# defaultnamehere/verylegit.link

A URL shortener, but it makes the URLs look extremely dodgy instead

Repository: https://github.com/defaultnamehere/verylegit.link
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/verylegitlink
Homepage: http://verylegit.link
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-12-07T23:59:13+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": 3671, "days_push": 1365, "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 1325, forks 40 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:22.546542+00:00)

## What it is
A novelty URL shortener that transforms links into deliberately suspicious-looking URLs (e.g. 'win.a.free.ipad.verylegit.link/...bitcoin.xlsx.pdf'). It stores the mapping between the real URL and the generated sketchy path and exposes a simple POST /sketchify API.

## Use cases
- shorten a url so it looks like a scam link as a joke
- prank friends with dodgy-looking links
- generate sketchy urls via an api
- self-host a novelty url shortener

## When to choose
- you want a fun, joke URL shortener for pranks or novelty links
- you need a simple sketchify API to integrate into a bot or app

## When to avoid
- you need a professional or trustworthy shortener for production links
- you require an actively maintained project with a clear license
- recipients may mistake the links for real phishing and report them

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, api-framework
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, apis
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: url-shortener, novelty, humor, sketchy-urls, prank, web-server

## Member repositories
- defaultnamehere/verylegit.link (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:22.546542+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 2026-08-30T04:46:34.196061+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/defaultnamehere/verylegit.link (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:22.546542+00:00, sha 87f198150091)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.