A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

iOS/macOS Research Swiss Army Knife

Documentation

97

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt97

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

88

CI/CD14pt57

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

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (cmd/ipsw/cmd/diff_cache_test.go).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (www/.prettierrc).

Reproducibility6pt100

Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

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)
  • 285
    Forks
  • 970
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 3,505
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 11h
    Median issue response
  • 2h
    Median PR merge time
  • 15
    Open issues
Repository files23 root entries
  • .github
    Good: Code of conduct present.
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/go.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 3 ecosystems (gomod, github-actions, docker). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • api
  • cmd
    Good: Test files detected (cmd/ipsw/cmd/diff_cache_test.go).
  • hack
  • internal
  • pkg
  • www
    Good: Formatting enforced (www/.prettierrc).
  • .cursorignore
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .goreleaser.yml
  • .rules
  • AI_POLICY.md
  • config.example.yml
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    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.
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • Dockerfile.daemon
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • Makefile
  • 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.