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FINDING #4192 · UNIT ID 1098369401
wilpel/caveman-compression
Caveman Compression is a semantic compression method for LLM contexts. It removes predictable grammar while preserving the unpredictable, factual content that defines meaning.
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SURPRISE SCORE
0.00

Score Breakdown

SURPRISE0.0265
ENGAGEMENT0.20
FRESHNESS1.32
SCORE = SURPRISE × ENGAGEMENT^0.7 × FRESHNESS × VISIBILITY × CONFIDENCE
SURPRISE = WINDOW STARS / DAYS / (AUDIENCE + FLOOR)
80% OF STARS IN ARCHIVE
[BOT] SUSPECTED STAR BOT — SCORE PENALIZED. SIGNATURES:
S2 · NO EXTERNAL ISSUE/PR AUTHORS DESPITE 100+ STARS
S5 · PREDATES WINDOW, YET HALF+ OF ALL ITS STARS LANDED IN IT
S7 · THIS REPO IS ~ALL OF THE OWNER'S STARS
S10 · DEAD CODE, ZERO CONTRIBUTORS, YET STARS KEEP DRIPPING

Growth Telemetry

VELOCITY /D
4.67
ACCEL
+0.01
RETENTION
5.4%
PEAK 2026-04-11 · FORK-RETENTION 0.0% · 840 STARS / WINDOW

Author Audience

AUDIENCE
136
FOLLOWERS
28
OWNER ★
1,082

Engagement Signals

FORKS
65
ISSUE AUTH
0
PR AUTH
0
UNIQUE STARGAZERS 840 / 840 (DIVERSITY 1.00)

Why This Is A Finding

wilpel/caveman-compression собрал 840 звёзд за окно, тогда как у автора всего 28 подписчиков — эффективная аудитория ≈ 136. Это даёт surprise-индекс 0.0265 (звёзды относительно охвата автора, а не в абсолюте). Удержание форков 0.0% и 0 внешних контрибьюторов отделяют реальный инструмент от разовой вспышки. Акселерация положительная — рост ещё не выдохся.

METRICS IN CONTEXT

MEDIAN ACROSS ALL 6727 FINDINGS · Δ vs MEDIAN · PERCENTILE = SHARE RANKED BELOW
METRICVALUEMEDIANΔ MEDPERCENTILE
SCORE0.000.00-0.00ABOVE 38%
VELOCITY4.673.21+1.46ABOVE 64%
RETENTION5.4%10.8%-5.4 PPABOVE 26%
FORKS6595-30ABOVE 37%
SURPRISE0.030.01+0.02ABOVE 88%