97
/ 100
A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.
Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
Outstanding. A score of 97/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.
Top fixes
Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight
- 1Install and run instructions9pt
Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
- 2Reproducibility6pt
Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.
- 3Dependency manifest6pt
Change the module directive to a full path like `module github.com/test/tools/vendor/github.com/Masterminds`.
- 4Contributing guide5pt
Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
Working through the fixes? Let every push regrade itself.
The free GitHub App rescans this repo on every push and posts the grade as a commit check, so the score climbs without coming back to rescan by hand.
Scorecard
Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first
Documentation
97
README documents how to install the project.
Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
README is present.
Licensed under Apache-2.0.
Engineering
98
Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
Test files detected (cmd/podman/common/completion_test.go).
CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).
Issue or PR templates present.
Project health
92
Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
Repository has a description.
Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
.gitignore present.
Repository health signals
Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time
Activity
- 239 / 704Commits (30d / 90d)
- 3,170Forks
- 242Releaseslatest 8y ago
Community
- 87% - GoodCommunity health
- 4 bus factorauthors own >50% of commits
- 32,158Watchers
Responsiveness
- 21hMedian issue response
- 3hMedian PR merge time
- 1,084Open issues
Repository files58 root entries
- .fmf
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).Good: Issue or PR templates present.
- cmdGood: Test files detected (cmd/podman/common/completion_test.go).
- completions
- contrib
- docker
- docs
- hack
- internal
- libpod
- logo
- pkg
- plans
- rpm
- testGood: Code of conduct present.Good: Environment pinned via test/build/from-scratch/Dockerfile.
- utils
- vendor
- version
- .codespellrc
- .dockerignore
- .editorconfigGood: Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .golangci.yml
- .packit.yaml
- .pre-commit-config.yaml
- .readthedocs.yaml
- ADOPTERS.md
- AGENTS.md
- build_osx.md
- build_windows.md
- CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
- commands-demo.md
- commands.md
- CONTRIBUTING.mdGood: 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.
- DISTRO_PACKAGE.md
- DOWNLOADS.md
- go.modGood: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
- go.sumGood: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
- GOVERNANCE.md
- install.md
- ISSUE.md
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
- LLM_POLICY.md
- MAINTAINERS.md
- Makefile
- pyproject.toml
- README.mdGood: 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.
- RELEASE_NOTES.md
- RELEASE_PROCESS.md
- REVIEWING.md
- ROADMAP.md
- rootless.md
- SECURITY.mdGood: Security policy present.
- SUPPORT.md
- transfer.md
- TRIAGE.md
- troubleshooting.md
- winmake.ps1
Add this badge to your README
It updates automatically each time the repo is re-graded.
[](https://www.repo-grade.com/report/podman-container-tools/podman)