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Well engineered. The main gaps are issue and PR templates and a contributing guide.

Top 32% of 5,156 graded repos

A pure-rust secp256k1 library optimised for fun

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

11 to address
  1. 1
    README12pt

    Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.

  2. 2
    README12pt

    Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.

  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

    If this crate also ships a binary, commit Cargo.lock. For pure library crates, omitting it is recommended per the Cargo guide.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

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 0BSD.

Engineering

82

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.

Reproducibility6pt50

No Cargo.lock committed (correct for Rust library crates; the ecosystem convention is to omit it for libraries).

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (ecdsa_fun/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

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

Project health

89

Activity5pt60

Last pushed 3-6 months ago (−40 pts). A push within 90 days earns 80 pts; within 30 days earns 100 pts.

A recent commit keeps the project looking alive to visitors and contributors.

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 34
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 42% - Weak
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 112
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 11d 6h
    Median issue response
  • 2h
    Median PR merge time
  • 7
    Open issues
Repository files17 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
  • arithmetic_macros
  • ecdsa_fun
    Good: Test files detected (ecdsa_fun/tests).
  • schnorr_fun
  • secp256kfun
  • sigma_fun
  • vrf_fun
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • clippy.toml
  • config.toml
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under 0BSD.
  • publish.sh
  • 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.
  • rustfmt.toml
    Good: Rust linting configured (rustfmt.toml, cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).
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