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title: Top Packages Algorithm
## Pseudo rolling average
## Score
A package's score is currently equal to a pseudo rolling average of downloads.
In the future, a package will also gain score through reviews.
## Pseudo rolling average of downloads
Every package loses 5% of its score every day.
An open source package will gain 1 score for each unique download,
whereas a non-free package will only gain 0.1 score.
A package currently only gains score through downloads.
In the future, a package will also gain score through reviews.
This metric aims to be roughly equivalent to the average downloads.
## Seeded using a legacy heuristic
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It was only used to provide an initial score for the rolling average,
which was 20% of the above value.
## Manual adjustments
The admin occasionally reduces all packages by a set percentage to speed up
convergence. Convergence is when
## Transparency and Feedback
You can see all scores using the [scores REST API](/api/scores/).
You can see all scores using the [scores REST API](/api/scores/), or by
using the [Prometheus metrics](/help/metrics/) endpoint.
Consider [suggesting improvements](https://github.com/minetest/contentdb/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Policy&template=policy.md&title=).