couchers-org/couchers
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92

/ 100

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Polished and well engineered. Punching above its star count.

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The next-generation couch surfing platform. Free forever. Community‑led. Non‑profit. Modern. Chuck us a star :)

Documentation90
Engineering93
Health94
Python553MIT1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

7 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

    Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.

  3. 3
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

    Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

90

README12pt85

README is present.

Contributing guide5pt87

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

93

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (app/backend/src/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/auto-format.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (app/mobile/.prettierrc).

Reproducibility6pt100

Lockfile present (.claude/tools/uv.lock). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

94

Housekeeping3pt60

.gitignore present.

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (.claude/tools/pyproject.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 190 / 1977
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 99
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 62% - Fair
    Community health
  • 3 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 553
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 6h
    Median issue response
  • 13h
    Median PR merge time
  • 324
    Open issues
Repository files13 root entries
  • .claude
    Good: Lockfile present (.claude/tools/uv.lock). Installs are reproducible.
    Good: Dependency manifest found (.claude/tools/pyproject.toml).
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/auto-format.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 4 ecosystems (uv, pip, npm, docker). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • app
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
    Good: Test files detected (app/backend/src/tests).
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (app/mobile/.prettierrc).
    Good: Environment pinned via app/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml.
    Issue: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (app/mobile/.env) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • docs
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    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).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • foundation
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • .gitlab-ci.yml
  • CLAUDE.md
  • license.md
  • readme.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    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.
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