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

Terminal emulator by KDE

Documentation

65

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

README12pt55

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

68

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

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

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (src/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.gitlab-ci.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

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

  • Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 115
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 680
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • Median issue response
  • Median PR merge time
  • 0
    Open issues
Repository files28 root entries
  • completions
  • data
  • desktop
  • doc
  • LICENSES
  • po
  • src
    Good: Test files detected (src/tests).
  • tests
  • tools
  • .craft.ini
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .flatpak-manifest.json
  • .flatpak-manifest.json.license
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitlab-ci.yml
    Good: CI is configured (.gitlab-ci.yml).
  • .kde-ci.yml
  • .krazy
  • BUILD.md
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CMakePresets.json
  • COPYING
  • COPYING.DOC
  • COPYING.LIB
  • logo.png
  • Mainpage.dox
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    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.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • REUSE.toml