95

/ 100

GradeA

Polished and well engineered. Punching above its star count.

Top 6% of 5,156 graded repos

CLI Tool for installing & updating Ghost

Outstanding. A score of 95/100 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
    Reproducibility6pt

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

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.

  4. 4
    Dependency manifest6pt

    Add a `build` script to package.json so the project can be compiled with `npm run build`.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

93

Contributing guide5pt72

CONTRIBUTING guide found.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

96

Reproducibility6pt70

Lockfile present (pnpm-lock.yaml). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (.mocharc.json).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

97

Dependency manifest6pt90

Dependency manifest found (package.json).

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

  • 27 / 119
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 235
    Forks
  • 127
    Releaseslatest 9y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 493
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2d 5h
    Median issue response
  • 2h
    Median PR merge time
  • 20
    Open issues
Repository files19 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide found.
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • bin
  • extensions
  • lib
  • test
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .eslintrc.json
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .mocharc.json
    Good: Test files detected (.mocharc.json).
  • AGENTS.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • package.json
    Good: Dependency manifest found (package.json).
  • pnpm-lock.yaml
    Good: Lockfile present (pnpm-lock.yaml). Installs are reproducible.
  • pnpm-workspace.yaml
  • 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.
  • renovate.json
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
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