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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-28 07:56 UTC

microsoft / ApplicationInspector

A source code analyzer built for surfacing features of interest and other characteristics to answer the question 'What's in the code?' quickly using static analysis with a json based rules engine. Ideal for scanning components before use or detecting feature level changes.

C#MIT★ 4,395 stars⑂ 366 forkssince Oct 2019View on GitHub ↗
KindCommand-line toolhow this is determined

microsoft/ApplicationInspector holds a health index of 83 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Community & Adoption (86/100) and lowest on Engineering Quality (44/100). It was last updated 1 day ago. 2 contributors account for most of its recent work.

83
overall / 100
Excellent

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.

83
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 70 is calibrated to 83 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

MicrosoftOrganization · verified domain
128,569 followers8,289 public repossince Dec 2013

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

Package ecosystems

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

67Good · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 1 days ago
6.9/36Commit cadence10/52 weeks with commits
11.3/18Commit volume17 commits in the last year
3/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained4 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 3
Inputs used
commits_last_year17
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push1
active_weeks_last_year10
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases100 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 1 days ago
19.8/27Release cadencea release every ~55.9 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count100
latest_release_tagv1.10.1
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release1
mean_days_between_releases55.9

Community & Adoption

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

86Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
59.1/60Stars4,395 stars
21.4/25Forks366 forks
10.5/15Watchers77 watchers
Inputs used
forks366
stars4,395
watchers77
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

85Excellent
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges3
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesgithub.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
62.9/80Total downloads1,142,797 downloads all-time across nuget
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesMicrosoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.CLI, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.Commands, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.Common, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.Logging, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.RulesEngine
dependents
ecosystemsnuget
total_downloads1,142,797
monthly_downloads
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
25.2/54Bus factor2 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
11.8/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 48% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth27 contributors
6/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 2 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 6
Inputs used
bus_factor2
contributors_sampled27
top_contributor_share0.477
How it's scored
38.9/42Issue resolution93% of issues closed
27/30PR acceptance348/387 decided PRs merged
6.5/13Newcomer PR acceptance1/2 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
15/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
Inputs used
merged_prs348
open_issues19
closed_issues241
prs_merged_7d1
prs_decided_7d1
prs_merged_30d6
prs_decided_30d7
issue_closed_ratio0.927
closed_unmerged_prs39
first_time_authors_30d1
first_time_prs_merged_30d1
first_time_prs_decided_30d2
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
20/20Verified domain
25/25Owner reach128,569 followers of microsoft
25/25Track record8,289 public repos, account ~12 yr old
Inputs used
followers128,569
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_loginmicrosoft
public_repos8,289
account_age_days4,643

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable5 package(s) on nuget
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 1 days ago
20/20Version history172 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesMicrosoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.CLI, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.Commands, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.Common, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.Logging, Microsoft.CST.ApplicationInspector.RulesEngine
ecosystemsnuget
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish1

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

44Weak · 19% of overall
How it's scored
0/24CI workflows
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
10/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests17 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 5
Inputs used
has_cino
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

60Moderate
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
0/15Documentation / homepage site
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics6 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsstatic-analysis, software-characterization, application-inspector, detection, security-tools, security-scanner
has_wikiyes
homepage
docs_site
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

65Good · 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
1.2/2.5CI-Tests17 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 5
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
7.5/7.5Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
1.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 2 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 6
0/10Dangerous-Workflowno data
0/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
2.2/7.5Maintained4 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 3
0/5Packagingno data
0/5Pinned-Dependenciesno data
2.5/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 5
5/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
0/7.5Token-Permissionsno data
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated14
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive4
scorecard_aggregate5.6
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Dangerous-Workflow, Packaging, Pinned-Dependencies, Token-Permissions. Remaining weights renormalized.

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisoriesno direct dependency carries a known advisory
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
0/40No advisories left outstandingno advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories0
affected_packages0
assessed_packages27
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severitynone
direct_affected_packages0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories, No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 27 resolved dependencies against OSV. This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so the repository dependency graph was assessed instead. That graph mixes development and test pins with shipped dependencies, so only the declared runtime dependencies are scored; transitive findings are reported as context and excluded from the score. 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.

80Excellent · 4% of overall
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructions.github/copilot-instructions.md
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history97 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share0.97
agent_instruction_files.github/copilot-instructions.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes10,415
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrapAppInspector.Benchmarks/AppInspector.Benchmarks.csproj, AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj, AppInspector.Common/AppInspector.Common.csproj (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingC# (statically typed)
0/10Reproducible environment
10/10Demonstrated agent practice10 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
0/8Automated maintenanceno automated dependency updates observed
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesno data
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfiles
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0.1
toolchain_manifestsAppInspector.Benchmarks/AppInspector.Benchmarks.csproj, AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj, AppInspector.Common/AppInspector.Common.csproj, AppInspector.Logging/AppInspector.Logging.csproj, AppInspector.RulesEngine/AppInspector.RulesEngine.csproj, AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj, AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
dependency_bot_commit_share0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeC# (statically typed)
54.1/55Manageable file sizes2/120 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageC#
largest_source_bytes989,096
source_files_sampled120
oversized_source_files2
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)not applicable to this kind of software
20/20MCP server
40/40Runnable examplessamples
Inputs used
example_dirssamples
has_mcp_signalyes
api_schema_files
interfaces_expected_of
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto). Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

4,395GitHub stars
27contributors
17commits, last 12 months
1days since last push
100releases
2bus factor
19open issues
NuGetpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 366 ⇿
0Stars
366Forks
99Releases

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.

