barefootford/buttercut
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76

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Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.

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Documentation82
Engineering63
Health100
Ruby549Other1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

12 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

82

Contributing guide5pt25

Contributing guidance is in the README, not a dedicated CONTRIBUTING.md (−20 pts).

→ Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

63

Linting and formatting5pt0

No RuboCop config found.

→ Add a .rubocop.yml and run `rubocop` in CI to enforce consistent Ruby style.

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

→ Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (spec).

Reproducibility6pt80

Lockfile present (Gemfile.lock). Installs are reproducible.

CI/CD14pt85

CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 26 / 121
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 89
    Forks
  • 9
    Releaseslatest 2mo ago

Community

  • 42% - Weak
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 549
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 16d 8h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 12
    Open issues
Repository files23 root entries
  • .agents
  • .claude
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
  • docs
  • dtd
  • lib
  • scripts
  • skills
  • spec
    Good: Test files detected (spec).
  • templates
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .mise.toml
    Good: Environment pinned via .mise.toml.
  • .python-version
  • .rspec
  • .ruby-version
  • AGENTS.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • Gemfile
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
  • Gemfile.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Gemfile.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • requirements.txt
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