// per-tool methodology

steam game playtime forensic analyzer

drop steam appcache + userdata · reconstruct game session timeline by app id

public grade

this tool is in the forensics catalog but has not been graded yet. the maturity badge is hidden until npm run forensics:grades includes it. see the public rubric for how grading works.

known limitations

limitations will be published once the automated audit assigns a grade. all forensics output requires independent verification before any legal, financial, medical, safety, or evidentiary use.

B minimum ship bar

  • newly added forensics tools must clear the public B minimum before merging
  • minimum: letter grade B or A · raw score ≥ 9/14 · UI dimension = 2 · IF/OU/DQ/RB/HN ≥ 1 each · no critical red flags (missing engine, placeholder logic, no exports)
  • the ship bar is enforced by quality.audit.json sidecars and npm run tools:grade-forensics --check

open the tool

ready