57

/ 100

GradeF

Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

Higher than 42% of 5,156 graded repos

Methodology + prompts + Claude Code Skill behind Zombie Scavenger by Mx-Shell — the AI short PJ Ace called "one of the best short films I've seen in years." Works with Sora · Kling · Veo · Seedance.

A low grade is a to-do list, not a judgment of your code

Most gaps here are documentation, tests, and setup, not the code itself. Closing your top 3 gaps alone would lift this repo to B (82).

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Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

15 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Add automated tests. They prove the code works and give contributors confidence to make changes.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

93

Contributing guide5pt72

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

29

Tests18pt0

No tests detected anywhere in the repository.

Add automated tests. They prove the code works and give contributors confidence to make changes.

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code style.

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

CI/CD14pt57

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

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

  • 45 / 64
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 33
    Forks
  • 5
    Releaseslatest 1mo ago

Community

  • 71% - Fair
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 209
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • -
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 0
    Open issues
Repository files31 root entries
  • .claude
  • .claude-plugin
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/evals.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • assets
  • docs
  • evals
  • prompts
  • scripts
  • skills
  • templates
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • cases.md
  • cases.zh.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • cheatsheet.md
  • cheatsheet.zh.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    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.
    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.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • credits.md
  • credits.zh.md
  • faq.md
  • faq.zh.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • methodology.md
  • methodology.zh.md
  • NOTICE
  • NOTICE.zh
  • 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.
  • README.zh.md
  • showcase.md
  • wrangler.toml
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