slimtoolkit/slim
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97

/ 100

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

Top 4% of 5,156 graded repos

Slim(toolkit): Don't change anything in your container image and minify it by up to 30x (and for compiled languages even more) making it secure too! (free and open source)

Documentation93
Engineering100
Health94
Go23,316Apache-2.02mo ago

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

6 to address
  1. 1
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  2. 2
    Contributing guide5pt

    Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

  3. 3
    Contributing guide5pt

    Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

    Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.

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Documentation

93

Contributing guide5pt74

Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.

→ Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

100

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (pkg/app/master/inspectors/image/extract_registry_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (pkg/third_party/compose-go/.github/workflows/ci.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (vendor/github.com/Microsoft/go-winio/.golangci.yml).

Reproducibility6pt100

Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

94

Housekeeping3pt60

.gitignore present.

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 0 / 0
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 833
    Forks
  • 49
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 23,316
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1d 6h
    Median issue response
  • 11h
    Median PR merge time
  • 208
    Open issues
Repository files30 root entries
  • .github
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, gitsubmodule). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • assets
  • build
    Good: Environment pinned via build/package/docker/Dockerfile.
  • cmd
  • examples
  • pkg
    Good: Code of conduct present.
    Good: Test files detected (pkg/app/master/inspectors/image/extract_registry_test.go).
    Good: CI is configured (pkg/third_party/compose-go/.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    Issue: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (pkg/third_party/compose-go/cli/testdata/env-file/.env) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • scripts
  • test
  • vendor
    Good: Formatting enforced (vendor/github.com/Microsoft/go-winio/.golangci.yml).
  • .deepsource.toml
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .gitpod.yml
  • .markdownlint.json
  • ADOPTERS.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • COMMUNITY_ACTIVITY_LOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    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.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • GOVERNANCE.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • MAINTAINERS.md
  • Makefile
  • 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.
  • ROADMAP.md
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • WISHLIST.md
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