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palantir/log4j-sniffer

A tool that scans archives to check for vulnerable log4j versions

20421Go1713d old

Summary

The available public data is mixed. More sustained activity or a broader contributor base would strengthen the score.

palantir/log4j-sniffer recorded 28 commits in the past 30 days, has 13 public contributors, and has averaged 0.1 stars a day since launch.

84

Repository health

100

Maintainer track record

78

Repository quality

54

Catalyst Score

Contributors

Public track record

Palantir Technologies GitHub avatar
Palantir Technologies

@palantir · Repository organization

100/100

Established maintainer with a long public history and active community.

4.7K followers267 public repos16y history0 contributions
267 public repositories4707 followers16 years of public history
Excavator Bot GitHub avatar
Excavator Bot

@svc-excavator-bot · Top contributor

52/100

This account has a limited public history, so the track-record score is less certain.

12 followers0 public repos8y history385 contributions
0 public repositories12 followers8 years of public history
Huw Pryce GitHub avatar
Huw Pryce

@hpryce · Top contributor

49/100

This account has a limited public history, so the track-record score is less certain.

11 followers4 public repos13y history26 contributions
4 public repositories11 followers13 years of public history
g GitHub avatar
g

@glynternet · Top contributor

76/100

Active maintainer with a growing open-source track record.

14 followers62 public repos14y history25 contributions
62 public repositories14 followers14 years of public history

Score breakdown

How the Catalyst Score was calculated

Star growth since launch+0
Fork growth since launch+0
Freshness+0
30-day commit activity+12
Contributor breadth+9
Maintainer track record+12
Topic activity+4
Repository quality+6
Topic novelty+11
Risk penalty0

Activity

Recent repository activity

28

Commits · 30d

13

Public contributors

0.1

Lifetime stars/day

0

Pull requests · 90d

Findings

What we found

28 commits in the last 30 days

13 public contributors

0 issues and 0 pull requests opened in 90 days

7 documentation and structure checks passed

Related repositories

cve-2021-44228 · 0 created in the past 30 days

Risk review

What needs watching

No material structural red flags detected; monitor maintainer concentration

Public GitHub data cannot verify private work, employment claims, code security, or identity. Use the track-record score as research context, not proof of identity or trustworthiness.

Growth quality

Recent attention and maintainer concentration

Recent timestamps and contribution patterns help distinguish sustained adoption from a single headline number.

Contributor concentration

Top 13 public contributors

Top contributor share
80%
Top three share
91%
Contributors checked
13
Concentration
High

Shares use the contribution totals reported for the contributors checked, not private or unlinked activity.

Recent commit sample

Latest 100 commits

Unique authors
3
Verified commits
100%
Merge commits
0%
Median time between commits
24.4 hours

Repository footprint

Default branch: develop

Repository size
50.0 MB
Branches
16
Tags
25
Watchers
222
WikiIssue tracking

Deeper GitHub data

Delivery, collaboration, and project readiness

These metrics use the latest public records GitHub makes available for this repository.

Language composition

Share of detected source bytes

Go96.2%
Shell3.8%

Community readiness

GitHub community health 50%

README
License
Contributing guide
Code of conduct
Issue template
Pull request template

Pull request health

Latest 50 pull requests

Merge rate
98%
Median merge time
0.0 hours
Open
2
Stale over 30 days
0

Release cadence

Latest 20 release records

Latest release
v1.16.0
Published in 90 days
6
Median cadence
4.3 days
Asset downloads
6.8K

CI reliability

Latest 50 workflow runs

Success rate
94%
Workflows represented
2
Failed runs
2
Median duration
0.7 min

Last checked

8/27/2026, 2:08:56 AM

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