Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.

Nimbus: an Ethereum Execution Client for Resource-Restricted Devices

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 Apache-2.0.

Engineering

57

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code style.

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

CI/CD14pt57

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (nimbus_verified_proxy/library/bindings/go/verifproxy/verifproxy_test.go).

Reproducibility6pt92

Lockfile present (nimbus_verified_proxy/library/bindings/go/go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (nimbus_verified_proxy/library/bindings/go/go.mod).

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)
  • 157
    Forks
  • 6
    Releaseslatest 4d ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 629
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 18h
    Median issue response
  • 13h
    Median PR merge time
  • 123
    Open issues
Repository files39 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build_base_image.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for gitsubmodule.
  • .vscode
  • ci
  • docker
  • examples
  • execution_chain
  • hive_integration
  • metrics
  • nimbus_verified_proxy
    Good: Test files detected (nimbus_verified_proxy/library/bindings/go/verifproxy/verifproxy_test.go).
    Good: Lockfile present (nimbus_verified_proxy/library/bindings/go/go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
    Good: Dependency manifest found (nimbus_verified_proxy/library/bindings/go/go.mod).
  • nix
  • nrpc
  • portal
  • scripts
  • tests
  • tools
  • vendor
  • .dockerignore
  • .envrc
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • BlockchainTests.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • config.nims
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • Dockerfile.debug
  • env.sh
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • kurtosis-network-params.yml
  • LICENSE-APACHEv2
  • LICENSE-MIT
  • Makefile
  • nimbus.nimble
  • nimbus.nims
  • PrecompileTests.md
  • 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.
  • run-kurtosis-check.sh
  • TransactionTests.md