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Software health reportschema 0.27.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-07-28 14:31 UTC

neuecc / Utf8Json

Definitely Fastest and Zero Allocation JSON Serializer for C#(NET, .NET Core, Unity, Xamarin).

C#MIT★ 2,384 stars⑂ 269 forkssince Sep 2017archivedView on GitHub ↗

neuecc/Utf8Json holds a health index of 14 out of 100, placing it in the Critical band. It scores highest on Community & Adoption (68/100) and lowest on Security (22/100). The repository is archived, so no further maintenance is expected.

14
overall / 100
Critical

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.

14
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 40 is calibrated to 35 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Yoshifumi KawaiPersonal account
4,095 followers60 public repossince Jan 2009@Cysharp

This repository is owned by a personal account. A single-owner project carries more continuity risk than an organization-backed one.

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
NuGetUtf8Json.AspNetCoreMvcFormatter1.3.7-283101 days agojsonserializationformatterserializerunityxamarinaspnet
NuGetUtf8Json.ImmutableCollection1.3.7-283101 days agojsonserializationformatterserializerunityxamarin

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

22At Risk · 21% of overall
How it's scored
0/36Push recencylast push 1,534 days ago
0/36Commit cadence0/52 weeks with commits
0/18Commit volume0 commits in the last year
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintainedproject is archived
Inputs used
commits_last_year0
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push1,534
active_weeks_last_year0
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases21 releases published
0/36Release recencylatest release 3,101 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~12.1 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count21
latest_release_tagv1.3.7
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release3,101
mean_days_between_releases12.1

Community & Adoption

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

68Good · 17% of overall
How it's scored
54.8/60Stars2,384 stars
20.2/25Forks269 forks
0/15Watchers1 watchers
Inputs used
forks269
stars2,384
watchers1
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
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has_licenseyes
readme_badges
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has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
63.7/80Total downloads1,359,198 downloads all-time across nuget
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesUtf8Json.AspNetCoreMvcFormatter, Utf8Json.ImmutableCollection
dependents
ecosystemsnuget
total_downloads1,359,198
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?

45Weak · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
0.4/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 98% of commits
5.4/13.5Contributor breadth4 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 3 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled4
top_contributor_share0.984
How it's scored
12.9/42Issue resolution31% of issues closed
4.5/30PR acceptance3/20 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 1/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
merged_prs3
open_issues139
closed_issues62
prs_merged_7d
prs_decided_7d
prs_merged_30d
prs_decided_30d
issue_closed_ratio0.308
closed_unmerged_prs17
first_time_authors_30d
first_time_prs_merged_30d
first_time_prs_decided_30d
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
10/30Ownership backingpersonal (user) account
0/20Verified domainnot applicable to user accounts
25/25Owner reach4,095 followers of neuecc
25/25Track record60 public repos, account ~17 yr old
Inputs used
followers4,095
owner_typeUser
is_verified
owner_loginneuecc
public_repos60
account_age_days6,405
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable2 package(s) on nuget
4/35Publish recencylatest publish 3,101 days ago
20/20Version history28 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesUtf8Json.AspNetCoreMvcFormatter, Utf8Json.ImmutableCollection
ecosystemsnuget
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish3,101

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
0/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests0 out of 1 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_cino
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
0/15Documentation / homepage site
10/10Repository description
0/10Topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topics
has_wikiyes
homepage
docs_site
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

22At Risk · 16% of overall
How it's scored
6.8/7.5Binary-Artifactsbinaries present in source code
0/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
0/2.5CI-Tests0 out of 1 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 0
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0/7.5Code-ReviewFound 1/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 3 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 10
0/10Dangerous-Workflowno data
0/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
0/7.5Maintainedproject is archived
0/5Packagingno data
0/5Pinned-Dependenciesno data
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
0/7.5Token-Permissionsno data
0/7.5Vulnerabilities15 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated14
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive4
scorecard_aggregate1.5
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Dangerous-Workflow, Packaging, Pinned-Dependencies, Token-Permissions. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
10.1/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories2 affected: MessagePack 1.6.1.2 (high 8.2), Newtonsoft.Json 10.0.3 (high 7.5)
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
28.7/40No advisories left outstanding2 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 2,369 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories15
affected_packages3
assessed_packages102
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severityhigh 3
direct_affected_packages2
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 102 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.

