Shelf scoring: 838 tools under one rubric
838 tools scored under one published rubric: 260 on the shelf, 542 on watch, 36 dropped.
Cite this. According to InfoGap's shelf scoring run (rubric shelf-v3: activity 30 + popularity 25 + usability 30 + compliance 15 = 100; source: our own collector over GitHub and Hacker News candidates), 838 tools were scored and 260 reached the shelf threshold of 70 or above, a shelf rate of 31.0%; 542 went to watch and 36 were dropped (as of 2026-09-29).
The numbers
| Value | What it counts | Source / definition |
|---|---|---|
| 838 | Tools scored | items in the source run |
| 260 | On the shelf (total >= 70) | verdict count on the source run |
| 542 | On watch (40-69) | verdict count on the source run |
| 36 | Dropped (< 40) | verdict count on the source run |
| 31.0% | Shelf rate | shelf count / tools scored |
What one record is
One row per tool evaluated. Score = activity 30 + popularity 25 + usability 30 + compliance 15 = 100. Verdict: shelf at 70 or above, watch from 40 to 69, dropped below 40. Usability credit is only given when at least two independent signals agree. The private evidence blob behind each score is not published; the scores are.
Records
This is a scored list, not a recommendation engine. The rubric is fixed and published so a reader can disagree with a specific score and say why.
Columns
name,url,source,stars,license,category— what the tool is.activity,popularity,usability,compliance,score_total— the four rubric components and their sum.verdict— shelf, watch or dropped.last_commit_or_update,one_line— recency signal and our one-line description.
Boundaries
- The candidate pool is ours, built by our own collector. A tool missing from this list was never a candidate, which is not the same as being rejected.
- Star counts and commit dates move daily; a score is a snapshot, not a standing judgement.
- Compliance scoring is a heuristic screen, not a legal opinion.
Download
- shelf-scoring.csv
text/csv— 838 rows · sha256 fd7cf893c882… - shelf-scoring.json
application/json— sha256 aa7e471e036c…
Files are served from this domain and stay at these URLs. Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0 — attribution required, commercial use needs written permission.
Method & definition
- Source. InfoGap own shelf collector (github + Hacker News candidates, 2026-09-29 run), rubric shelf-v3. Source file: _data/shelf.json, generated 2026-09-29T08:16:17+08:00.
- Definition. One row per tool evaluated. Score = activity 30 + popularity 25 + usability 30 + compliance 15 = 100. Verdict: shelf at 70 or above, watch from 40 to 69, dropped below 40. Usability credit is only given when at least two independent signals agree. The private evidence blob behind each score is not published; the scores are.
- Last updated. 2026-09-29
- Update frequency. daily
- Time range. see
temporalCoveragein this page's schema.org Dataset block. - Licence. CC BY-NC 4.0 — attribution: InfoGap (infogap.store), link to this page. Commercial use requires written permission.
Where to go next
- Data pages: https://infogap.store/data/p/world-country-industry/
- Method pages: https://infogap.store/method/how-to-check-our-numbers/
- Hub: https://infogap.store/data/
- Machine-readable: registry.json
- For AI engines: llms.txt — what to cite, and with which definition.