Every check,
on paper.
The method behind every score, written down and versioned. What each check reads, when it fires, how much it weighs, and how often it has been right.
What a score
is.
A Cyclops score summarises the checks that fired on a token at the moment of the scan. Each check reads public Robinhood Chain data: transfers, swaps, balances, funding transactions and contract code. When a check fires it adds its weight; the score is the sum, capped at 100.
The score is a reading, not a verdict. It does not predict a price, does not say a token is safe when it is low, and does not say anyone acted in bad faith when it is high. Every check that fired is listed with the observation behind it.
24 checks.
Weights shown.
concentrationShare of supply held by the ten largest wallets, excluding the pool.30% or more (50% or more weighs more)12 / 22whaleThe largest single wallet outside the pool.10% or more of supply12bundledSupply bought in the launch block(s) by wallets sharing a funder or a block.5% or more (15% or more weighs more)10 / 20freshShare of top holders with almost no on-chain history.40% or more12snipersBuyers in the first seconds after the pool opened.5 or more8devSupply the deploying wallet still holds.10% or more10devsoldShare of its tokens the creator wallet has sold.50% or more14devtransferSupply the creator sent to other wallets without a trade.2% or more14insidersSupply held by wallets linked to the creator by funding or transfers.3% or more (10% or more weighs more)10 / 22clusterLargest group of wallets linked by a shared funder, transfers or same-transaction buys.8% or more (20% or more weighs more)9 / 18repeatEarly buyers who were also first-minute buyers in the creator’s earlier launches.2 or more wallets18devrugsThe creator’s earlier launches recorded as collapsed or sold out.1 or more25devhistoryThe creator’s other recent launches that scored High.1 or more18serialOther tokens the creator launched in the last 14 days.3 or more12liquidityPool liquidity in USD at scan time.Under $5,00012lpWhether the pool position is held by a known locker.Not locked25taxBuy tax set in the token or launchpad contract.Over 10%15newTime since the pool opened.Under one hour6holdersWallets holding a balance.Under 506washVolume that went round-trip in repeated buy-and-sell pairs, and wallet pairs passing tokens back and forth.20% of volume (40% weighs more), or 2 pairs10 / 16sybilWallets funded alike by one source or airdropped in bulk.25% or more of wallets checked10freshgasWallets that got their first ETH from one source within two blocks.4 or more wallets8copycatEarlier tokens launched with the same name or ticker.1 or more8teamOther launch creators tied to this one by a funding source or bytecode.1 or more (with collapsed launches weighs more)6 / 16Two weights mean a check has a lower and a higher threshold. Contract checks (owner powers such as minting, pausing or changing fees) are reported with the scan and add to the score when the code allows them.
How sure
is it?
Read directly from chain records, or two or more independent observations that point the same way. The transactions or wallets it rests on are listed.
e.g. The creator wallet sold 62% of its tokens in three swaps.
One clear observation, consistent with the reading but with plausible other explanations.
e.g. Two wallets share a funder that is not an exchange or bridge.
A pattern that fits the reading but also fits chance.
e.g. Several wallets bought in the same block.
A source failed or does not cover this case. Never treated as zero or as passed.
e.g. The sell simulation could not run on this route.
Shared funding through an exchange, bridge or router is never counted as a link on its own: those services connect strangers.
How launches
are judged.
Separately from the score, every Torch launch is followed after it opens. Once it has traded long enough, it gets one outcome by these fixed rules, applied to the pool’s price and the creator wallet’s balance:
- Creator sold out
- The price fell 80% or more from its peak while the creator wallet sold.
- Collapsed
- The price fell 90% or more from its peak.
- Went quiet
- No trades for three days.
- Still trading
- None of the above; trading continues.
Outcomes describe what happened on-chain. They are not findings of intent or wrongdoing.
Was each
flag right?
What it
cannot see.
- Off-chain coordination. Wallets funded through exchanges or controlled by people who never touch each other on-chain look unrelated.
- The next block. A scan is a snapshot. Balances, liquidity and permissions can change right after it.
- Partial history. Very long wallet histories can be scanned partially; the report says so when it happens.
- One chain. Version 4 covers Robinhood Chain only.