Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

MLX: An array framework for Apple silicon

Documentation

92

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt91

Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.

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

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

72

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code style.

CI/CD14pt72

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (python/tests).

Reproducibility6pt82

Lockfile present (docs/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository files22 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • benchmarks
  • cmake
  • docs
    Good: Lockfile present (docs/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
  • examples
  • mlx
  • python
    Good: Test files detected (python/tests).
  • tests
  • .clang-format
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md
  • CITATION.cff
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    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).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • MANIFEST.in
  • mlx.pc.in
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • 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.
    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.
  • setup.py