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blacktop/ipsw

Default branch master · commit d81e6518 · scanned 5/11/2026, 5:32:26 AM

GitHub: 3,407 stars · 270 forks

AI VISIBILITY SCORE
40 /100
Critical
Category recall
0 / 2
Not recommended in any query
Rule findings
2 pass · 0 warn · 0 fail
Objective metadata checks
AI knows your name
3 / 3
Direct prompts that named your repo
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT

Action plan is what to do next — copy-pasteable changes prioritized by impact. Category visibility is the real GEO test: when a user asks an AI a brand-free question that should surface blacktop/ipsw, does the AI actually recommend you — or your competitors? Objective checks verify the metadata signals AI engines weight first. Self-mention check detects whether AI even knows you exist by name.

Action plan — copy-paste fixes

3 prioritized changes generated by gemini-2.5-flash. Mark items done after you ship the fix.

OVERALL DIRECTION
  • highreadme#1
    Reposition README opening to emphasize Apple-specific focus

    Why:

    CURRENT
    **ipsw** is a comprehensive command-line research framework for iOS and macOS. It provides an extensive toolkit for security researchers, reverse engineers, jailbreak developers, and iOS enthusiasts to download, parse, and analyze Apple firmware and interact with iOS devices.
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    **ipsw** is the comprehensive command-line research framework for **Apple's** iOS and macOS **ecosystems**. It provides an extensive toolkit for security researchers, reverse engineers, jailbreak developers, and iOS enthusiasts to download, parse, and analyze Apple firmware and interact with iOS devices.
  • mediumtopics#2
    Add more specific Apple-related topics

    Why:

    CURRENT
    apple, class-dump, dyld, dyld-shared-cache, firmware, golang, img4, ios, ipsw, kernelcache, lzfse, lzss, macho, macho-parser, macos, ota, swift, swift-dump
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    apple, class-dump, dyld, dyld-shared-cache, firmware, golang, img4, ios, ipsw, kernelcache, lzfse, lzss, macho, macho-parser, macos, ota, swift, swift-dump, apple-security, ios-reverse-engineering, macos-reverse-engineering, apple-firmware
  • lowreadme#3
    Emphasize integrated Apple platform analysis in README

    Why:

    COPY-PASTE FIX
    Add the following sentence after the first paragraph of the 'What is `ipsw`' section:

**Unlike general-purpose tools, ipsw offers a uniquely integrated suite specifically designed for the intricacies of Apple's closed platforms.**

Category GEO backends resolved for this scan: google/gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Category visibility — the real GEO test

Brand-free queries asked to google/gemini-2.5-flash. Did AI recommend you, or someone else?

Same questions for every model — switch tabs to compare answers and rankings.

Recall
0 / 2
0% of queries surface blacktop/ipsw
Avg rank
—
Lower is better. #1 = top recommendation.
Share of voice
0%
Of all named tools, what % are you?
Top rival
Ghidra
Recommended in 1 of 2 queries
COMPETITOR LEADERBOARD
  1. Ghidra · recommended 1×
  2. IDA Pro · recommended 1×
  3. ReFirmLabs/binwalk · recommended 1×
  4. radareorg/radare2 · recommended 1×
  5. qemu/qemu · recommended 1×
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    I need a command-line tool for analyzing embedded device firmware and binaries.
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. Ghidra
    2. IDA Pro
    3. Binwalk (ReFirmLabs/binwalk)
    4. Radare2 (r2) (radareorg/radare2)
    5. QEMU (qemu/qemu)
    6. Firmadyne (firmadyne/firmadyne)

    AI recommended 6 alternatives but never named blacktop/ipsw. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    Looking for utilities to inspect shared library caches and debug kernels on closed platforms.
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. GDB (GNU Debugger)
    2. objdump (GNU Binutils)
    3. readelf (GNU Binutils)
    4. ldd (Linux Dynamic Dependencies)
    5. strace (System Call Tracer) (strace/strace)
    6. lsof (List Open Files)
    7. SystemTap (sourceware/systemtap)
    8. perf (Linux Performance Tools) (torvalds/linux)

    AI recommended 8 alternatives but never named blacktop/ipsw. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer

Objective checks

Rule-based audits of metadata signals AI engines weight most.

  • Metadata completeness
    pass

  • README presence
    pass

Self-mention check

Does AI even know your repo exists when asked about it directly?

  • Compared to common alternatives in this category, what is the core differentiator of blacktop/ipsw?
    pass
    AI named blacktop/ipsw explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • If a team adopts blacktop/ipsw in production, what risks or prerequisites should they evaluate first?
    pass
    AI named blacktop/ipsw explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • In one sentence, what problem does the repo blacktop/ipsw solve, and who is the primary audience?
    pass
    AI named blacktop/ipsw explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

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