{
 "metric": "pkg-maintenance",
 "segment": "global",
 "anchor": "package",
 "label": "all packages",
 "population": "packages worldwide",
 "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": 1083,
  "qf_pct": 41.46,
  "ci": [
   38.56,
   44.42
  ],
  "dist": {
   "active": 50.88,
   "abandoned": 41.46,
   "stale": 7.66
  },
  "snapshot": "packages-top400"
 },
 "series": [
  {
   "day": "2026-08-01",
   "n": 800,
   "qf_pct": 20.5,
   "ci": [
    17.85,
    23.44
   ],
   "dist": {
    "active": 69.12,
    "stale": 10.38,
    "abandoned": 20.5
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-02",
   "n": 1083,
   "qf_pct": 41.09,
   "ci": [
    38.2,
    44.05
   ],
   "dist": {
    "active": 51.15,
    "abandoned": 41.09,
    "stale": 7.76
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-04",
   "n": 1083,
   "qf_pct": 41.18,
   "ci": [
    38.29,
    44.14
   ],
   "dist": {
    "active": 51.15,
    "stale": 7.66,
    "abandoned": 41.18
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-05",
   "n": 1083,
   "qf_pct": 41.09,
   "ci": [
    38.2,
    44.05
   ],
   "dist": {
    "active": 51.25,
    "abandoned": 41.09,
    "stale": 7.66
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-09",
   "n": 1083,
   "qf_pct": 41.46,
   "ci": [
    38.56,
    44.42
   ],
   "dist": {
    "active": 50.88,
    "abandoned": 41.46,
    "stale": 7.66
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  }
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "source": "https://quietfailures.com/datasets/pkg-maintenance/global"
}