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# parsimony

A lightweight Python framework for financial data discovery, indexing, retrieval and ingestion.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 75/100
- Health score: 76/100
- Shipping score: 73/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 100/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-10

## Classification

- Use case: Data Catalogs & Portals (data-catalogs)
- Category: Data & Analytics (data)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: Apache-2.0
- Tags: open-source, connectors, data, finance, financial-data, fred, pandas, python, sdmx, sec-edgar, data-discovery, data-indexing, data-retrieval, data-ingestion

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [ockham-sh/parsimony](https://github.com/ockham-sh/parsimony)
- Stars: 1 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 0
- Open issues: 6
- Last commit date: 2026-08-15
- Releases in 90 days: 1

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://docs.parsimony.dev/) — checked 2026-09-10
- [Source repository](https://github.com/ockham-sh/parsimony) — checked 2026-09-10

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.