lotabout/skim
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97

/ 100

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A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

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Documentation93
Engineering99
Health100
Rust6,862MIT1mo ago

Outstanding. A score of 97/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

5 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 a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add `edition = "2021"` to [package] in Cargo.toml for the latest Rust language features.

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

    Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

93

Contributing guide5pt72

CONTRIBUTING guide found.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

99

Reproducibility6pt90

Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.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

  • 18 / 82
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 253
    Forks
  • 135
    Releaseslatest 8y ago

Community

  • 62% - Fair
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 6,862
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 3h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 12
    Open issues
Repository files34 root entries
  • .config
  • .githooks
  • .github
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide found.
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (cargo, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • benches
  • bin
  • examples
  • man
  • plugin
  • shell
  • src
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • wix
  • .dockerignore
  • .envrc
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .rustfmt.toml
  • AGENTS.md
  • ARCHITECTURE.md
  • bench.png
  • build.rs
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • cliff.toml
  • dist-workspace.toml
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • justfile
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.
  • rust-toolchain.toml
  • test.dockerfile
  • Vagrantfile
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