contrario / nous
NOUS (Νοῦς) — monitor, not a guard. NOUS proves the rules you declare hold across every path your AI agents could take — and anyone can check the proof offline, without trusting the vendor. Not even NOUS. EU AI Act Annex IV.
contrario/nous holds a health index of 65 out of 100, placing it in the Good band. It scores highest on Vitality (77/100) and lowest on Sustainability & Governance (45/100). It was last updated today.
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.
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 60 is calibrated to 65 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).
Ownership
This repository is owned by a personal account. A single-owner project carries more continuity risk than an organization-backed one.
Package ecosystems
| Registry | Package | Version | Downloads / mo | Versions | Last publish | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nous-lang | 5.78.0 | 6,539 | 121 | 45 days ago | aiagentslanguagecompilerevolutionmulti-agentsoulmitosissymbiosismetabolismconsciousness |
Metrics by category
Vitality
Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?
Development activity
How it's scored
| 36/36 | Push recency — last push 0 days ago |
| 15.2/36 | Commit cadence — 22/52 weeks with commits |
| 18/18 | Commit volume — 858 commits in the last year |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
Inputs used
| commits_last_year | 858 |
| human_commit_share | 1 |
| days_since_last_push | 0 |
| active_weeks_last_year | 22 |
Release discipline
How it's scored
| 27/27 | Ships releases — 1 releases published |
| 27/36 | Release recency — latest release 133 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 | v4.13.0 |
| releases_from_tags | no |
| days_since_latest_release | 133 |
| mean_days_between_releases | — |
Community & Adoption
Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?
Popularity & adoption
How it's scored
| 7.7/60 | Stars — 4 stars |
| 0/25 | Forks — 1 forks |
| 0/15 | Watchers — 0 watchers |
Inputs used
| forks | 1 |
| stars | 4 |
| watchers | 0 |
| growth_state | unverified |
| growth_factor_pct | 100 |
| growth_unverified_reason | no_history |
Community health
How it's scored
| 22.5/22.5 | README |
| 22.5/22.5 | License — recognized license (MIT) |
| 18/18 | CONTRIBUTING guide |
| 13.5/13.5 | Code of conduct |
| 0/7.2 | Issue template |
| 6.3/6.3 | PR template |
Inputs used
| has_readme | yes |
| has_license | yes |
| readme_badges | 2 |
| has_contributing | yes |
| has_issue_template | no |
| has_code_of_conduct | yes |
| readme_badge_services | shields.io |
| has_pull_request_template | yes |
Ecosystem adoption (downloads)
How it's scored
| 50.9/80 | Monthly downloads — 6,539 downloads/month across pypi |
| 0/20 | Registry dependents — not reported by this ecosystem |
Inputs used
| packages | nous-lang |
| dependents | — |
| ecosystems | pypi |
| total_downloads | — |
| monthly_downloads | 6,539 |
| unverified_packages_excluded | — |
Sustainability & Governance
Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?
Issue & PR responsiveness
How it's scored
| 0/42 | Issue resolution — no issues or no data |
| 0/30 | PR acceptance — 0/1 decided PRs merged |
| 0/13 | Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d |
| 0/15 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — Found 0/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0 |
Inputs used
| merged_prs | 0 |
| open_issues | 0 |
| closed_issues | 0 |
| prs_merged_7d | 0 |
| prs_decided_7d | 0 |
| prs_merged_30d | 0 |
| prs_decided_30d | 0 |
| issue_closed_ratio | — |
| closed_unmerged_prs | 1 |
| first_time_authors_30d | 0 |
| first_time_prs_merged_30d | 0 |
| first_time_prs_decided_30d | 0 |
Ownership & stewardship
How it's scored
| 10/30 | Ownership backing — personal (user) account |
| 0/20 | Verified domain — not applicable to user accounts |
| 5/25 | Owner reach — 4 followers of contrario |
| 20.3/25 | Track record — 13 public repos, account ~11 yr old |
Inputs used
| followers | 4 |
| owner_type | User |
| is_verified | — |
| owner_login | contrario |
| public_repos | 13 |
| account_age_days | 4,118 |
Package maintenance
How it's scored
| 25/25 | Published & resolvable — 1 package(s) on pypi |
| 35/35 | Publish recency — latest publish 45 days ago |
| 20/20 | Version history — 121 published versions |
| 20/20 | Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked |
Inputs used
| packages | nous-lang |
| ecosystems | pypi |
| any_deprecated | no |
| min_days_since_publish | 45 |
Engineering Quality
Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?
Engineering practices
How it's scored
| 24/24 | CI workflows — 2 workflow(s) |
| 24/24 | Tests present |
| 0/16 | Linter config |
| 0/9.6 | Pre-commit hooks |
| 0/6.4 | .editorconfig |
| 0/20 | OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — no data |
Inputs used
| has_ci | yes |
| has_tests | yes |
| has_editorconfig | no |
| has_linter_config | no |
| has_precommit_config | no |
Documentation
How it's scored
| 30/30 | README |
| 25/25 | Documentation directory |
| 15/15 | Documentation / homepage site — https://nous-lang.org/ |
| 10/10 | Repository description |
| 0/10 | Topics |
| 10/10 | Wiki |
Inputs used
| topics | — |
| has_wiki | yes |
| homepage | https://nous-lang.org/ |
| docs_site | https://nous-lang.org/ |
| 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?
