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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-22 21:40 UTC

zackees / running-process

A python subprocess replacement written in rust - track zombie processes, launch PTY and more

Rust · PythonMIT★ 7 stars⑂ 1 forksince Sep 2025View on GitHub ↗
KindCommand-line toolLibraryhow this is determined
#cross-platform#process-management#pty#python#rust#subprocess#zombie-processes

zackees/running-process holds a health index of 75 out of 100, placing it in the Good band. It scores highest on AI Readiness (90/100) and lowest on Security (25/100). It was last updated today. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.

75
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.

75
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 65 is calibrated to 75 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Zachary VorhiesPersonal account
318 followers211 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

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
PyPIrunning_process4.10.647,413672 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

87Excellent · 21% of overall

Development activity

78Good
How it's scored
36/36Push recency — last push 0 days ago
16.6/36Commit cadence — 24/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume — 1,107 commits in the last year
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — no data
Inputs used
commits_last_year1,107
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year24

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases — 34 releases published
36/36Release recency — latest release 2 days ago
27/27Release cadence — a release every ~2.1 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — no data
Inputs used
releases_count34
latest_release_tag4.10.6
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release2
mean_days_between_releases2.1

Community & Adoption

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

45Weak · 17% of overall

Popularity & adoption

13Critical
How it's scored
12.6/60Stars — 7 stars
0/25Forks — 1 forks
0/15Watchers — 1 watchers
Inputs used
forks1
stars7
watchers1
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

57Moderate
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5License — recognized license (MIT)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges8
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_servicescodecov.io, github.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateyes

Ecosystem adoption (downloads)

78Good
How it's scored
62.3/80Monthly downloads — 47,413 downloads/month across pypi
0/20Registry dependents — not reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesrunning_process
dependents—
ecosystemspypi
total_downloads—
monthly_downloads47,413
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?

64Moderate · 23% of overall

Maintainer resilience (bus factor)

12Critical
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor — 1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
0/22.5Commit distribution — top contributor authored 100% of commits
1.4/13.5Contributor breadth — 1 contributors
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — no data
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled1
top_contributor_share1

Issue & PR responsiveness

97Exceptional
How it's scored
40.2/42Issue resolution — 96% of issues closed
29.4/30PR acceptance — 796/812 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — no data
Inputs used
merged_prs796
open_issues12
closed_issues276
prs_merged_7d59
prs_decided_7d60
prs_merged_30d59
prs_decided_30d60
issue_closed_ratio0.958
closed_unmerged_prs16
first_time_authors_30d0
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.

Ownership & stewardship

66Good
How it's scored
10/30Ownership backing — personal (user) account
0/20Verified domain — not applicable to user accounts
18/25Owner reach — 318 followers of zackees
25/25Track record — 211 public repos, account ~12 yr old
Inputs used
followers318
owner_typeUser
is_verified—
owner_loginzackees
public_repos211
account_age_days4,553
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable — 1 package(s) on pypi
35/35Publish recency — latest publish 2 days ago
20/20Version history — 67 published versions
20/20Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesrunning_process
ecosystemspypi
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish2

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

88Excellent · 19% of overall

Engineering practices

80Excellent
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows — 18 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config — .pylintrc, .rustfmt.toml, Cargo.toml ([workspace.lints]), clippy.toml, pyproject.toml ([tool.ruff]), testbins/Cargo.toml ([lints])
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
0/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — no data
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

100Exceptional
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage site — https://pypi.org/project/running-process/
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics — 7 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicscross-platform, process-management, pty, python, rust, subprocess, zombie-processes
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://pypi.org/project/running-process/
docs_sitehttps://pypi.org/project/running-process/
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

25At Risk · 16% of overall

Security posture

25At Risk
How it's scored
0/30Security policy (SECURITY.md)
0/25Dependabot config
25/25Dependency lockfiles — Cargo.lock, uv.lock
0/20CodeQL workflow
Inputs used
sourcefile_signals
lockfilesCargo.lock, uv.lock
manifestsCargo.toml, pyproject.toml, requirements.testing.txt, testbins-tokio/Cargo.toml, testbins/Cargo.toml
has_codeql_workflowno
has_security_policyno
has_dependabot_configno

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.

90Excellent · 4% of overall

Agent context & guidance

85Excellent
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructions — CLAUDE.md
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history — 99 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_filesCLAUDE.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes25,330

Verify loop (build / test / typecheck)

85Excellent
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrap — Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-platform-internal/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-probe-daemon/Cargo.toml (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config — .pylintrc, .rustfmt.toml, Cargo.toml ([workspace.lints]), clippy.toml, pyproject.toml ([tool.ruff]), testbins/Cargo.toml ([lints])
11/11Static type checking — Rust (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environment — Dockerfile, lockfile
10/10Demonstrated agent practice — 36 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
0/8Automated maintenance — no automated dependency updates observed
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — no data
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesCargo.lock, uv.lock
has_dockerfileyes
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files—
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs—
agent_commit_share0.36
toolchain_manifestsCargo.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-py/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process-win-gnu-bridge/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/Cargo.toml, crates/running-process/fuzz/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_share0

Code legibility for models

100Exceptional
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable code — Rust (statically typed)
54.9/55Manageable file sizes — 2/838 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageRust
largest_source_bytes71,353
source_files_sampled838
oversized_source_files2

Machine-readable interfaces

100Exceptional
How it's scored
40/40API 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/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_admin.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_envelope.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_manifest.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_service_def.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_control.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_manifest.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_service_def.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_session.proto, crates/running-process/proto/daemon.proto
0/20MCP server — not applicable to this kind of software
40/40Runnable examples — examples
Inputs used
example_dirsexamples
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_filescrates/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/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_admin.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_envelope.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_manifest.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v1/broker_v1_service_def.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_control.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_manifest.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_service_def.proto, crates/running-process/proto/broker_v2/broker_v2_session.proto, crates/running-process/proto/daemon.proto
interfaces_expected_of—
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): MCP server. Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

7GitHub stars
1contributors
1,107commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
34releases
1bus factor
12open issues
crates.io, PyPIpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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  • 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

Direct dependencies 7
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
crates.iotokio1testbins-tokio/Cargo.toml
crates.ioconsole-subscriber0.5testbins-tokio/Cargo.toml
crates.iorunning-process—testbins/Cargo.toml
crates.iotokio1testbins/Cargo.toml
crates.iolibc0.2testbins/Cargo.toml
crates.iointerprocess2testbins/Cargo.toml
crates.iomimalloc-pprof0.9testbins/Cargo.toml
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