volta-cli/volta
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Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

Top 26% of 5,156 graded repos

Volta: JS Toolchains as Code. ⚡

Documentation84
Engineering87
Health70
Rust13,021Other8mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

16 to address
  1. 1
    README12pt

    Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.

  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 additional package-ecosystem entries (especially github-actions) to keep all dependencies current.

  4. 4
    Issue and PR templates6pt

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

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Documentation

84

Contributing guide5pt52

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.

README12pt85

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

87

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.

Reproducibility6pt97

Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (dev/unix/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Rust linting configured (cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).

Project health

70

Activity5pt40

Last pushed 6-12 months ago (−60 pts).

→ A recent commit signals the project is still maintained.

Housekeeping3pt60

.gitignore present.

Dependency manifest6pt75

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 0 / 0
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 334
    Forks
  • 62
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • 62% - Fair
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 13,021
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 90d 4h
    Median issue response
  • 1d 9h
    Median PR merge time
  • 340
    Open issues
Repository files21 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for cargo.
  • .vscode
  • ci
    Good: Environment pinned via ci/docker/Dockerfile.
  • crates
    Issue: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (crates/volta-core/fixtures/basic/node_modules/.bin) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • dev
    Good: Test files detected (dev/unix/tests).
  • src
  • tests
  • wix
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • COMPATIBILITY.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: 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).
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Fix: Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • README.md
    Good: 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.
  • RELEASES.md
  • rust-toolchain.toml
  • volta.iml
  • volta.png
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