{"adoption": {"forks": 206, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "stars": 1088}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mtkclient", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "cli-tool", "description": "Mediatek Flash and Repair Utility", "domain": ["developer-tools", "security", "hardware", "embedded-systems"], "enriched": true, "function": ["security", "reverse-engineering", "cli", "gui", "file-system"], "health_score": 95, "homepage": null, "language": "Python", "license": "GPL-3.0", "license_family": "copyleft", "maturity": "active", "member_repos": ["bkerler/mtkclient"], "name": "bkerler/mtkclient", "platform": ["windows", "python", "cli"], "pushed_at": "2026-08-02T09:52:40+00:00", "repo": "bkerler/mtkclient", "stars": 1088, "tags": ["mediatek", "android", "bootrom-exploit", "flash-tool", "phone-repair", "brom", "preloader", "usb", "linux", "macos"], "topics": [], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["read and write flash on a mediatek phone", "unlock bootloader on mtk device", "repair a bricked mediatek smartphone", "dump firmware from an mtk phone", "exploit mediatek bootrom to bypass security", "flash custom firmware to mtk device"], "what_it_is": "A Python utility for exploiting, reading, and writing flash memory on MediaTek (MTK) smartphones via the BootROM or preloader. It supports many chipsets, includes a GUI, and can unlock, repair, and dump devices.", "when_to_avoid": ["your device uses a Qualcomm or other non-MediaTek chipset", "you need an official, warranty-safe flashing method", "your chipset's patched V6 bootrom lacks a suitable loader file"], "when_to_choose": ["you need low-level access to a MediaTek device's flash or bootrom", "you want to repair or unbrick an MTK-based phone", "you need to dump or write firmware partitions on supported chipsets"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/mtkclient", "repo": "bkerler/mtkclient", "role": "main", "score": 72}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T06:49:21.240345+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "a104073617df047bc68a930c6f38c391a23f1c26a61c51c2b65552ed5869eda0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:32.544332+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 95, "longevity": 16, "rhythm": 75}, "computed_at": "2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00", "flags": [], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 227, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": 168, "gap_med": 23.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}, "score": 72, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}