance (87/100) and lowest on Vitality (61/100). It was last updated 6 days ago. 5 contributors account for most of its recent work.
89
overall / 100Software 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.
89
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)
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 75 is calibrated to 89 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).
Ownership
arkworksOrganization
1,124 followers29 public repossince Sep 2020
This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.
Package ecosystems
| Registry | Package | Version | Downloads / mo | Versions | Last publish | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | ark-ec | 0.6.0 | 2,880,532 | 16 | 109 days ago | cryptographyelliptic-curvespairing |
| crates.io | ark-ff | 0.6.0 | 7,624,301 | 17 | 109 days ago | cryptographyfinite-fields |
| crates.io | ark-poly | 0.6.0 | 2,870,750 | 15 | 109 days ago | cryptographyfftfinite-fieldspolynomials |
| crates.io | ark-ff-asm | 0.6.0 | 7,635,879 | 15 | 109 days ago | assemblycryptographyfinite-fields |
| crates.io | ark-ff-macros | 0.6.0 | 7,636,517 | 15 | 109 days ago | assemblycryptographyfinite-fields |
| crates.io | ark-serialize | 0.6.0 | 7,638,281 | 15 | 109 days ago | cryptographyserialization |
| crates.io | ark-test-curves | 0.6.0 | 4,517 | 15 | 109 days ago | cryptographyserialization |
| crates.io | ark-algebra-test-templates | 0.6.0 | 4,011 | 15 | 109 days ago | cryptographyelliptic-curvesfinite-fields |
Metrics by category
Vitality
Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?
61
Development activity
72Good
How it's scored
| 36/36 | Push recency — last push 6 days ago |
| 13.8/36 | Commit cadence — 20/52 weeks with commits |
| 14.4/18 | Commit volume — 39 commits in the last year |
| 8/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 9 commit(s) and 1 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 8 |
Inputs used
| commits_last_year | 39 |
| human_commit_share | 0.93 |
| days_since_last_push | 6 |
| active_weeks_last_year | 20 |
Release discipline
44Weak
How it's scored
| 27/27 | Ships releases — 1 releases published |
| 0/36 | Release recency — latest release 1,894 days ago |
| 12.6/27 | Release cadence — cadence unknown (single release) |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — no data |
Inputs used
| releases_count | 1 |
| latest_release_tag | v0.3.0 |
| releases_from_tags | no |
| days_since_latest_release | 1,894 |
| mean_days_between_releases | — |
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?
83
Popularity & adoption
77Good
How it's scored
| 47.8/60 | Stars — 884 stars |
| 21.7/25 | Forks — 404 forks |
| 7.1/15 | Watchers — 20 watchers |
Inputs used
| forks | 404 |
| stars | 884 |
| watchers | 20 |
| growth_state | unverified |
| growth_factor_pct | 100 |
| growth_unverified_reason | no_history |
Community health
77Good
How it's scored
| 22.5/22.5 | README |
| 22.5/22.5 | License — recognized license (Apache-2.0) |
| 18/18 | CONTRIBUTING guide |
| 0/13.5 | Code of conduct |
| 0/7.2 | Issue template |
| 6.3/6.3 | PR template |
Inputs used
| has_readme | yes |
| has_license | yes |
| readme_badges | 4 |
| has_contributing | yes |
| has_issue_template | no |
| has_code_of_conduct | no |
| readme_badge_services | github.com, shields.io |
| has_pull_request_template | yes |
Ecosystem adoption (downloads)
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 80/80 | Monthly downloads — 36,294,788 downloads/month across crates |
| 0/20 | Registry dependents — not reported by this ecosystem |
Inputs used
| packages | ark-ec, ark-ff, ark-poly, ark-ff-asm, ark-ff-macros, ark-serialize, ark-test-curves, ark-algebra-test-templates |
| dependents | — |
| ecosystems | crates |
| total_downloads | 424,170,740 |
| monthly_downloads | 36,294,788 |
| 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?
87
Maintainer resilience (bus factor)
86Excellent
How it's scored
| 45.9/54 | Bus factor — 5 contributor(s) cover half of all commits |
| 16.1/22.5 | Commit distribution — top contributor authored 28% of commits |
| 13.5/13.5 | Contributor breadth — 98 contributors |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 26 contributing companies or organizations |
Inputs used
| bus_factor | 5 |
| contributors_sampled | 98 |
| top_contributor_share | 0.284 |
How it's scored
| 23.1/42 | Issue resolution — 55% of issues closed |
| 23.3/30 | PR acceptance — 565/726 decided PRs merged |
| 8.7/13 | Newcomer PR acceptance — 2/3 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d |
| 15/15 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — all changesets reviewed |
Inputs used
| merged_prs | 565 |
| open_issues | 154 |
| closed_issues | 189 |
| prs_merged_7d | 1 |
| prs_decided_7d | 1 |
| prs_merged_30d | 2 |
| prs_decided_30d | 3 |
| issue_closed_ratio | 0.551 |
| closed_unmerged_prs | 161 |
| first_time_authors_30d | 3 |
| first_time_prs_merged_30d | 2 |
| first_time_prs_decided_30d | 3 |
Ownership & stewardship
93Exceptional
How it's scored
| 30/30 | Ownership backing — organization-owned |
| 0/20 | Verified domain — verified-domain status not read for this organization |
| 21.9/25 | Owner reach — 1,124 followers of arkworks-rs |
| 22.6/25 | Track record — 29 public repos, account ~5 yr old |
Inputs used
| followers | 1,124 |
| owner_type | Organization |
| is_verified | — |
| owner_login | arkworks-rs |
| public_repos | 29 |
| account_age_days | 2,166 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.