46Weak · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
10.7/40Legible commit history20 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share0.2
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrapsandbox/ConsoleAppNet461/ConsoleAppNet461.csproj, sandbox/ConsoleAppNetCore/ConsoleAppNetCore.csproj, sandbox/DynamicCodeDumper/DynamicCodeDumper.csproj (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingC# (statically typed)
0/10Reproducible environment
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
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
toolchain_manifestssandbox/ConsoleAppNet461/ConsoleAppNet461.csproj, sandbox/ConsoleAppNetCore/ConsoleAppNetCore.csproj, sandbox/DynamicCodeDumper/DynamicCodeDumper.csproj, sandbox/PerfBenchmark/PerfBenchmark.csproj, src/Utf8Json.AspNetCoreMvcFormatter/Utf8Json.AspNetCoreMvcFormatter.csproj, src/Utf8Json.CodeGenerator/Utf8Json.CodeGenerator.csproj, src/Utf8Json.ImmutableCollection/Utf8Json.ImmutableCollection.csproj, src/Utf8Json.UnityClient/Assembly-CSharp.csproj, src/Utf8Json.UnityClient/Utf8Json.UnityClient.csproj, src/Utf8Json.UnityShims/Utf8Json.UnityShims.csproj, src/Utf8Json.UniversalCodeGenerator/Utf8Json.UniversalCodeGenerator.csproj, src/Utf8Json/Utf8Json.csproj, tests/Utf8Json.Tests/Utf8Json.Tests.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)
54.6/55Manageable file sizes1/148 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageC#
largest_source_bytes69,220
source_files_sampled148
oversized_source_files1

Key facts

2,384GitHub stars
4contributors
0commits, last 12 months
1,534days since last push
21releases
1bus factor
139open issues
package ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 269 ⇿
0Stars
269Forks
20Releases

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.

05010015020025024482017-092021-122026-03
Major 0Minor 3Patch 17

Each point covers 8 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 1.5 / 10
1.5aggregate

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).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-07-28 14:30 UTC

9Binary-Artifactsbinaries present in source code
0Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
0CI-Tests0 out of 1 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 0
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0Code-ReviewFound 1/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
10Contributorsproject has 3 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 10
n/aDangerous-Workflowno workflows found
0Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
0Maintainedproject is archived
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
n/aPinned-Dependenciesno dependencies found
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
n/aToken-PermissionsNo tokens found
0Vulnerabilities15 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 16
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
NuGetBenchmarkDotNet0.10.9sandbox/PerfBenchmark/PerfBenchmark.csproj
NuGetJil2.15.4sandbox/PerfBenchmark/PerfBenchmark.csproj
NuGetMessagePack1.6.1.2sandbox/PerfBenchmark/PerfBenchmark.csproj
NuGetNetJSON1.2.1.10sandbox/PerfBenchmark/PerfBenchmark.csproj
NuGetNewtonsoft.Json10.0.3sandbox/PerfBenchmark/PerfBenchmark.csproj
NuGetprotobuf-net2.3.2sandbox/PerfBenchmark/PerfBenchmark.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions2.0.0src/Utf8Json.AspNetCoreMvcFormatter/Utf8Json.AspNetCoreMvcFormatter.csproj
NuGetSystem.Collections.Immutable1.4.0src/Utf8Json.ImmutableCollection/Utf8Json.ImmutableCollection.csproj
NuGetSystem.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives4.3.0src/Utf8Json.UnityShims/Utf8Json.UnityShims.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Workspaces2.3.2src/Utf8Json.UniversalCodeGenerator/Utf8Json.UniversalCodeGenerator.csproj
NuGetSystem.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives4.3.0src/Utf8Json.UniversalCodeGenerator/Utf8Json.UniversalCodeGenerator.csproj
NuGetSystem.Reflection.Emit4.3.0src/Utf8Json/Utf8Json.csproj
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NuGetSystem.ValueTuple4.4.0src/Utf8Json/Utf8Json.csproj
NuGetSystem.ValueTuple4.4.0src/Utf8Json/Utf8Json.csproj
All dependencies 102

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 18 direct and 84 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

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Dependency advisories 3

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 102 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 3 carry known advisories, of which 2 are direct.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
MessagePack1.6.1.2directhigh133.1.7
Newtonsoft.Json10.0.3directhigh113.0.1
System.Net.Http4.1.0indirecthigh14.3.4

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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