0

/ 100

GradeA

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

Beads - A memory upgrade for your coding agent

Outstanding. A score of 99/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

Documentation

97

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Contributing guide5pt100

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Engineering

100

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (beads_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-measurements.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

  • 181 / 1002
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,669
    Forks
  • 92
    Releaseslatest 8mo ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 25,052
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 6h
    Median issue response
  • 3h
    Median PR merge time
  • 505
    Open issues
Repository files60 root entries
  • .agent
  • .beads
  • .claude
  • .claude-plugin
  • .devcontainer
  • .githooks
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-measurements.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 3 ecosystems (gomod, github-actions, pip). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • cmd
  • docs
  • examples
  • format
  • integrations
    Good: Environment pinned via integrations/beads-mcp/.python-version.
  • internal
  • npm-package
  • plugins
  • release-gates
  • scripts
  • tests
  • website
  • winget
  • .buildflags
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .golangci.yml
    Good: Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).
  • .goreleaser.yml
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • .test-skip
  • AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md
  • AGENTS.md
  • ARTICLES.md
  • beads_cgo.go
  • beads_nocgo.go
  • beads_test.go
    Good: Test files detected (beads_test.go).
  • beads.go
  • BENCHMARKS.md
  • build-docs.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • codecov.yml
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: 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.
  • default.nix
  • FEDERATION-SETUP.md
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • install.ps1
  • issues.jsonl
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • Makefile
  • NEWSLETTER.md
  • open_nocgo_test.go
  • packages.nix
  • PR_MAINTAINER_GUIDELINES.md
  • PROPOSAL-pull-config-wedge.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.
    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
  • renovate.json
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES
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