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

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Mac-first workspace orchestrator for bootstrapping developer environments, managing shell startup, and coordinating commands across peer project repos.

Documentation94
Engineering80
Health68
Python116Other1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

9 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
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Commit poetry.lock, uv.lock, pdm.lock, Pipfile.lock, conda-lock.yml, or another lockfile for your Python dependency manager.

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

94

Contributing guide5pt80

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

80

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit poetry.lock, uv.lock, pdm.lock, Pipfile.lock, conda-lock.yml, or another lockfile for your Python dependency manager.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (cli/bash/commands/basectl/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.pylintrc).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

→ Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

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

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 13
    Forks
  • 16
    Releaseslatest 1mo ago

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 116
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • -
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 8
    Open issues
Repository files27 root entries
  • .ai-context
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/tests.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • bin
  • cli
    Good: Test files detected (cli/bash/commands/basectl/tests).
  • demo
  • docs
  • lib
  • templates
  • tests
  • .codexignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .pylintrc
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.pylintrc).
  • AGENTS.md
  • base_init.sh
  • base_manifest.yaml
  • bootstrap.sh
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • FAQ.md
  • install.sh
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • pytest.ini
  • 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.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • requirements-dev.txt
  • skills.md
  • STANDARDS.md
  • VERSION
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