{
 "metric": "pkg-maintenance",
 "segment": "ecosystem-npm",
 "anchor": "package",
 "label": "npm (packages)",
 "population": "packages on npm",
 "states": [
  "active",
  "stale",
  "abandoned"
 ],
 "quiet_failure_states": [
  "abandoned"
 ],
 "measurement": "Bulk registry metadata; last release date. `active` < 365 days, `stale` < 730, **`abandoned`** ≥ 730.",
 "why_it_matters": "A widely-depended-on package with no release in two years is installed everywhere and maintained by nobody — no security fixes are coming, and the dependency graph gives no warning. Being unmaintained is invisible at install time.",
 "limits": "A mature, complete library can be legitimately quiet; release cadence is a proxy for maintenance, not proof of abandonment.",
 "data_tier": "package",
 "population_predicate": "any",
 "entity_type": "package",
 "kind": "failure",
 "latest": {
  "day": "2026-08-09",
  "n": 683,
  "qf_pct": 60.18,
  "ci": [
   56.46,
   63.78
  ],
  "dist": {
   "abandoned": 60.18,
   "stale": 6.59,
   "active": 33.24
  },
  "snapshot": "packages-top400"
 },
 "series": [
  {
   "day": "2026-08-01",
   "n": 400,
   "qf_pct": 31.75,
   "ci": [
    27.38,
    36.47
   ],
   "dist": {
    "active": 57.5,
    "stale": 10.75,
    "abandoned": 31.75
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-02",
   "n": 683,
   "qf_pct": 59.88,
   "ci": [
    56.16,
    63.49
   ],
   "dist": {
    "abandoned": 59.88,
    "stale": 6.44,
    "active": 33.67
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-04",
   "n": 683,
   "qf_pct": 60.03,
   "ci": [
    56.31,
    63.64
   ],
   "dist": {
    "active": 33.53,
    "stale": 6.44,
    "abandoned": 60.03
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-05",
   "n": 683,
   "qf_pct": 59.88,
   "ci": [
    56.16,
    63.49
   ],
   "dist": {
    "abandoned": 59.88,
    "stale": 6.44,
    "active": 33.67
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-09",
   "n": 683,
   "qf_pct": 60.18,
   "ci": [
    56.46,
    63.78
   ],
   "dist": {
    "abandoned": 60.18,
    "stale": 6.59,
    "active": 33.24
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  }
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "source": "https://quietfailures.com/datasets/pkg-maintenance/ecosystem-npm"
}