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A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.
KitchenOwl is a self-hosted grocery list and recipe manager. The backend is made with Flask and the frontend with Flutter. Easily add items to your shopping list before you go shopping. You can also create recipes and add items based on what you want to cook.
Top fixes
Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight
- 1Tests18pt
Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.
- 2README12pt
Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
- 3Install and run instructions9pt
Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
- 4Reproducibility6pt
Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.
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Scorecard
Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first
Documentation
85
CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.
→ Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
README is present.
README documents how to install the project.
Licensed under AGPL-3.0.
Engineering
80
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.
Test files detected (backend/tests).
Lockfile present (backend/uv.lock). Installs are reproducible.
CI is configured (.github/workflows/tests.yaml).
Issue or PR templates present.
Project health
100
Dependency manifest found (backend/pyproject.toml).
Repository has a description.
Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
.gitignore present.
Repository health signals
Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time
Activity
- -Commits (30d / 90d)
- 207Forks
- 76Releaseslatest 4y ago
Community
- -Community health
- -authors own >50% of commits
- 3,423Watchers
Responsiveness
- 14hMedian issue response
- <1hMedian PR merge time
- 307Open issues
Repository files20 root entries
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/tests.yaml).Good: Issue or PR templates present.
- backendGood: Test files detected (backend/tests).Good: Lockfile present (backend/uv.lock). Installs are reproducible.Good: Dependency manifest found (backend/pyproject.toml).
- docs
- icons
- kitchenowl
- metadata
- .dockerignore
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .gitmodules
- changelog_configuration.json
- CHANGELOG.md
- CONTRIBUTING.mdIssue: CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +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.Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).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.
- docker-compose-postgres.yml
- docker-compose-rabbitmq.yml
- docker-compose-single.yml
- docker-compose.yml
- DockerfileGood: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
- flutter
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under AGPL-3.0.
- README.mdGood: README is present.Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.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.
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