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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-10-20 14:16 UTC
zackees / running-process
A python subprocess replacement written in rust - track zombie processes, launch PTY and more
zackees/running-process holds a health index of 73 out of 100, placing it in the Good band. It scores highest on AI Readiness (89/100) and lowest on Security (25/100). It was last updated 15 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.
73
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.
73
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 64 is calibrated to 73 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).
Ownership
Zachary VorhiesPersonal account
388 followers230 public repossince Mar 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | running_process | 4.10.16 | 47,848 | 77 | 17 days ago |
Metrics by category
Vitality
Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?
82
Development activity
70Good
How it's scored
| 28.8/36 | Push recency — last push 15 days ago |
| 16.6/36 | Commit cadence — 24/52 weeks with commits |
| 18/18 | Commit volume — 1,373 commits in the last year |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — no data |
Inputs used
| commits_last_year | 1,373 |
| human_commit_share | 1 |
| days_since_last_push | 15 |
| active_weeks_last_year | 24 |
Release discipline
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 27/27 | Ships releases — 44 releases published |
| 36/36 | Release recency — latest release 17 days ago |
| 27/27 | Release cadence — a release every ~4 days |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — no data |
Inputs used
| releases_count | 44 |
| latest_release_tag | 4.10.16 |
| releases_from_tags | no |
| days_since_latest_release | 17 |
| mean_days_between_releases | 4 |
Community & Adoption
Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?
45
Popularity & adoption
14Critical
How it's scored
| 13.7/60 | Stars — 8 stars |
| 0/25 | Forks — 2 forks |
| 0/15 | Watchers — 1 watchers |
Inputs used
| forks | 2 |
| stars | 8 |
| watchers | 1 |
| growth_state | unverified |
| growth_factor_pct | 100 |
| growth_unverified_reason | no_history |
Community health
57Moderate
How it's scored
| 22.5/22.5 | README |
| 22.5/22.5 | License — recognized license (MIT) |
| 0/18 | CONTRIBUTING guide |
| 0/13.5 | Code of conduct |
| 0/7.2 | Issue template |
| 6.3/6.3 | PR template |
Inputs used
| has_readme | yes |
| has_license | yes |
| readme_badges | 6 |
| has_contributing | no |
| has_issue_template | no |
| has_code_of_conduct | no |
| readme_badge_services | codecov.io, github.com, shields.io |
| has_pull_request_template | yes |
How it's scored
| 62.4/80 | Monthly downloads — 47,848 downloads/month across pypi |
| 0/20 | Registry dependents — not reported by this ecosystem |
Inputs used
| packages | running_process |
| dependents | — |
| ecosystems | pypi |
| total_downloads | — |
| monthly_downloads | 47,848 |
| 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?
65
Maintainer resilience (bus factor)
13Critical
How it's scored
| 9/54 | Bus factor — 1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits |
| 0/22.5 | Commit distribution — top contributor authored 100% of commits |
| 2.7/13.5 | Contributor breadth — 2 contributors |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — no data |
Inputs used
| bus_factor | 1 |
| contributors_sampled | 2 |
| top_contributor_share | 0.999 |
Issue & PR responsiveness
96Exceptional
How it's scored
| 39.7/42 | Issue resolution — 94% of issues closed |
| 29.1/30 | PR acceptance — 951/979 decided PRs merged |
| 0/13 | Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d |
| 0/15 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — no data |
Inputs used
| merged_prs | 951 |
| open_issues | 19 |
| closed_issues | 326 |
| prs_merged_7d | 0 |
| prs_decided_7d | 0 |
| prs_merged_30d | 58 |
| prs_decided_30d | 60 |
| issue_closed_ratio | 0.945 |
| closed_unmerged_prs | 28 |
| 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): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
Ownership & stewardship
67Good
How it's scored
| 10/30 | Ownership backing — personal (user) account |
| 0/20 | Verified domain — not applicable to user accounts |
| 18.6/25 | Owner reach — 388 followers of zackees |
| 25/25 | Track record — 230 public repos, account ~12 yr old |
Inputs used
| followers | 388 |
| owner_type | User |
| is_verified | — |
| owner_login | zackees |
| public_repos | 230 |
| account_age_days | 4,612 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.
Package maintenance
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 25/25 | Published & resolvable — 1 package(s) on pypi |
| 35/35 | Publish recency — latest publish 17 days ago |
| 20/20 | Version history — 77 published versions |
| 20/20 | Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked |
Inputs used
| packages | running_process |
| ecosystems | pypi |
| any_deprecated | no |
| min_days_since_publish | 17 |
Engineering Quality
Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?
88
Engineering practices
80Excellent
How it's scored
| 24/24 | CI workflows — 23 workflow(s) |
| 24/24 | Tests present |
| 16/16 | Linter config — .pylintrc, .rustfmt.toml, Cargo.toml ([workspace.lints]), clippy.toml, pyproject.toml ([tool.ruff]), testbins/Cargo.toml ([lints]) |
| 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 | yes |
| has_precommit_config | no |
Documentation
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 30/30 | README |
| 25/25 | Documentation directory |
| 15/15 | Documentation / homepage site — https://pypi.org/project/running-process/ |
| 10/10 | Repository description |
| 10/10 | Topics — 7 topics |
| 10/10 | Wiki |
Inputs used
| topics | cross-platform, process-management, pty, python, rust, subprocess, zombie-processes |
| has_wiki | yes |
| homepage | https://pypi.org/project/running-process/ |
| docs_site | https://pypi.org/project/running-process/ |
| 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?
