Is Racc Safe?
Racc — Nerq Trust Score 59.5/100 (C grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is has notable safety concerns. Last updated: 2026-03-31.
Use Racc with some caution. Racc is a Ruby gem with a Nerq Trust Score of 59.5/100 (C), based on 3 independent data dimensions. It is below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 80/100. Popularity: 95/100. Data sourced from rubygems.org, GitHub, and NVD. Last updated: 2026-03-31. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Racc safe?
CAUTION — Racc has a Nerq Trust Score of 59.5/100 (C). It has moderate trust signals but shows some areas of concern that warrant attention. Suitable for development use — review security and maintenance signals before production deployment.
What is Racc's trust score?
Racc has a Nerq Trust Score of 59.5/100, earning a C grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Racc?
Racc's strongest signal is popularity at 95/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It has not yet reached the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.
What is Racc and who maintains it?
| Author | Minero Aoki, Aaron Patterson |
| Category | gems |
| Source | N/A |
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What is Racc?
Racc is a Ruby gem — Racc is an LALR(1) parser generator. It is written in Ruby itself, and generates Ruby program. NOTE: Ruby 1.8.x comes with Racc runtime module. You can run your parsers generated by racc 1.4.x.
How to Verify Safety
Run bundle audit. Review on rubygems.org.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=racc
Key Safety Concerns for Ruby gems
When evaluating any Ruby gem, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, maintenance status.
Trust Assessment
Racc has a Nerq Trust Score of 60/100 (C) and has not yet reached Nerq trust threshold (70+). This score is based on automated analysis of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Racc has a Trust Score of 60/100 (C).
- Review carefully before use — below trust threshold.
- Always verify independently using the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 80/100 |
| Privacy | 80/100 |
| Reliability | 90/100 |
| Transparency | 85/100 |
| Maintenance | 60/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from rubygems.org, GitHub, and NVD.
What data does Racc collect?
Racc is a Ruby gem maintained by Minero Aoki, Aaron Patterson. It receives approximately 648,795,463 weekly downloads. Licensed under Ruby, BSD-2-Clause.
As a development package, Racc does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.
Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.
Full analysis: Racc Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Racc secure?
Security score: 80/100. This meets the recommended security threshold for production use.
Nerq monitors this entity against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases for ongoing security assessment.
Full analysis: Racc Security Report
How we calculated this score
Racc's trust score of 59.5/100 (C) is computed from rubygems.org, GitHub, and NVD. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (80/100), privacy (80/100), reliability (90/100), transparency (85/100), maintenance (60/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
This page was last reviewed on March 31, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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