# acidicoala/SmokeAPI

Legit DLC Unlocker for Steamworks

Repository: https://github.com/acidicoala/SmokeAPI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/smokeapi
Homepage: https://cs.rin.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2597932#p2597932
Language: C++
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-21T12:18:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1613, "days_push": 73, "days_rel": 228, "gap_med": 15.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2289, forks 128 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:34.738821+00:00)

## What it is
SmokeAPI is a C++ library that hooks the Steamworks SDK to emulate DLC and inventory item ownership in Steam games the user legitimately owns. It supports 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux systems and offers optional configuration.

## Use cases
- emulate dlc ownership in steam games
- unlock dlc in steamworks games
- emulate steam inventory items
- hook steam_api dll calls
- bypass steamworks dlc checks

## When to choose
- you own a game legitimately and want to test Steamworks DLC verification behavior
- you need a Steamworks hooking library for research or interoperability purposes

## When to avoid
- you intend to access paid DLC without purchasing it - this may violate Steam's terms of service and applicable law
- games using third-party DRM, Denuvo SecureDLC, anti-cheat, or server-side ownership checks
- free-to-play games or games without steam_api DLLs

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, security, plugin-system
- domain: gaming-tools, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: steamworks, dlc-unlocker, hooking, steam-api, koalabox, linux

## Member repositories
- acidicoala/SmokeAPI (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:34.738821+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 2026-08-30T02:40:49.410479+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/acidicoala/SmokeAPI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:34.738821+00:00, sha b91724ca9507)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.