bitwarden/server
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91

/ 100

GradeA

Excellent work. The main thing left to polish is a contributing guide.

Top 11% of 5,156 graded repos

Bitwarden infrastructure/backend (API, database, Docker, etc).

Documentation92
Engineering87
Health100
C#19,741Other4d ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

11 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
    Reproducibility6pt

    Make sure the Renovate config is valid JSON, for example `{ "extends": ["config:recommended"] }`.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

92

Contributing guide5pt47

CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.

→ Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

README12pt100

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt100

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

87

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (bitwarden_license/test).

CI/CD14pt85

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

Reproducibility6pt92

Lockfile present (bitwarden_license/src/Commercial.Core/packages.lock.json). Installs are reproducible.

Linting and formatting5pt100

.NET formatting configured (.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (AppHost/AppHost.csproj).

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

  • 119 / 412
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,724
    Forks
  • 238
    Releaseslatest 9y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 6 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 19,741
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 6h
    Median issue response
  • 11h
    Median PR merge time
  • 235
    Open issues
Repository files31 root entries
  • .aspire
  • .claude
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    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.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Fix: Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • .config
  • .devcontainer
    Good: Environment pinned via .devcontainer/bitwarden_common/docker-compose.yml.
  • .git-hooks
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build_target.yml).
    Good: Renovate config present (.github/renovate.json5).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .run
  • .vscode
  • AppHost
    Good: Dependency manifest found (AppHost/AppHost.csproj).
  • bitwarden_license
    Good: Test files detected (bitwarden_license/test).
    Good: Lockfile present (bitwarden_license/src/Commercial.Core/packages.lock.json). Installs are reproducible.
  • dev
  • perf
  • src
  • test
  • util
  • .dockerignore
  • .editorconfig
    Good: .NET formatting configured (.editorconfig).
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • bitwarden-server.slnx
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Directory.Build.props
  • global.json
  • LICENSE_AGPL.txt
  • LICENSE_BITWARDEN.txt
  • LICENSE_FAQ.md
  • LICENSE.txt
    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.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • TRADEMARK_GUIDELINES.md
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