Security posture
How it's scored
| 7.5/7.5 | Binary-Artifacts — no binaries found in the repo |
| 0/7.5 | Branch-Protection — branch protection not enabled on development/release branches |
| 0/2.5 | CI-Tests — no data |
| 0/2.5 | CII-Best-Practices — no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected |
| 0/7.5 | Code-Review — Found 0/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0 |
| 0/2.5 | Contributors — project has 0 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 0 |
| 10/10 | Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 0/7.5 | Dependency-Update-Tool — no update tool detected |
| 0/5 | Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed |
| 2.5/2.5 | License — license file detected |
| 7.5/7.5 | Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
| 5/5 | Packaging — packaging workflow detected |
| 0.5/5 | Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1 |
| 0/5 | SAST — no SAST tool detected |
| 0/5 | Security-Policy — security policy file not detected |
| 0/7.5 | Signed-Releases — no data |
| 7.5/7.5 | Token-Permissions — GitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege |
| 7.5/7.5 | Vulnerabilities — 0 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Inputs used
| source | openssf_scorecard |
| checks_evaluated | 16 |
| scorecard_version | v5.5.0 |
| checks_inconclusive | 2 |
| scorecard_aggregate | 5.1 |
Dependency advisories
How it's scored
| 12/35 | Direct dependencies free of known advisories — 1 affected: cryptography 46.0.7 (high 8.2) |
| 25/25 | Indirect dependencies free of known advisories — no indirect dependency carries a known advisory |
| 40/40 | No advisories left outstanding — no advisory has been public longer than 90 days |
Inputs used
| source | osv |
| advisories | 7 |
| affected_packages | 1 |
| assessed_packages | 17 |
| unassessed_packages | 0 |
| affected_by_severity | high 1 |
| direct_affected_packages | 1 |
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.
Agent context & guidance
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 — 97 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body) |
Inputs used
| has_llms_txt | no |
| llms_txt_url | — |
| legible_history_share | 0.97 |
| agent_instruction_files | — |
| agent_instruction_max_bytes | — |
How it's scored
| 0/18 | One-command bootstrap |
| 22/22 | Automated tests |
| 0/11 | Lint / format config |
| 11/11 | Static type checking — tsconfig.json |
| 0/10 | Reproducible environment |
| 0/10 | Demonstrated agent practice — no agent-authored commits among the last 100 |
| 0/8 | Automated maintenance — no automated dependency updates observed |
| 1/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1 |
Inputs used
| has_nix | no |
| has_tests | yes |
| lockfiles | — |
| has_dockerfile | no |
| typed_language | no |
| bootstrap_files | — |
| has_devcontainer | no |
| has_linter_config | no |
| typecheck_configs | tsconfig.json |
| agent_commit_share | 0 |
| toolchain_manifests | — |
| dependency_bot_commit_share | 0 |
Code legibility for models
How it's scored
| 27/45 | Type-checkable code — Python with type-check config (tsconfig.json) |
| 54.4/55 | Manageable file sizes — 7/630 source files over 60KB |
Inputs used
| primary_language | Python |
| largest_source_bytes | 395,036 |
| source_files_sampled | 630 |
| oversized_source_files | 7 |
Machine-readable interfaces
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 — demos, examples |
Inputs used
| example_dirs | demos, examples |
| has_mcp_signal | no |
| api_schema_files | — |
| interfaces_expected_of | — |
Key facts
Data collection warnings
- Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
- Contributor list unavailable
- pypi download statistics for 'nous-lang' unavailable this scan (stats endpoint failed after retries); adoption may be under-evidenced
- Could not fetch npm package 'nous-lang' from its registry
- pypi download figures for nous-lang carried forward from the previous scan (stats endpoint unavailable this scan)
- GitHub dependency-graph SBOM unavailable (404); the dependency graph may be disabled for this repository
More detail
OpenSSF Scorecard 5.1 / 10
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 |
| 0 | Branch-Protection | branch protection not enabled on development/release branches |
| n/a | CI-Tests | no pull request found |
| 0 | CII-Best-Practices | no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected |
| 0 | Code-Review | Found 0/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0 |
| 0 | Contributors | project has 0 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 0 |
| 10 | Dangerous-Workflow | no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 0 | Dependency-Update-Tool | no update tool detected |
| 0 | Fuzzing | project is not fuzzed |
| 10 | License | license file detected |
| 10 | Maintained | 30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
| 10 | Packaging | packaging workflow detected |
| 1 | Pinned-Dependencies | dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1 |
| 0 | SAST | no SAST tool detected |
| 0 | Security-Policy | security policy file not detected |
| n/a | Signed-Releases | no releases found |
| 10 | Token-Permissions | GitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege |
| 10 | Vulnerabilities | 0 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Direct dependencies 7
| Registry | Package | Version constraint | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | vscode-languageclient | ^9.0.1 | nous-vscode/package.json |
| PyPI | lark | >=1.1.0 | pyproject.toml |
| PyPI | pydantic | >=2.0.0 | pyproject.toml |
| PyPI | httpx | >=0.25.0 | pyproject.toml |
| PyPI | pyyaml | >=6.0 | pyproject.toml |
| PyPI | python-dotenv | >=1.0.0 | pyproject.toml |
| PyPI | cryptography | >=42,<47 | pyproject.toml |
All dependencies not collected
The resolved dependency set could not be collected for this report: GitHub dependency-graph SBOM unavailable (404); the dependency graph may be disabled for this repository
Dependency advisories 1
Installing pypi:nous-lang@5.78.0 pulls in 17 packages, direct and transitive: 1 carry known advisories, of which 1 are direct dependencies.
| Package | Version | Relation | Severity | Advisories | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cryptography | 46.0.7 | direct | high | 7 | 50.0.0 |
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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Feedback
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Scores are signals, not warranties. They reflect publicly visible practices on GitHub — not a code audit, and not a security guarantee.
Missing data is excluded and weights renormalized, never scored as zero. Methodology is versioned and open: metrics v2.10.0, schema v0.34.0 — full methodology · metrics wiki.
How one result sits in the wider record: aggregate statistics — PyPI.