# zsaleeba/picoc

A very small C interpreter

Repository: https://github.com/zsaleeba/picoc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/picoc
License Family: other
Last push: 2018-06-05T00:06:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4311, "days_push": 3012, "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 1474, forks 182 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.707273+00:00)

## What it is
picoc is a very small C interpreter that can execute C code without compilation, suitable for embedding as a scripting engine. The GitHub repository has moved to GitLab.

## Use cases
- run C code as a script without a compiler
- embed a C scripting engine in an application
- execute C snippets on embedded or resource-constrained systems
- use C as a configuration or extension language

## When to choose
- you need a tiny embeddable C interpreter
- you want to script in C syntax without a toolchain

## When to avoid
- you need a full standards-compliant C compiler
- you need actively maintained software with a clear license

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, parser
- domain: programming-languages, parsers, developer-tools, embedded-systems
- platform: c, cross-platform, embedded
- tags: c-interpreter, scripting, small-footprint, moved-to-gitlab

## Member repositories
- zsaleeba/picoc (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.707273+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 2026-08-30T08:32:48.861168+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zsaleeba/picoc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.707273+00:00, sha ded50e34d82c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.