Package maintenance
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 25/25 | Published & resolvable — 8 package(s) on crates |
| 35/35 | Publish recency — latest publish 109 days ago |
| 20/20 | Version history — 17 published versions |
| 20/20 | Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked |
Inputs used
| packages | ark-ec, ark-ff, ark-poly, ark-ff-asm, ark-ff-macros, ark-serialize, ark-test-curves, ark-algebra-test-templates |
| ecosystems | crates |
| any_deprecated | no |
| min_days_since_publish | 109 |
Engineering Quality
Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?
80
Engineering practices
66Good
How it's scored
| 24/24 | CI workflows — 4 workflow(s) |
| 24/24 | Tests present |
| 0/16 | Linter config |
| 0/9.6 | Pre-commit hooks |
| 0/6.4 | .editorconfig |
| 18/20 | OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 29 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9 |
Inputs used
| has_ci | yes |
| has_tests | yes |
| has_editorconfig | no |
| has_linter_config | no |
| has_precommit_config | no |
Documentation
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 30/30 | README |
| 25/25 | Documentation directory |
| 15/15 | Documentation / homepage site — https://arkworks.rs |
| 10/10 | Repository description |
| 10/10 | Topics — 6 topics |
| 10/10 | Wiki |
Inputs used
| topics | rust, cryptography, finite-fields, elliptic-curves, pairings, polynomials |
| has_wiki | yes |
| homepage | https://arkworks.rs |
| docs_site | https://arkworks.rs |
| has_readme | yes |
| has_docs_dir | yes |
| has_description | yes |
Security
Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?
63
Security posture
63Moderate
How it's scored
| 7.5/7.5 | Binary-Artifacts — no binaries found in the repo |
| 0/7.5 | Branch-Protection — no data |
| 2.2/2.5 | CI-Tests — 29 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9 |
| 0/2.5 | CII-Best-Practices — no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected |
| 7.5/7.5 | Code-Review — all changesets reviewed |
| 2.5/2.5 | Contributors — project has 26 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10/10 | Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 7.5/7.5 | Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected |
| 0/5 | Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed |
| 2.5/2.5 | License — license file detected |
| 6/7.5 | Maintained — 9 commit(s) and 1 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 8 |
| 0/5 | Packaging — no data |
| 0/5 | Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0 |
| 0/5 | SAST — SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0 |
| 0/5 | Security-Policy — security policy file not detected |
| 0/7.5 | Signed-Releases — no data |
| 0/7.5 | Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions |
| 7.5/7.5 | Vulnerabilities — 0 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Inputs used
| source | openssf_scorecard |
| checks_evaluated | 15 |
| scorecard_version | v5.5.0 |
| checks_inconclusive | 3 |
| scorecard_aggregate | 6.3 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
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.
70
Agent context & guidance
40Weak
How it's scored
| 0/45 | Agent instructions — no CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules |
| 0/15 | Machine-readable docs (llms.txt) |
| 40/40 | Legible commit history — 92 of 93 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body) |
Inputs used
| has_llms_txt | no |
| llms_txt_url | — |
| legible_history_share | 0.989 |
| agent_instruction_files | — |
| agent_instruction_max_bytes | — |
How it's scored
| 18/18 | One-command bootstrap — makefile |
| 22/22 | Automated tests |
| 0/11 | Lint / format config |
| 11/11 | Static type checking — Rust (statically typed) |
| 0/10 | Reproducible environment |
| 10/10 | Demonstrated agent practice — 5 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited |
| 8/8 | Automated maintenance — 7 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0 |
Inputs used
| has_nix | no |
| has_tests | yes |
| lockfiles | — |
| has_dockerfile | no |
| typed_language | yes |
| bootstrap_files | makefile |
| has_devcontainer | no |
| has_linter_config | no |
| typecheck_configs | — |
| agent_commit_share | 0.05 |
| toolchain_manifests | Cargo.toml, bench-templates/Cargo.toml, curves/Cargo.toml, curves/bls12_377/Cargo.toml, curves/bls12_381/Cargo.toml, curves/bn254/Cargo.toml, curves/bw6_761/Cargo.toml, curves/bw6_767/Cargo.toml, curves/cp6_782/Cargo.toml, curves/curve-constraint-tests/Cargo.toml, curves/curve25519/Cargo.toml, curves/ed25519/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_bls12_377/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_bls12_381/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_bls12_381_bandersnatch/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_bn254/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_bw6_761/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_cp6_782/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_mnt4_298/Cargo.toml, curves/ed_on_mnt4_753/Cargo.toml, curves/grumpkin/Cargo.toml, curves/jq255s/Cargo.toml, curves/mnt4_298/Cargo.toml, curves/mnt4_753/Cargo.toml, curves/mnt6_298/Cargo.toml, curves/mnt6_753/Cargo.toml, curves/pallas/Cargo.toml, curves/secp256k1/Cargo.toml, curves/secp256r1/Cargo.toml, curves/secp384r1/Cargo.toml, curves/secq256k1/Cargo.toml, curves/starkcurve/Cargo.toml, curves/vesta/Cargo.toml, ec/Cargo.toml, ff-asm/Cargo.toml, ff-macros/Cargo.toml, ff/Cargo.toml, poly/Cargo.toml, serialize-derive/Cargo.toml, serialize/Cargo.toml, test-curves/Cargo.toml, test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| dependency_bot_commit_share | 0.07 |
Code legibility for models
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 45/45 | Type-checkable code — Rust (statically typed) |
| 55/55 | Manageable file sizes — 0/533 source files over 60KB |
Inputs used
| primary_language | Rust |
| largest_source_bytes | 49,639 |
| source_files_sampled | 533 |
| oversized_source_files | 0 |
Machine-readable interfaces
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 0/40 | API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto) — not applicable to this kind of software |
| 0/20 | MCP server — not applicable to this kind of software |
| 40/40 | Runnable examples — notebooks |
Inputs used
| example_dirs | notebooks |
| has_mcp_signal | no |
| 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
884GitHub stars
98contributors
39commits, last 12 months
6days since last push
1releases
5bus factor
154open issues
crates.iopackage ecosystems
Data collection warnings
- Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
- No resolved dependencies carried a version and a supported ecosystem
More detail
Star and fork history 0 ★ / 404 ⇿
0Stars
404Forks
1Releases
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.
