86

/ 100

GradeB

Well engineered. The main gaps are a reproducible setup and setup instructions.

Top 20% of 5,156 graded repos

An HTTP library for Rust

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

11 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 section showing how to install dependencies.

  3. 3
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Run `cargo build` and commit the resulting Cargo.lock file.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

74

Install and run instructions9pt45

No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).

Add a section showing how to install dependencies.

Contributing guide5pt66

Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.

Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

README12pt85

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

88

Reproducibility6pt5

No Cargo.lock found (−70 pts). Rust binary/application crates should commit Cargo.lock.

Run `cargo build` and commit the resulting Cargo.lock file.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

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

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

  • 14 / 47
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,768
    Forks
  • 190
    Releaseslatest 11y ago

Community

  • 87% - Good
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 16,213
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 8h
    Median issue response
  • 9h
    Median PR merge time
  • 260
    Open issues
Repository files14 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/CI.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • benches
  • capi
  • docs
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • examples
  • src
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    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.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.
    Issue: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
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