riyadmondol2006/iOS-Protobuf-Extractor

iOS-Protobuf-Extractor is a niche utility script with minimal market traction (13 stars, 3 forks). While the problem it solves—reconstructing schemas from compiled binaries—is technically non-trivial, the project appears to be a personal tool rather than a robust infrastructure project. It faces a low 'frontier lab' risk because companies like OpenAI or Google have no strategic interest in iOS reverse engineering tools. However, its defensibility is extremely low; the logic for identifying protobuf segments in Mach-O binaries is well-understood in the security community and can be replicated by any competent reverse engineer using tools like Frida, IDA Pro, or Ghidra. The primary threat comes from more comprehensive security frameworks (like Frida scripts) or professional-grade static analysis plugins that offer broader functionality. With zero velocity and a small user base, this project is easily displaced by more actively maintained security toolsets or by changes in Apple's compilation/obfuscation techniques.