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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-19 21:05 UTC
gexiao / btcd
An alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang)
gexiao/btcd holds a health index of 28 out of 100, placing it in the At Risk band. It scores highest on AI Readiness (68/100) and lowest on Community & Adoption (12/100). It was last updated 477 days ago. 2 contributors account for most of its recent work.
28
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.
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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 34 is calibrated to 28 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).
Ownership
Xiao GePersonal account
167 followers30 public repossince Jan 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcdpoints to another repo — not scored | v0.24.200 | - | 16 | 477 days ago |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcec/v2points to another repo — not scored | v2.3.400 | - | 14 | 477 days ago |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcutilpoints to another repo — not scored | v1.1.600 | - | 9 | 477 days ago |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcutil/psbtpoints to another repo — not scored | v1.1.900 | - | 13 | 477 days ago |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/chaincfg/chainhashpoints to another repo — not scored | v1.1.1000 | - | 6 | 477 days ago |
Metrics by category
Vitality
Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?
17
Development activity
1Critical
How it's scored
| 0/36 | Push recency — last push 477 days ago |
| 0/36 | Commit cadence — 0/52 weeks with commits |
| 0/18 | Commit volume — 0 commits in the last year |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 0 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 0 |
Inputs used
| commits_last_year | 0 |
| human_commit_share | 1 |
| days_since_last_push | 477 |
| active_weeks_last_year | 0 |
Release discipline
40Weak
How it's scored
| 16.2/27 | Ships releases — 16 version tags (no GitHub releases) |
| 7.2/36 | Release recency — latest release 477 days ago |
| 12.6/27 | Release cadence — a release every ~121.4 days |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — no data |
Inputs used
| releases_count | 16 |
| latest_release_tag | v0.24.200 |
| releases_from_tags | yes |
| days_since_latest_release | 477 |
| mean_days_between_releases | 121.4 |
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?
12
Popularity & adoption
1Critical
How it's scored
| 0/60 | Stars — 0 stars |
| 0/25 | Forks — 0 forks |
| 0/15 | Watchers — 0 watchers |
Inputs used
| forks | 0 |
| stars | 0 |
| watchers | 0 |
| growth_state | unverified |
| growth_factor_pct | 100 |
| growth_unverified_reason | no_history |
Community health
25At Risk
How it's scored
| 0/22.5 | README |
| 22.5/22.5 | License — recognized license (ISC) |
| 0/18 | CONTRIBUTING guide |
| 0/13.5 | Code of conduct |
| 0/7.2 | Issue template |
| 0/6.3 | PR template |
Inputs used
| has_readme | no |
| has_license | no |
| readme_badges | 4 |
| has_contributing | no |
| has_issue_template | no |
| has_code_of_conduct | no |
| readme_badge_services | coveralls.io, github.com, shields.io |
| has_pull_request_template | no |
Sustainability & Governance
Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?
42
Maintainer resilience (bus factor)
61Moderate
How it's scored
| 25.2/54 | Bus factor — 2 contributor(s) cover half of all commits |
| 12.4/22.5 | Commit distribution — top contributor authored 45% of commits |
| 13.5/13.5 | Contributor breadth — 100 contributors |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 44 contributing companies or organizations |
Inputs used
| bus_factor | 2 |
| contributors_sampled | 100 |
| top_contributor_share | 0.448 |
Issue & PR responsiveness
1Critical
How it's scored
| 0/42 | Issue resolution — no issues or no data |
| 0/30 | PR acceptance — no decided pull requests or no data |
| 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 | 0 |
| first_time_authors_30d | 0 |
| first_time_prs_merged_30d | 0 |
| first_time_prs_decided_30d | 0 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Issue resolution, PR acceptance, Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
Ownership & stewardship
61Moderate
How it's scored
| 10/30 | Ownership backing — personal (user) account |
| 0/20 | Verified domain — not applicable to user accounts |
| 16/25 | Owner reach — 167 followers of gexiao |
| 22.9/25 | Track record — 30 public repos, account ~13 yr old |
Inputs used
| followers | 167 |
| owner_type | User |
| is_verified | — |
| owner_login | gexiao |
| public_repos | 30 |
| account_age_days | 4,984 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.
Engineering Quality
Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?
56
Engineering practices
60Moderate
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 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests. Remaining weights renormalized.
Documentation
50Moderate
How it's scored
| 0/30 | README |
| 25/25 | Documentation directory |
| 15/15 | Documentation / homepage site — https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blob/master/README.md |
| 0/10 | Repository description |
| 0/10 | Topics |
| 10/10 | Wiki |
Inputs used
| topics | — |
| has_wiki | yes |
| homepage | https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blob/master/README.md |
| docs_site | https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blob/master/README.md |
| has_readme | no |
| has_docs_dir | yes |
| has_description | no |
Security
Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?
35
Security posture
35Weak
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 |
| 2.5/2.5 | Contributors — project has 44 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10/10 | Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 0/7.5 | Dependency-Update-Tool — no update tool detected |
| 5/5 | Fuzzing — project is fuzzed |
| 2.5/2.5 | License — license file detected |
| 0/7.5 | Maintained — 0 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 0 |
| 0/5 | Packaging — no data |
| 2/5 | Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 4 |
| 0/5 | SAST — no SAST tool detected |
| 2/5 | Security-Policy — security policy file detected |
| 0/7.5 | Signed-Releases — no data |
| 0/7.5 | Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions |
| 0/7.5 | Vulnerabilities — 37 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Inputs used
| source | openssf_scorecard |
| checks_evaluated | 15 |
| scorecard_version | v5.5.0 |
| checks_inconclusive | 3 |
| scorecard_aggregate | 3.5 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): CI-Tests, 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.
