{
 "metric": "pkg-maintenance",
 "segment": "stratum-top-downloads",
 "anchor": "package",
 "label": "the most-downloaded packages",
 "population": "the most-downloaded packages",
 "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": 800,
  "qf_pct": 20.75,
  "ci": [
   18.08,
   23.7
  ],
  "dist": {
   "abandoned": 20.75,
   "stale": 10.38,
   "active": 68.88
  },
  "snapshot": "packages-top400"
 },
 "series": [
  {
   "day": "2026-08-02",
   "n": 800,
   "qf_pct": 20.25,
   "ci": [
    17.61,
    23.17
   ],
   "dist": {
    "abandoned": 20.25,
    "stale": 10.5,
    "active": 69.25
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-04",
   "n": 800,
   "qf_pct": 20.38,
   "ci": [
    17.73,
    23.3
   ],
   "dist": {
    "abandoned": 20.38,
    "active": 69.25,
    "stale": 10.38
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-05",
   "n": 800,
   "qf_pct": 20.25,
   "ci": [
    17.61,
    23.17
   ],
   "dist": {
    "abandoned": 20.25,
    "stale": 10.38,
    "active": 69.38
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  },
  {
   "day": "2026-08-09",
   "n": 800,
   "qf_pct": 20.75,
   "ci": [
    18.08,
    23.7
   ],
   "dist": {
    "abandoned": 20.75,
    "stale": 10.38,
    "active": 68.88
   },
   "snapshot": "packages-top400"
  }
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "source": "https://quietfailures.com/datasets/pkg-maintenance/stratum-top-downloads"
}