derailed/k9s
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95

/ 100

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A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.

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Documentation85
Engineering100
Health100
Go34,056Apache-2.01mo ago

Outstanding. A score of 95/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

3 to address
  1. 1
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  2. 2
    Contributing guide5pt

    Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

  3. 3
    Contributing guide5pt

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

85

Contributing guide5pt25

Contributing guidance is in the README, not a dedicated CONTRIBUTING.md (−20 pts).

→ Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

100

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (cmd/info_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).

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

  • 19 / 49
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 2,205
    Forks
  • 258
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • 57% - Fair
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 34,056
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 7h
    Median issue response
  • 16h
    Median PR merge time
  • 144
    Open issues
Repository files26 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 3 ecosystems (gomod, github-actions, docker). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .semaphore
  • assets
  • change_logs
  • cmd
    Good: Test files detected (cmd/info_test.go).
  • internal
  • jumps
  • plugins
  • skins
  • snap
  • testdata
  • .codebeatsettings
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .golangci.yml
    Good: Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).
  • .goreleaser.yml
  • .travis.yml
  • CNAME
  • COPYING
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • main.go
  • 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.
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