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markets/invisible_captcha

🍯 Unobtrusive and flexible spam protection for Rails apps observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/markets/invisible_captcha · homepage · Ruby · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

74/100

  • Activity 92
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5201
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 49
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1250 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Ruby gem providing unobtrusive spam protection for Rails applications using honeypot techniques. It adds hidden form fields that bots fill in, plus time-sensitive submission checks and IP-based rate validation, without extra steps for real users.

Use cases

  • stop spam bots submitting Rails forms
  • add honeypot protection to contact forms
  • block bot signups without CAPTCHA challenges
  • protect comment forms from spambots
  • rate-limit form submissions by IP
  • replace reCAPTCHA with invisible spam filtering

When to choose

  • you run a Rails app and want frictionless spam protection
  • you want to avoid annoying users with visible CAPTCHAs
  • you need simple, configurable bot detection for forms

When to avoid

  • you need protection against sophisticated targeted attacks rather than generic bots
  • your app is not built on Rails
  • you require image/audio CAPTCHA challenges for compliance

Facets

library · maturity active

security middleware web-framework security web-development backend ruby honeypot anti-spam captcha rails-gem form-protection spam-detection web-server

4 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
markets/invisible_captchamain74

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