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ipader/swiftguide vs sparrowcode/permissionskit

Both showing Mixed signals — pick on fit, not health

As of June 2026, swiftguide and permissionskit both show mixed maintenance signals. swiftguide last saw a commit 1 month ago with 7+ active contributors, while permissionskit last saw a commit 1 year ago with 21+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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ipader/swiftguide

Mixed

Missing license — unclear to depend on

ConcernsDependency

no license — legally unclear; no tests detected…

ConcernsFork & modify

no license — can't legally use code; no tests detected…

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

ConcernsDeploy as-is

no license — can't legally use code; Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10…

  • Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 81% of recent commits
  • No license — legally unclear to depend on
  • No CI workflows detected
  • No test directory detected
  • Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
  • Last commit 4w ago
  • 7 active contributors

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency ConcernsMixed if: publish a permissive license (MIT, Apache-2.0, etc.)
  • Fork & modify ConcernsMixed if: add a LICENSE file
  • Deploy as-is ConcernsMixed if: add a LICENSE file

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

sparrowcode/permissionskit

Mixed

Stale — last commit 1y ago

MixedDependency

last commit was 1y ago; no tests detected…

HealthyFork & modify

Has a license, tests, and CI — clean foundation to fork and modify.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

last commit was 1y ago; no CI workflows detected

  • Stale — last commit 1y ago
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 71% of recent commits
  • No CI workflows detected
  • No test directory detected
  • 21+ active contributors
  • MIT licensed

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency MixedHealthy if: 1 commit in the last 365 days; add a test suite
  • Deploy as-is MixedHealthy if: 1 commit in the last 180 days

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

Signal-by-signal breakdown

swiftguidepermissionskit
Stars15,9865,816
Last commit1mo ago1y ago
LicenseMIT
Open issues04
Has tests
Has CI
Test coverage
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture gradeC
Cycles0
Bottom-lineMixed signalsMixed signals

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