# fifty-six/Scarab

An installer for Hollow Knight mods written with Avalonia.

Repository: https://github.com/fifty-six/Scarab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scarab
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-03-21T20:30:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 27, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2384, "days_push": 165, "days_rel": 273, "gap_med": 362, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1318, forks 266 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.120121+00:00)

## What it is
Scarab is a desktop mod manager for the game Hollow Knight, built with Avalonia. It simplifies downloading and installing mods so they appear in the game's title screen.

## Use cases
- install hollow knight mods easily
- manage and update hollow knight mods
- browse available hollow knight mods
- uninstall hollow knight mods
- one-click mod installation for hollow knight

## When to choose
- you play Hollow Knight on Windows, macOS, or Linux and want a simple GUI to install mods
- you want to keep Hollow Knight mods up to date without manual downloads
- you want mods enabled from the game's title screen without manual file copying

## When to avoid
- you want to mod a game other than Hollow Knight
- you prefer manually managing mod files yourself
- you need a command-line-only mod installer

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: hollow-knight, mod-manager, avalonia, game-modding, mod-installer, automation, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- fifty-six/Scarab (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.120121+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 2026-08-30T04:47:57.937238+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fifty-six/Scarab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.120121+00:00, sha 367403f8b7ec)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.