{"adoption": {"forks": 574, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "stars": 2883}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pybitmessage", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "application", "description": "Reference client for Bitmessage: a P2P encrypted decentralised communication protocol:", "domain": ["privacy", "messaging-platforms", "security", "censorship-circumvention"], "enriched": true, "function": ["cryptography", "p2p", "chat-interface", "security", "privacy"], "health_score": 71, "homepage": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page", "language": "Python", "license": "NOASSERTION", "license_family": "other", "maturity": "maintenance", "member_repos": ["Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"], "name": "Bitmessage/PyBitmessage", "platform": ["windows", "python", "cross-platform"], "pushed_at": "2026-05-29T16:17:56+00:00", "repo": "Bitmessage/PyBitmessage", "stars": 2883, "tags": ["bitmessage", "decentralized-messaging", "anonymous-communication", "encrypted-messaging", "qt-gui", "trustless", "metadata-hiding", "tor-support", "linux", "macos"], "topics": ["bitmessage", "pybitmessage", "p2p-communication-protocol", "python", "qt", "p2p", "messenger"], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["send encrypted messages without a central server", "communicate anonymously without revealing email addresses", "hide message metadata from eavesdroppers", "run a P2P messaging node to support the network", "broadcast messages to many subscribers", "use messaging over Tor as a hidden service"], "what_it_is": "PyBitmessage is the reference client for Bitmessage, a peer-to-peer protocol for sending encrypted, authenticated messages without central servers or certificate authorities. It hides sender and receiver metadata from eavesdroppers and supports both direct messages and broadcast subscriptions/chans.", "when_to_avoid": ["you need real-time chat or low-latency messaging", "you want a mainstream messenger with easy contact onboarding", "you need mobile support or a polished modern UI", "you require an independently security-audited protocol"], "when_to_choose": ["you need decentralized, trustless encrypted messaging with no central authority", "metadata privacy (hiding who talks to whom) matters more than convenience", "you want sender authentication without certificate authorities", "you need censorship-resistant communication"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/pybitmessage", "repo": "Bitmessage/PyBitmessage", "role": "main", "score": 61}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T07:35:25.273869+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "dd97911e0af4cb224ba2dd29400ed9ac4a327f66ecc09359d798bdc23b59747b", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:07:28.105370+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage"}, {"content_hash": "f9746fbc11b0c53a5ddcb1d3e870b2af4471448e35ae62216e4f79dc60076be3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.549620+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page"}, {"content_hash": "bc39f9d6fc2f5c448a924cef3efa3c2c2e303ac823bedbb2ec6c3f6d9e897e9c", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.556511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Bitmessage_Wiki:About"}, {"content_hash": "132476ef53e655a5d3d123c8d7e5cd0f9c0268b9ce466de0220addd13f798341", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.552316+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/Changelog"}, {"content_hash": "1a394888d8e05a8fca80a8e4aa51ebc715826950dd38eb2d5c70cb92b7d00174", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T09:50:54.554511+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://wiki.bitmessage.org/index.php/FAQ"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 84, "longevity": 100, "rhythm": 8}, "computed_at": "2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00", "flags": ["no_license"], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 5042, "days_push": 96, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}, "score": 61, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}