92

/ 100

GradeA

Polished and well engineered. Punching above its star count.

Top 10% of 5,156 graded repos

MCAP is a modular, performant, and serialization-agnostic container file format, useful for pub/sub and robotics applications.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

9 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
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add additional package-ecosystem entries (especially github-actions) to keep all dependencies current.

  3. 3
    Dependency manifest6pt

    Add a one-line description to package.json. It appears in npm search and on GitHub.

  4. 4
    Dependency manifest6pt

    Add a `repository` field pointing to the GitHub URL so npm knows where the source lives.

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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 MIT.

Engineering

99

Reproducibility6pt92

Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (cpp/test).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.prettierrc.yml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

86

Dependency manifest6pt55

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).

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

  • 38 / 78
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 215
    Forks
  • 101
    Releaseslatest 4y ago

Community

  • 50% - Fair
    Community health
  • 4 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 989
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • <1h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 37
    Open issues
Repository files30 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • cpp
    Good: Test files detected (cpp/test).
  • go
  • python
    Good: Environment pinned via python/examples/ros2/Dockerfile.
  • rust
  • swift
  • testdata
  • tests
  • typescript
  • website
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .prettierignore
  • .prettierrc.yml
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.prettierrc.yml).
  • .swiftformat
  • .swiftlint.yml
  • .typos.toml
  • .yarnrc.yml
  • AGENTS.md
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • cspell.config.yaml
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • package.json
  • Package.resolved
  • Package.swift
  • 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.
  • RELEASING.md
  • yarn.lock
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