spider-rs/spiderNew scan
98/ 100 · A

A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

Low latency streaming web data

Rust2,555 starsMITupdated today

Outstanding work. A score of 98/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered open source projects.

DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
97
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
98
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
100

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

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

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions
    DocumentationIssue

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

  3. 3
    Reproducibility
    EngineeringIssue

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

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

97
  • README100
    • README is present.
    • README is well structured with multiple sections.
    • README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    • README has code examples.
    • README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    • README includes status badges.
  • Install and run instructions90
    • README documents how to install the project.
    • README documents how to run the project.
    • No .env.example found (−10 pts).Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
  • License100
    • Licensed under MIT.
  • Contributing guide100
    • Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    • Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    • Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    • Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    • Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    • Contributing guide includes code examples.
    • Code of conduct present.

Engineering

98
  • Tests100
    • Test files detected (spider/tests).
    • Rust workspace with test files detected. Run with `cargo test --workspace`.
  • CI/CD100

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).
    • CI workflow runs tests.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI workflow runs a lint or format check.
    • CI runs type checking (tsc, mypy, cargo check, etc.).
    • Optional: report test coverage in CI.Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.
    • CI caches dependencies for faster runs.
    • CI includes a build step.
  • Linting and formatting100
    • Rust linting configured (.editorconfig, cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).
  • Reproducibility82
    • Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
    • No Dockerfile or runtime version pin found. Adding one earns +10 pts.Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.
    • Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    • Dependabot only covers one ecosystem (−8 pts). Covering 2+ ecosystems earns the full +20 pts.Add additional package-ecosystem entries (especially github-actions) to keep all dependencies current.
  • Issue and PR templates100
    • Issue or PR templates present.
    • Security policy present.

Project health

100
  • Dependency manifest100
    • Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
    • Cargo.toml is a workspace manifest for a multi-crate Rust project.
  • Repository metadata100
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: Rust.
  • Activity100
    • Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
    • 2,555 stars.
  • Housekeeping100
    • .gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • —
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 213
    Forks
  • 166
    Releaseslatest 4y ago

Community

  • —
    Community health
  • —
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 2,555
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 3h
    Median issue response
  • 18h
    Median PR merge time
  • 0
    Open issues
Repository files25 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • benches
  • examples
  • spider
    Good: Test files detected (spider/tests).
  • spider_agent
  • spider_agent_html
  • spider_agent_types
  • spider_cli
  • spider_mcp
  • spider_utils
  • spider_worker
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Rust linting configured (.editorconfig, cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • default.nix
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.sh
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.