Major 0Minor 1Patch 0
Each point covers 6 days.
OpenSSF Scorecard 6.3 / 10
6.3aggregate
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).
| 10 | Binary-Artifacts | no binaries found in the repo |
| n/a | Branch-Protection | internal 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 |
| 9 | CI-Tests | 29 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9 |
| 0 | CII-Best-Practices | no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected |
| 10 | Code-Review | all changesets reviewed |
| 10 | Contributors | project has 26 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10 | Dangerous-Workflow | no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 10 | Dependency-Update-Tool | update tool detected |
| 0 | Fuzzing | project is not fuzzed |
| 10 | License | license file detected |
| 8 | Maintained | 9 commit(s) and 1 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 8 |
| n/a | Packaging | packaging workflow not detected |
| 0 | Pinned-Dependencies | dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0 |
| 0 | SAST | SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0 |
| 0 | Security-Policy | security policy file not detected |
| n/a | Signed-Releases | no releases found |
| 0 | Token-Permissions | detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions |
| 10 | Vulnerabilities | 0 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Direct dependencies 67
| Registry | Package | Version constraint | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | criterion | — | bench-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-std | — | bench-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ec | — | bench-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ff | — | bench-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-serialize | — | bench-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | paste | — | bench-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-std | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-serialize | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ff | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-poly | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | educe | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-bigint | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-traits | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-integer | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | rayon | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | zeroize | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | hashbrown | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | itertools | — | ec/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | quote | — | ff-asm/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | syn | — | ff-asm/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | quote | — | ff-macros/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | proc-macro2 | — | ff-macros/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | syn | — | ff-macros/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-bigint | — | ff-macros/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-traits | — | ff-macros/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ff-asm | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ff-macros | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-std | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-serialize | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | educe | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-traits | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | rayon | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | zeroize | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-bigint | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | digest | — | ff/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ff | — | poly/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-serialize | — | poly/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-std | — | poly/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | rayon | — | poly/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | educe | — | poly/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | hashbrown | — | poly/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | proc-macro2 | — | serialize-derive/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | syn | — | serialize-derive/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | quote | — | serialize-derive/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-serialize-derive | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-std | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | digest | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-bigint | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | rayon | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | serde | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | serde-encoded-bytes | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | serde_with | — | serialize/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-std | — | test-curves/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ff | — | test-curves/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ec | — | test-curves/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-std | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-serialize | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ff | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | ark-ec | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-bigint | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-integer | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | num-traits | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | serde | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | serde_json | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | serde_derive | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | hex | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | sha2 | — | test-templates/Cargo.toml |
All dependencies 5
Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 3 direct and 2 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.
| Registry | Package | Version | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | hex | — | direct |
| crates.io | itertools | — | direct |
| crates.io | sha2 | — | direct |
| crates.io | ahash | — | indirect |
| crates.io | fnv | — | indirect |
Dependency advisories not assessed
Advisory matching could not run for this report: No resolved dependencies carried a version and a supported ecosystem
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Missing data is excluded and weights renormalized, never scored as zero. Methodology is versioned and open: metrics v2.10.0, schema v0.31.0 — full methodology · metrics wiki.
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