helix-editor/helix
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96

/ 100

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

Top 5% of 5,156 graded repos

A post-modern modal text editor.

Documentation87
Engineering100
Health100
Rust44,975MPL-2.01mo ago

Outstanding. A score of 96/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

6 to address
  1. 1
    README12pt

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

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  3. 3
    Contributing guide5pt

    Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

    Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

87

Contributing guide5pt72

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt85

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MPL-2.0.

Engineering

100

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (helix-core/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Rust linting configured (rustfmt.toml, cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).

Reproducibility6pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

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

  • 155 / 244
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 3,564
    Forks
  • 30
    Releaseslatest 5y ago

Community

  • 62% - Fair
    Community health
  • 3 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 44,975
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2h
    Median issue response
  • 4h
    Median PR merge time
  • 1,552
    Open issues
Repository files43 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (cargo, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • book
  • contrib
  • docs
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Fix: Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • helix-core
    Good: Test files detected (helix-core/tests).
  • helix-dap
  • helix-dap-types
  • helix-event
  • helix-loader
  • helix-lsp
  • helix-lsp-types
  • helix-parsec
  • helix-stdx
  • helix-term
  • helix-tui
  • helix-vcs
  • helix-view
  • runtime
    Good: Environment pinned via runtime/queries/dockerfile.
  • tests
  • xtask
  • .envrc
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • base16_theme.toml
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • default.nix
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • grammars.nix
  • languages.toml
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MPL-2.0.
  • logo_dark.svg
  • logo_light.svg
  • logo.svg
  • 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.
  • rust-toolchain.toml
  • rustfmt.toml
    Good: Rust linting configured (rustfmt.toml, cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).
  • screenshot.png
  • shell.nix
  • theme.toml
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