68
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 — 89 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body) |
Inputs used
| has_llms_txt | no |
| llms_txt_url | — |
| legible_history_share | 0.89 |
| agent_instruction_files | — |
| agent_instruction_max_bytes | — |
How it's scored
| 18/18 | One-command bootstrap — Makefile, docs/Makefile |
| 22/22 | Automated tests |
| 0/11 | Lint / format config |
| 11/11 | Static type checking — Go (statically typed) |
| 10/10 | Reproducible environment — Dockerfile, lockfile |
| 0/10 | Demonstrated agent practice — no agent-authored commits among the last 100 |
| 0/8 | Automated maintenance — no automated dependency updates observed |
| 4/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 4 |
Inputs used
| has_nix | no |
| has_tests | yes |
| lockfiles | go.sum |
| has_dockerfile | yes |
| typed_language | yes |
| bootstrap_files | Makefile, docs/Makefile |
| has_devcontainer | no |
| has_linter_config | no |
| typecheck_configs | — |
| agent_commit_share | 0 |
| toolchain_manifests | btcec/go.mod, btcutil/go.mod, btcutil/psbt/go.mod, chaincfg/chainhash/go.mod, go.mod |
| dependency_bot_commit_share | 0 |
Code legibility for models
98Exceptional
How it's scored
| 45/45 | Type-checkable code — Go (statically typed) |
| 53.5/55 | Manageable file sizes — 14/508 source files over 60KB |
Inputs used
| primary_language | Go |
| largest_source_bytes | 157,459 |
| source_files_sampled | 508 |
| oversized_source_files | 14 |
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 — examples |
Inputs used
| example_dirs | examples |
| 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
0GitHub stars
100contributors
0commits, last 12 months
477days since last push
16releases
2bus factor
0open issues
Go, PyPIpackage ecosystems
Data collection warnings
- Community profile unavailable
- go package 'github.com/bynil/btcd' points at a different repository (https://github.com/bynil/btcd); excluded from ecosystem scoring
- go package 'github.com/bynil/btcd/btcec/v2' points at a different repository (https://github.com/bynil/btcd); excluded from ecosystem scoring
- go package 'github.com/bynil/btcd/btcutil' points at a different repository (https://github.com/bynil/btcd); excluded from ecosystem scoring
- go package 'github.com/bynil/btcd/btcutil/psbt' points at a different repository (https://github.com/bynil/btcd); excluded from ecosystem scoring
- go package 'github.com/bynil/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash' points at a different repository (https://github.com/bynil/btcd); excluded from ecosystem scoring
More detail
OpenSSF Scorecard 3.5 / 10
3.5aggregate
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 |
| 10 | Contributors | project has 44 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10 | Dangerous-Workflow | no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 0 | Dependency-Update-Tool | no update tool detected |
| 10 | Fuzzing | project is fuzzed |
| 10 | License | license file detected |
| 0 | Maintained | 0 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 0 |
| n/a | Packaging | internal error: Client.Actions.ListWorkflowRunsByFileName: internal error: ListWorkflowRunsByFileName: GET https://api.github.com/repos/gexiao/btcd/actions/workflows/dimagespub.yml/runs?status=success: 404 Not Found [] |
| 4 | Pinned-Dependencies | dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 4 |
| 0 | SAST | no SAST tool detected |
| 4 | Security-Policy | security policy file detected |
| n/a | Signed-Releases | no releases found |
| 0 | Token-Permissions | detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions |
| 0 | Vulnerabilities | 37 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Direct dependencies 36
| Registry | Package | Version constraint | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash | v1.0.1000 | btcec/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/davecgh/go-spew | v1.1.1 | btcec/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 | v4.0.1 | btcec/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/stretchr/testify | v1.8.0 | btcec/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/aead/siphash | v1.0.1 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd | v0.24.200 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcec/v2 | v2.3.400 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash | v1.1.1000 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/davecgh/go-spew | v1.1.1 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 | v4.0.1 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/kkdai/bstream | v0.0.0-20161212061736-f391b8402d23 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | golang.org/x/crypto | v0.22.0 | btcutil/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcec/v2 | v2.3.400 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcutil | v1.1.600 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash | v1.1.1000 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/btcsuite/btclog | v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/btcsuite/go-socks | v0.0.0-20170105172521-4720035b7bfd | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/btcsuite/websocket | v0.0.0-20150119174127-31079b680792 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/btcsuite/winsvc | v1.0.0 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/davecgh/go-spew | v1.1.1 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 | v4.0.1 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/decred/dcrd/lru | v1.0.0 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/gorilla/websocket | v1.5.0 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/jessevdk/go-flags | v1.4.0 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/jrick/logrotate | v1.0.0 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/stretchr/testify | v1.8.4 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/syndtr/goleveldb | v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7 | go.mod |
| Go | golang.org/x/crypto | v0.22.0 | go.mod |
| Go | golang.org/x/sys | v0.19.0 | go.mod |
| Go | pgregory.net/rapid | v1.2.0 | go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd | v0.24.200 | btcutil/psbt/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcec/v2 | v2.3.400 | btcutil/psbt/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/btcutil | v1.1.600 | btcutil/psbt/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/bynil/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash | v1.1.1000 | btcutil/psbt/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/davecgh/go-spew | v1.1.1 | btcutil/psbt/go.mod |
| Go | github.com/stretchr/testify | v1.8.4 | btcutil/psbt/go.mod |
All dependencies 0
Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 0 direct and 0 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.
| Registry | Package | Version | Relation |
|---|
Dependency advisories not assessed
Advisory matching could not run for this report: No resolved dependencies to assess
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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.
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