0125250375359572019-112023-032026-08
Major 0Minor 0Patch 79

Each point covers 7 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 5.6 / 10
5.6aggregate

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 · 2026-08-28 07:55 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
8Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
5CI-Tests17 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 5
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
10Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
6Contributorsproject has 2 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 6
n/aDangerous-Workflowno workflows found
0Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
3Maintained4 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 3
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
n/aPinned-Dependenciesno dependencies found
5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 5
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
n/aToken-PermissionsNo tokens found
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 37
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
NuGetBenchmarkDotNet0.15.4AppInspector.Benchmarks/AppInspector.Benchmarks.csproj
NuGetBenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows0.15.4AppInspector.Benchmarks/AppInspector.Benchmarks.csproj
NuGetDotLiquid2.3.197AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetSarif.Sdk4.5.4AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetSerilog4.3.0AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetSerilog.Extensions.Logging9.0.2AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetSerilog.Sinks.Console6.0.0AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetSerilog.Sinks.File7.0.0AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetShellProgressBar5.2.0AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetNewtonsoft.Json13.0.4AppInspector.CLI/AppInspector.CLI.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions9.0.9AppInspector.Common/AppInspector.Common.csproj
NuGetCommandLineParser2.9.1AppInspector.Logging/AppInspector.Logging.csproj
NuGetSerilog.Extensions.Logging9.0.2AppInspector.Logging/AppInspector.Logging.csproj
NuGetSerilog.Sinks.Console6.0.0AppInspector.Logging/AppInspector.Logging.csproj
NuGetSerilog.Sinks.File7.0.0AppInspector.Logging/AppInspector.Logging.csproj
NuGetJsonCons.JsonPath1.1.0AppInspector.RulesEngine/AppInspector.RulesEngine.csproj
NuGetJsonSchema.Net7.4.0AppInspector.RulesEngine/AppInspector.RulesEngine.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.CST.OAT1.2.95AppInspector.RulesEngine/AppInspector.RulesEngine.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.CST.RecursiveExtractor1.2.45AppInspector.RulesEngine/AppInspector.RulesEngine.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions9.0.9AppInspector.RulesEngine/AppInspector.RulesEngine.csproj
NuGetYamlDotNet16.3.0AppInspector.RulesEngine/AppInspector.RulesEngine.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Logging9.0.9AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj
NuGetSystem.Reflection4.3.0AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj
NuGetSystem.Runtime.Extensions4.3.1AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj
NuGetxunit2.9.3AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj
NuGetXunit.Combinatorial1.6.24AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj
NuGetxunit.runner.visualstudio3.1.4AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.NET.Test.Sdk17.14.1AppInspector.Tests/AppInspector.Tests.csproj
NuGetCommandLineParser2.9.1AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetDotLiquid2.3.197AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetGlob1.1.9AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetLibGit2Sharp0.31.0AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.CST.OAT1.2.95AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.CST.RecursiveExtractor1.2.45AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions9.0.9AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetShellProgressBar5.2.0AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
NuGetSystem.Reflection.Metadata9.0.9AppInspector/AppInspector.Commands.csproj
All dependencies 27

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 27 direct and 0 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
NuGetBenchmarkDotNet0.15.4direct
NuGetBenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows0.15.4direct
NuGetCommandLineParser2.9.1direct
NuGetDotLiquid2.3.197direct
NuGetGlob1.1.9direct
NuGetJsonCons.JsonPath1.1.0direct
NuGetJsonSchema.Net7.4.0direct
NuGetLibGit2Sharp0.31.0direct
NuGetMicrosoft.CST.OAT1.2.95direct
NuGetMicrosoft.CST.RecursiveExtractor1.2.45direct
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Logging9.0.9direct
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions9.0.9direct
NuGetMicrosoft.NET.Test.Sdk17.14.1direct
NuGetNewtonsoft.Json13.0.4direct
NuGetSarif.Sdk4.5.4direct
NuGetSerilog4.3.0direct
NuGetSerilog.Extensions.Logging9.0.2direct
NuGetSerilog.Sinks.Console6.0.0direct
NuGetSerilog.Sinks.File7.0.0direct
NuGetShellProgressBar5.2.0direct
NuGetSystem.Reflection4.3.0direct
NuGetSystem.Reflection.Metadata9.0.9direct
NuGetSystem.Runtime.Extensions4.3.1direct
NuGetxunit2.9.3direct
NuGetXunit.Combinatorial1.6.24direct
NuGetxunit.runner.visualstudio3.1.4direct
NuGetYamlDotNet16.3.0direct
Dependency advisories 0

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 27 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 0 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct.

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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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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