91
/ 100
A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.
The Rust OpenTelemetry implementation
Top fixes
Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight
- 1CI/CD14pt
Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.
- 2README12pt
Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
- 3Install and run instructions9pt
Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
- 4Reproducibility6pt
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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Scorecard
Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first
Documentation
88
Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
README is present.
README documents how to install the project.
Licensed under Apache-2.0.
Engineering
88
No Cargo.lock committed (correct for Rust library crates; the ecosystem convention is to omit it for libraries).
CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
Test files detected (opentelemetry-appender-tracing/tests).
Rust linting configured (rustfmt.toml, cargo fmt in CI).
Issue or PR templates present.
Project health
100
Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
Repository has a description.
Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
.gitignore present.
Repository health signals
Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time
Activity
- -Commits (30d / 90d)
- 674Forks
- 43Releaseslatest 5y ago
Community
- 87% - GoodCommunity health
- -authors own >50% of commits
- 2,631Watchers
Responsiveness
- 4d 22hMedian issue response
- 3d 21hMedian PR merge time
- 264Open issues
Repository files33 root entries
- .cargo
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).Good: Dependabot covers 3 ecosystems (cargo, docker, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.Good: Issue or PR templates present.
- assets
- docs
- examples
- opentelemetry
- opentelemetry-appender-log
- opentelemetry-appender-tracingGood: Test files detected (opentelemetry-appender-tracing/tests).
- opentelemetry-http
- opentelemetry-jaeger-propagator
- opentelemetry-otlp
- opentelemetry-prometheus
- opentelemetry-proto
- opentelemetry-sdk
- opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
- opentelemetry-stdout
- opentelemetry-zipkin
- scripts
- stress
- .clomonitor.yml
- .cspell.json
- .dockerignore
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .gitmodules
- AGENTS.md
- Cargo.tomlGood: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
- CLAUDE.md
- CONTRIBUTING.mdGood: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.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.
- deny.toml
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
- README.mdGood: README is present.Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.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.
- rustfmt.tomlGood: Rust linting configured (rustfmt.toml, cargo fmt in CI).
- VERSIONING.md
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