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Software health reportschema 0.31.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-07 19:53 UTC

squirrelchat / smol-toml

A small, fast, and correct TOML (1.1.0) parser and serializer

TypeScriptBSD-3-Clause★ 299 stars⑂ 19 forkssince May 2023View on GitHub ↗

squirrelchat/smol-toml holds a health index of 78 out of 100, placing it in the Good band. It scores highest on Vitality (80/100) and lowest on Sustainability & Governance (60/100). It was last updated 3 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.

78
overall / 100
Good

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.

78
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 67 is calibrated to 78 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Squirrel ChatOrganization
13 followers9 public repossince Jan 2020

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
npmsmol-toml1.7.1105,851,1702612 days agoparserserializertoml

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

80Excellent · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 3 days ago
5.5/36Commit cadence8/52 weeks with commits
14.9/18Commit volume45 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained20 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year45
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push3
active_weeks_last_year8

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases24 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 12 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~43.7 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count24
latest_release_tagv1.7.1
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release12
mean_days_between_releases43.7
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?

63Moderate · 17% of overall
How it's scored
40.1/60Stars299 stars
10.5/25Forks19 forks
1.7/15Watchers3 watchers
Inputs used
forks19
stars299
watchers3
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (BSD-3-Clause)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges7
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_servicesshields.io
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
80/80Monthly downloads105,851,170 downloads/month across npm
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagessmol-toml
dependents
ecosystemsnpm
total_downloads
monthly_downloads105,851,170
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?

60Moderate · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
1.8/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 92% of commits
9.5/13.5Contributor breadth7 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 3 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled7
top_contributor_share0.918
How it's scored
31.5/42Issue resolution75% of issues closed
19.1/30PR acceptance14/22 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance0/2 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 0/25 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
merged_prs14
open_issues8
closed_issues24
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d1
prs_merged_30d0
prs_decided_30d2
issue_closed_ratio0.75
closed_unmerged_prs8
first_time_authors_30d2
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d2
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domainverified-domain status not read for this organization
8.2/25Owner reach13 followers of squirrelchat
19.3/25Track record9 public repos, account ~6 yr old
Inputs used
followers13
owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_loginsquirrelchat
public_repos9
account_age_days2,406
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on npm
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 12 days ago
20/20Version history26 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagessmol-toml
ecosystemsnpm
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish12

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

64Moderate · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows3 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
6.4/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests1 out of 1 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigyes
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

50Moderate
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
0/15Documentation / homepage site
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics9 topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsjavascript, nodejs, parser, toml, toml-parser, typescript, serializer, toml-serializer, toml-stringify
has_wikino
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?

69Good · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionno data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests1 out of 1 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0/7.5Code-ReviewFound 0/25 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 3 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 10
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
0/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained20 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packagingno data
4/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 8
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
7.5/7.5Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated15
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive3
scorecard_aggregate6.1
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Packaging, Signed-Releases. 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_packages36
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 36 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.

64Moderate · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history99 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share0.99
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrapJustfile, mise.toml
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingtsconfig.json
10/10Reproducible environmentlockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
0/8Automated maintenanceno automated dependency updates observed
8/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 8
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilespnpm-lock.yaml
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_filesJustfile, mise.toml
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configstsconfig.json
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifests
dependency_bot_commit_share0
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeTypeScript (statically typed)
55/55Manageable file sizes0/28 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageTypeScript
largest_source_bytes10,292
source_files_sampled28
oversized_source_files0

Key facts

299GitHub stars
7contributors
45commits, last 12 months
3days since last push
24releases
1bus factor
8open issues
npmpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 19 ⇿
0Stars
19Forks
18Releases

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.

0481216201922024-012025-042026-08
Major 0Minor 6Patch 12

Each point covers 3 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 6.1 / 10
6.1aggregate

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 · 2026-08-07 19:53 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
n/aBranch-Protectioninternal 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
10CI-Tests1 out of 1 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0Code-ReviewFound 0/25 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
10Contributorsproject has 3 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 10
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
0Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained20 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
8Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 8
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
10Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
All dependencies 36

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 0 direct and 36 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
npm@babel/runtime-corejs37.29.7indirect
npm@chevrotain/cst-dts-gen12.0.0indirect
npm@chevrotain/gast12.0.0indirect
npm@chevrotain/regexp-to-ast12.0.0indirect
npm@chevrotain/types12.0.0indirect
npm@chevrotain/utils12.0.0indirect
npm@decimalturn/toml-patch2.0.0indirect
npm@iarna/toml3.0.0indirect
npm@jsr/std__collections1.2.0indirect
npm@jsr/std__toml1.0.11indirect
npm@ltd/j-toml1.38.0indirect
npm@pnpm/exe11.17.0indirect
npm@pnpm/linux-arm6411.17.0indirect
npm@pnpm/linux-x6411.17.0indirect
npm@pnpm/linuxstatic-arm6411.17.0indirect
npm@pnpm/linuxstatic-x6411.17.0indirect
npm@pnpm/macos-arm6411.17.0indirect
npm@pnpm/win-arm6411.17.0indirect
npm@pnpm/win-x6411.17.0indirect
npm@reflink/reflink0.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-darwin-arm640.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-darwin-x640.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-linux-arm64-gnu0.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-linux-arm64-musl0.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-linux-x64-gnu0.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-linux-x64-musl0.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-win32-arm64-msvc0.1.19indirect
npm@reflink/reflink-win32-x64-msvc0.1.19indirect
npmchevrotain12.0.0indirect
npmcore-js-pure3.49.0indirect
npmdetect-libc2.1.2indirect
npmfast-toml0.5.4indirect
npmjs-toml1.1.2indirect
npmpnpm11.17.0indirect
npmtoml4.1.1indirect
npmxregexp5.1.2indirect
Dependency advisories 0

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 36 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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