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98/ 100 · A

A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.

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

Go46,981 starsMITupdated 2d ago

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

DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
96
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
100
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
94

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions
    DocumentationIssue

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

  3. 3
    Contributing guide
    DocumentationIssue

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

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

96
  • README100
    • README is present.
    • README is well structured with multiple sections.
    • README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    • README has code examples.
    • README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    • README includes status badges.
  • Install and run instructions90
    • README documents how to install the project.
    • README documents how to run the project.
    • No .env.example found (−10 pts).Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
  • License100
    • Licensed under MIT.
  • Contributing guide92
    • Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    • Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    • Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    • Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    • Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    • Contributing guide includes code examples.
    • Optional: add a Code of Conduct.A CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md signals that your project is welcoming. GitHub has a template you can add in one click.

Engineering

100
  • Tests100
    • Test files detected (backend/go/acestep-cpp/acestepcpp_test.go).
    • Go module github.com/mudler/LocalAI has test files. Run with `go test ./...`.
  • CI/CD100

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-test.yaml).
    • CI workflow runs tests.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI workflow runs a lint or format check.
    • Optional: add type checking to CI.Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.
    • CI reports or uploads test coverage.
    • CI tests across multiple environments or versions.
  • Linting and formatting100
    • Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).
  • Reproducibility100
    • Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
    • Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
    • Dockerfile uses multi-stage builds (smaller, more secure images).
    • Dockerfile includes a HEALTHCHECK instruction.
    • 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.
    • go.mod pins Go version 1.26.0.
  • Issue and PR templates100
    • Issue or PR templates present.
    • Security policy present.

Project health

94
  • Dependency manifest100
    • Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
    • go.mod module path is fully qualified (github.com/mudler/LocalAI).
    • go.mod specifies Go version 1.26.0.
  • Repository metadata100
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: Go.
  • Activity100
    • Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
    • 46,981 stars.
  • Housekeeping60
    • .gitignore present.
    • Build artifacts or local files may be committed (.env) (−40 pts).Remove them and add to .gitignore.
Repository files50 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
  • core
  • custom-ca-certs
  • docs
  • examples
  • 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