# angusshire/greenhat

:construction_worker: Quick hack for making real work happen.

Repository: https://github.com/angusshire/greenhat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/greenhat
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-03-30T14:20:59+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": 4189, "days_push": 886, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1550, forks 168 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.080661+00:00)

## What it is
greenhat is a Python script that decorates your GitHub contribution calendar by generating backdated commits for the past n days using GIT_AUTHOR_DATE and GIT_COMMITTER_DATE environment variables. It is a quick hack that will clobber your repository's commit history.

## Use cases
- fill in my GitHub contribution graph with green squares
- make my GitHub profile look active with backdated commits
- generate fake commits for the past year on GitHub
- decorate my GitHub contribution calendar
- backdate git commits to appear in the past

## When to choose
- you want to fill gaps in your GitHub contribution calendar with commits
- you want a simple one-script hack with no dependencies
- you understand it will rewrite your repository's commit history

## When to avoid
- you need to preserve your repository's real commit history
- you want genuine activity tracking rather than cosmetic commits
- you need a maintained or supported tool for production use

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, python, cross-platform
- tags: github, contribution-calendar, git, backdated-commits, hack

## Member repositories
- angusshire/greenhat (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.080661+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 2026-08-30T04:30:19.049894+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/angusshire/greenhat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.080661+00:00, sha 222ff77d280d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.