91
/ 100
A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.
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Top fixes
Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight
- 1Tests18pt
Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.
- 2Install and run instructions9pt
Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
- 3Reproducibility6pt
Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.
- 4Dependency manifest6pt
Add a [project] table with name, version, and description so the package can be published and understood.
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Scorecard
Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first
Documentation
97
README documents how to install the project.
README is present.
Licensed under MIT.
Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
Engineering
90
Test files detected (spacy/tests).
Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
CI is configured (.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml).
Linter or formatter configured (website/.eslintrc).
Issue or PR templates present.
Project health
83
Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
Actively maintained (pushed within 3 months).
Repository has a description.
.gitignore present.
Repository health signals
Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time
Activity
- 0 / 2Commits (30d / 90d)
- 4,689Forks
- 136Releaseslatest 9y ago
Community
- 62% - FairCommunity health
- 2 bus factorauthors own >50% of commits
- 33,699Watchers
Responsiveness
- 7hMedian issue response
- 4hMedian PR merge time
- 217Open issues
Repository files21 root entries
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml).Good: Issue or PR templates present.
- bin
- examples
- extra
- licenses
- spacyGood: Test files detected (spacy/tests).
- websiteGood: Linter or formatter configured (website/.eslintrc).Good: Environment pinned via website/Dockerfile.
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .pre-commit-config.yaml
- build-constraints.txt
- CITATION.cff
- CONTRIBUTING.mdGood: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under MIT.
- Makefile
- MANIFEST.in
- netlify.toml
- pyproject.tomlGood: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
- README.mdGood: 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.
- requirements.txtGood: Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
- setup.cfg
- setup.py
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