kennethreitz/responder
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Good community traction and solid fundamentals. Nearly in the top tier.

Top 41% of 5,156 graded repos

A familiar HTTP Service Framework for Python.

Documentation70
Engineering68
Health98
Python3,615Apache-2.01mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

14 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

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

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

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Documentation

70

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.

README12pt70

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

68

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.

Reproducibility6pt20

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit poetry.lock, uv.lock, pdm.lock, Pipfile.lock, conda-lock.yml, or another lockfile for your Python dependency manager.

Tests18pt85

Test files detected (tests).

CI/CD14pt85

CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yaml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured ([tool.ruff] / [tool.black] in pyproject.toml).

Project health

98

Dependency manifest6pt93

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.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

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 217
    Forks
  • 27
    Releaseslatest 4mo ago

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 3,615
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 6h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 1
    Open issues
Repository files13 root entries
  • .claude
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yaml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (pip, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
  • docs
  • examples
  • ext
  • responder
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • 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.
    Good: README has code examples.
    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.
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