91

/ 100

GradeA

Excellent work. The main thing left to polish is setup instructions. Impressive for a brand-new repo.

Top 11% of 5,156 graded repos

HashMesh is a decentralized messaging app for tech-savvy users. It offers end-to-end encrypted communication with pre-shared keys, allowing users to host nodes and connect peer-to-peer. Flexible UUIDs enable custom connection identification, emphasizing a trust model based on cryptography, not centralized authentication.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

10 to address
  1. 1
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a section showing how to start or use the project.

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

78

Install and run instructions9pt45

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt59

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under GPL-3.0.

Engineering

96

Reproducibility6pt70

Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (lib/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Rust linting configured (cargo clippy in CI).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).

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

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 0
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 71% - Fair
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 0
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • -
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 0
    Open issues
Repository files11 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/rust build.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • client
  • lib
    Good: Test files detected (lib/tests).
  • node
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • 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).
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Fix: Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under GPL-3.0.
  • 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.
    Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
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