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

Top 22% of 5,156 graded repos

🌐 Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js

Documentation82
Engineering83
Health93
TypeScript14,915MIT2mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

11 to address
  1. 1
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

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

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

  4. 4
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

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Documentation

82

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

→ Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

83

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, or bun.lock so Node installs are repeatable.

CI/CD14pt85

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

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (test).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

93

Activity5pt80

Actively maintained (pushed within 3 months).

Dependency manifest6pt93

Dependency manifest found (package.json).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository files15 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
    Good: Security policy present.
  • benchmark
  • documentation
  • media
  • source
  • test
    Good: Test files detected (test).
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .npmrc
  • license
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • maintainer.md
  • package.json
    Good: Dependency manifest found (package.json).
  • 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.
  • tsconfig.json
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