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Solid engineering. The biggest lever is issue and PR templates.

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Blockstream Green Development Kit

Documentation70
Engineering68
Health100
C++202Other6d ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

10 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
    README12pt

    Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.

  3. 3
    README12pt

    Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.

  4. 4
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

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Documentation

70

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

→ Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

README12pt70

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

68

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

→ Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code 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 (subprojects/gdk_rust/gdk_common/src/data/test).

Reproducibility6pt80

Lockfile present (docs/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.gitlab-ci.yml).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (docs/requirements.txt).

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)
  • 73
    Forks
  • 119
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • 37% - Weak
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 202
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 6d 14h
    Median issue response
  • 17h
    Median PR merge time
  • 25
    Open issues
Repository files20 root entries
  • cmake
  • docker
    Good: Environment pinned via docker/android-bookworm/Dockerfile.
  • docs
    Good: Lockfile present (docs/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
    Good: Dependency manifest found (docs/requirements.txt).
  • downloads
  • gitlab
  • include
  • src
  • subprojects
    Good: Test files detected (subprojects/gdk_rust/gdk_common/src/data/test).
  • tests
  • tools
  • .clang-format
  • .clang-tidy
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitlab-ci.yml
    Good: CI is configured (.gitlab-ci.yml).
  • .readthedocs.yaml
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    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.
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