mudler/localai
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98

/ 100

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Excellent work. The main thing left to polish is housekeeping.

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LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

Documentation96
Engineering100
Health94
Go47,495MIT24d ago

Outstanding. A score of 98/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

4 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
    Contributing guide5pt

    Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.

  3. 3
    Contributing guide5pt

    A CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md signals that your project is welcoming. GitHub has a template you can add in one click.

  4. 4
    Housekeeping3pt

    Remove them and add to .gitignore.

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Documentation

96

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt92

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

100

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (backend/go/acestep-cpp/acestepcpp_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).

Reproducibility6pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

94

Housekeeping3pt60

.gitignore present.

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 281 / 971
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 4,229
    Forks
  • 130
    Releaseslatest 3y ago

Community

  • 85% - Good
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 47,495
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 7h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 206
    Open issues
Repository files52 root entries
  • .agents
  • .devcontainer
  • .devcontainer-scripts
  • .docker
  • .githooks
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-test.yaml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 27 ecosystems (gitsubmodule, gomod, github-actions, pip, docker, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, pip, docker, docker, docker, gomod, docker). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • backend
    Good: Test files detected (backend/go/acestep-cpp/acestepcpp_test.go).
  • cmd
  • configuration
  • contrib
  • core
  • custom-ca-certs
  • docs
  • examples
  • formal-verification
  • gallery
  • internal
  • pkg
  • prompt-templates
  • scripts
  • swagger
  • tests
  • .air.toml
  • .dockerignore
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).
  • .env
    Issue: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (.env) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .golangci.yml
  • .goreleaser.yaml
  • .yamllint
  • AGENTS.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • coverage-baseline.txt
  • docker-compose.distributed.yaml
  • docker-compose.yaml
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • Entitlements.plist
  • entrypoint.sh
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • Makefile
  • 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.
  • renovate.json
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • webui_static.yaml
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