# dan200/ComputerCraft

Programmable Computers for Minecraft

Repository: https://github.com/dan200/ComputerCraft
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/computercraft
Language: Lua
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-05-13T11:47:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5140, "days_push": 842, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1040, forks 196 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.384774+00:00)

## What it is
ComputerCraft is a Minecraft mod that adds programmable computers, robots, and turtles running the Lua programming language to Minecraft worlds. It lets players write in-game programs to automate tasks, control peripherals, and build interactive devices.

## Use cases
- program computers inside minecraft with lua
- automate farming and mining with turtles
- build in-game control systems and monitors
- teach programming through a game
- control redstone and peripherals from code
- create multiplayer computer networks in minecraft

## When to choose
- you want programmable automation inside vanilla-style Minecraft
- you want an accessible way to learn or teach Lua programming
- you need in-game computers, turtles, and peripherals for a modpack

## When to avoid
- you need active feature development, as the original author is no longer actively developing it
- you want a modern fork with newer Minecraft version support (consider CC: Tweaked)
- you need a general-purpose Lua runtime outside Minecraft

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, programming-language, simulation
- domain: education
- platform: jvm, lua
- tags: minecraft-mod, programmable-computers, lua, in-game-programming, robots, turtles, minecraft, game-development, automation

## Member repositories
- dan200/ComputerCraft (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.384774+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:03:29.091133+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dan200/ComputerCraft (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.384774+00:00, sha d2a7331dafdf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.