25
Security posture
25At Risk
How it's scored
| 0/30 | Security policy (SECURITY.md) |
| 0/25 | Dependabot config |
| 25/25 | Dependency lockfiles — Cargo.lock, uv.lock |
| 0/20 | CodeQL workflow |
Inputs used
| source | file_signals |
| lockfiles | Cargo.lock, uv.lock |
| manifests | Cargo.toml, pyproject.toml, requirements.testing.txt, testbins-tokio/Cargo.toml, testbins/Cargo.toml |
| has_codeql_workflow | no |
| has_security_policy | no |
| has_dependabot_config | no |
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.
89
Agent context & guidance
85Excellent
How it's scored
| 45/45 | Agent instructions — CLAUDE.md |
| 0/15 | Machine-readable docs (llms.txt) |
| 40/40 | Legible commit history — 98 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body) |
Inputs used
| has_llms_txt | no |
| llms_txt_url | — |
| legible_history_share | 0.98 |
| agent_instruction_files | CLAUDE.md |
| agent_instruction_max_bytes | 28,763 |
Verify loop (build / test / typecheck)
83Excellent
How it's scored
| 12.6/18 | One-command bootstrap — Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-platform-internal/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe-daemon/Cargo.toml (toolchain convention, no task runner) |
| 22/22 | Automated tests |
| 11/11 | Lint / format config — .pylintrc, .rustfmt.toml, Cargo.toml ([workspace.lints]), clippy.toml, pyproject.toml ([tool.ruff]), testbins/Cargo.toml ([lints]) |
| 11/11 | Static type checking — Rust (statically typed) |
| 10/10 | Reproducible environment — Dockerfile, lockfile |
| 8/10 | Demonstrated agent practice — 4 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited |
| 0/8 | Automated maintenance — no automated dependency updates observed |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — no data |
Inputs used
| has_nix | no |
| has_tests | yes |
| lockfiles | Cargo.lock, uv.lock |
| has_dockerfile | yes |
| typed_language | yes |
| bootstrap_files | — |
| has_devcontainer | no |
| has_linter_config | yes |
| typecheck_configs | — |
| agent_commit_share | 0.04 |
| toolchain_manifests | Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-platform-internal/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe-daemon/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe-interposer-linux/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe-interposer-macos/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe-interposer-windows/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe-worker/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-protocol/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-py/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-win-gnu-bridge/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/fuzz/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/tests/daemon-registration-consumer/pass/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/tests/daemon-registration-v2-consumer/fail-client/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/tests/daemon-registration-v2-consumer/pass/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/tests/frame-v1-codec-consumer/fail-first-party/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/tests/frame-v1-codec-consumer/fail-reserved/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/tests/frame-v1-codec-consumer/pass/Cargo.toml, crates/test-watchdog/Cargo.toml, examples/custom-isolation/Cargo.toml, examples/minimal-consumer/Cargo.toml, examples/release-handles-cli/Cargo.toml, lints/running-process-env-literal/Cargo.toml, lints/running-process-platform-boundary/Cargo.toml, testbins-tokio/Cargo.toml, testbins/Cargo.toml |
| dependency_bot_commit_share | 0 |
Code legibility for models
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 45/45 | Type-checkable code — Rust (statically typed) |
| 54.8/55 | Manageable file sizes — 3/997 source files over 60KB |
Inputs used
| primary_language | Rust |
| largest_source_bytes | 70,683 |
| source_files_sampled | 997 |
| oversized_source_files | 3 |
Machine-readable interfaces
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 40/40 | API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto) — crates/running-process-probe-daemon/proto/pprof/profile.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_capture.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_common.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_crash.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_envelope.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_profile.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_query.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_registration.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_symbols.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_admin.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_envelope.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_manifest.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_service_def.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_control.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_manifest.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_service_def.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_session.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/daemon.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/independent_spawn.proto |
| 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 | crates/running-process-probe-daemon/proto/pprof/profile.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_capture.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_common.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_crash.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_envelope.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_profile.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_query.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_registration.proto, crates/running-process-probe/proto/probe_diag_v1/probe_diag_v1_symbols.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_admin.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_envelope.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_manifest.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_service_def.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_control.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_manifest.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_service_def.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_session.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/daemon.proto, crates/running-process-protocol/proto/independent_spawn.proto |
| interfaces_expected_of | — |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): MCP server. Remaining weights renormalized.
Key facts
8GitHub stars
2contributors
1,373commits, last 12 months
15days since last push
44releases
1bus factor
19open issues
crates.io, PyPIpackage ecosystems
Data collection warnings
- Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
- Could not fetch crates package 'testbins' from its registry
- Could not fetch crates package 'testbins-tokio' from its registry
- GitHub dependency-graph SBOM unavailable (404); the dependency graph may be disabled for this repository
- OpenSSF Scorecard timed out after 240s; skipping Scorecard checks
More detail
Star and fork history 0 ★ / 2 ⇿
0Stars
2Forks
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.
Major 0Minor 1Patch 17
Direct dependencies 7
| Registry | Package | Version constraint | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | tokio | 1 | testbins-tokio/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | console-subscriber | 0.5 | testbins-tokio/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | running-process | — | testbins/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | tokio | 1 | testbins/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | libc | 0.2 | testbins/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | interprocess | 2 | testbins/Cargo.toml |
| crates.io | mimalloc-pprof | 0.9 | testbins/Cargo.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
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