openthread/ot-br-posix
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83

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Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.

Top 26% of 5,156 graded repos

OpenThread Border Router, a Thread border router for POSIX-based platforms.

Documentation77
Engineering80
Health100
C++541BSD-3-Clause1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

10 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    README12pt

    Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

77

README12pt55

README is present.

Contributing guide5pt77

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

Engineering

80

CI/CD14pt57

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (etc/docker/test).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.prettierrc).

Reproducibility6pt100

Lockfile present (src/web/web-service/frontend/package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (src/web/web-service/frontend/package.json).

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

  • 40 / 138
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 279
    Forks
  • 5
    Releaseslatest 2mo ago

Community

  • 87% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 541
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 4d 1h
    Median issue response
  • 21h
    Median PR merge time
  • 63
    Open issues
Repository files26 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (gitsubmodule, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • doc
  • etc
    Good: Test files detected (etc/docker/test).
    Good: Environment pinned via etc/docker/border-router/Dockerfile.
  • examples
  • include
  • script
  • src
    Good: Lockfile present (src/web/web-service/frontend/package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.
    Good: Dependency manifest found (src/web/web-service/frontend/package.json).
  • tests
  • third_party
  • tools
  • .clang-format
  • .codecov.yml
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .prettierrc
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.prettierrc).
  • AUTHORS
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: 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.
    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.
  • GEMINI.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.
  • NOTICE
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    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.
    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.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • STYLE_GUIDE.md
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