kubernetes/kubernetes
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96

/ 100

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A landmark open source project with strong engineering quality.

Top 5% of 5,156 graded repos

Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management

Documentation90
Engineering98
Health100
Go123,299Apache-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

9 to address
  1. 1
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  2. 2
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Remove replace directives before publishing if they point to local paths.

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

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

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

90

Contributing guide5pt52

CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.

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

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

98

Reproducibility6pt85

Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (LICENSES/vendor/github.com/container-storage-interface/spec).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (vendor/github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler/.travis.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (vendor/cyphar.com/go-pathrs/.golangci.yml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

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

  • 550 / 1767
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 43,355
    Forks
  • 804
    Releaseslatest 11y ago

Community

  • 100% - Good
    Community health
  • 18 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 123,299
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2d 11h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 2,756
    Open issues
Repository files36 root entries
  • .github
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
    Good: Security policy present.
  • api
  • build
    Good: Environment pinned via build/pause/Dockerfile.
  • CHANGELOG
  • cluster
  • cmd
  • docs
  • hack
  • LICENSES
    Good: Test files detected (LICENSES/vendor/github.com/container-storage-interface/spec).
  • logo
  • pkg
  • plugin
  • staging
  • test
  • third_party
  • vendor
    Good: Code of conduct present.
    Good: CI is configured (vendor/github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler/.travis.yml).
    Good: Formatting enforced (vendor/cyphar.com/go-pathrs/.golangci.yml).
  • .generated_files
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .go-version
  • .import-restrictions
  • AGENTS.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • code-of-conduct.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +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).
    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.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • go.work
  • go.work.sum
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • Makefile
  • OWNERS
  • OWNERS_ALIASES
  • 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.
  • SECURITY_CONTACTS
  • SUPPORT.md
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