# Serchinastico/Kin

Sane PBXProj files

Repository: https://github.com/Serchinastico/Kin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kin
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: tool, pbxproj, ios, xcode, antlr
Last push: 2026-08-10T09:28:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3816, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 26, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1063, forks 36 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.406651+00:00)

## What it is
Kin is a command-line syntax checker for Xcode's project.pbxproj files, built with an ANTLR 4 grammar. It detects errors in the project configuration file and reports the offending line with a short description.

## Use cases
- check if my project.pbxproj file is valid
- find syntax errors in xcode project file after a bad merge
- lint project.pbxproj in CI to catch broken xcode builds
- verify pbxproj file syntax from the command line
- detect which line of project.pbxproj is malformed

## When to choose
- you work with Xcode projects and want to catch pbxproj merge conflicts or syntax errors early
- you want a lightweight CLI verifier to run in CI pipelines for iOS projects
- you need a fast syntax check without opening Xcode

## When to avoid
- you need to modify or rewrite project.pbxproj files, not just validate them
- you need full semantic validation of Xcode project settings rather than syntax checking
- you don't use Xcode or pbxproj-based projects

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: parser, linter, cli
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, parsers
- platform: cli, python
- tags: xcode, pbxproj, syntax-checking, ios, antlr, macos

## Member repositories
- Serchinastico/Kin (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.406651+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 2026-08-30T06:56:38.246193+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Serchinastico/Kin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.406651+00:00, sha 360491cd2f5c)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/kin/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:16.724705+00:00, sha 709e09d28599)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.