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/ 100

GradeA

Excellent work. The main thing left to polish is a contributing guide.

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Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

5 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
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry, or a renovate.json, so dependencies are updated automatically.

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

    Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

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Documentation

85

Contributing guide5pt25

Contributing guidance is in the README, not a dedicated CONTRIBUTING.md (−20 pts).

Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

90

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

Reproducibility6pt80

Lockfile present (contrib/deterministic-build/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (setup.cfg).

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

  • 190 / 489
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 3,484
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 62% - Fair
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 8,587
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 15d 8h
    Median issue response
  • 7h
    Median PR merge time
  • 1,237
    Open issues
Repository files23 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/builds.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • contrib
    Good: Lockfile present (contrib/deterministic-build/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
    Good: Environment pinned via contrib/android/Dockerfile.
  • electrum
  • fastlane
  • pubkeys
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .dockerignore
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • AUTHORS
  • electrum-env
  • electrum.desktop
  • LICENCE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • MANIFEST.in
  • org.electrum.electrum.metainfo.xml
  • 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.
  • RELEASE-NOTES
  • run_electrum
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • setup.cfg
    Good: Dependency manifest found (setup.cfg).
  • setup.py
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