# handshake-org/hs-airdrop

Decentralized airdrop to open source developers

Repository: https://github.com/handshake-org/hs-airdrop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hs-airdrop
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-02-26T12:42:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2898, "days_push": 919, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1413, forks 174 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:39.497979+00:00)

## What it is
hs-airdrop is the official redemption tool for the Handshake network's decentralized airdrop of HNS coins to open source developers. It checks a user's PGP or SSH private key against a merkle tree embedded in Handshake's consensus rules and generates the signed proof needed to claim coins on chain.

## Use cases
- claim Handshake HNS coins from the open source developer airdrop
- check if my GitHub SSH or PGP key is eligible for the Handshake airdrop
- generate a signed merkle proof to redeem HNS on chain
- redeem airdropped cryptocurrency without revealing private keys to third parties
- verify airdrop eligibility from PGP web-of-trust or Keybase-linked keys

## When to choose
- you are an open source developer eligible for the Handshake airdrop and want the officially recommended redemption tool
- you need to create on-chain merkle proofs signed with SSH or PGP keys for Handshake consensus
- you want to avoid scam tools and phishing services targeting airdrop claimants

## When to avoid
- you registered for the Handshake faucet on handshake.org, since your coins are claimable via wallets like hsd or Bob instead
- you had no SSH or PGP key on GitHub at the time of the 2019 snapshot, making you ineligible
- you need a general-purpose Handshake wallet or full node rather than a one-time redemption tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cryptography, cli, security
- domain: developer-tools, blockchain
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: handshake, airdrop, hns, merkle-tree, pgp, ssh, blockchain-redemption, cryptocurrency, nodejs

## Member repositories
- handshake-org/hs-airdrop (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.497979+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 2026-08-30T04:38:16.379459+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/handshake-org/hs-airdrop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.497979+00:00, sha b4204ba3e6fd)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/hs-airdrop (fetched 2026-08-29T11:51:18.337491+00:00, sha 53fdae091381)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.