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GradeC

Strong early engineering with some momentum.

Top 35% of 5,156 graded repos

A sovereign cognitive architecture with IIT 4.0 integrated information, residual-stream affective steering (CAA), Global Workspace Theory, active inference, and 72 consciousness modules — running locally on Apple Silicon.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

13 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

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

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

88

README12pt80

README is present.

Contributing guide5pt86

Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.

Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

63

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.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (archive/one_off_scripts/test_boot_validation.py).

Reproducibility6pt80

Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

CI/CD14pt85

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

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

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)
  • 11
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 62
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • <1h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 3
    Open issues
Repository files109 root entries
  • .aura
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/decisive.yml).
  • archive
    Good: Test files detected (archive/one_off_scripts/test_boot_validation.py).
  • artifacts
  • assets
  • aura
  • aura_bench
  • autonomy_engine
  • benchmarks
  • challenges
  • cloud
  • config
  • core
  • demos
  • dev_archive
  • docker
  • docs
  • environments
  • evals
  • executors
  • experiments
  • infrastructure
  • integration
  • interface
  • llm
  • memory
  • native
  • optimizer
  • proof_kernel
  • requirements
  • research
  • rust_extensions
  • scoping
  • scratch
  • scripts
  • security
  • senses
  • skills
  • slo
  • specs
  • storage
  • systemd
  • tests
  • tools
  • training
  • utils
  • __init__.py
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • .python-version
  • AI_SYSTEM_CARD.md
  • ARCHITECTURE.md
  • ARTIFACT_INDEX.md
  • AUDIT_SPEC_BEING_CLOSED_LOOP_V3.md
  • aura_cleanup.py
  • aura_deep_qa_report.md
  • aura_full_codebase_audit.txt
  • aura_main.py
  • Aura.entitlements
  • AUTONOMY_BOUNDARIES.md
  • build_app.sh
  • CHALLENGE.md
  • CITATION.cff
  • CLAIMS_MATRIX.md
  • CLAIMS_NOT_SUPPORTED.md
  • CLAIMS_SUPPORTED.md
  • CLOSEOUT.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    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.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • CRITIQUE_CLOSURE.md
  • DATA_CARD.md
  • docker-compose.yml
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • EVALUATE_AURA.md
  • EVALUATION_REPORT.md
  • HARDWARE_PROFILES.md
  • HOW_IT_WORKS.md
  • HUMAN_OVERRIDE_POLICY.md
  • INSTALL.md
  • KNOWN_FAILURE_MODES.md
  • launch_aura.sh
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • main_daemon.py
  • MAIN15_AUDIT_NOTES.md
  • Makefile
  • MEMORY_CARD.md
  • MODEL_CARD.md
  • OWNERSHIP.md
  • PHENOMENAL_SUBSTRATE_INTEGRATION.md
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • README_BEING_CLOSED_LOOP_V3.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    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.
  • README.md
  • requirements_hardened.txt
  • requirements_lock.txt
  • requirements.lock.txt
  • requirements.txt
    Good: Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
  • ROADMAP.md
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • SERVICE_OWNERSHIP.md
  • test_connection_pool.py
  • test_consciousness.py
  • test_file_operations.py
  • test_memory_and_tools.py
  • test_memory_bounds_v64.py
  • test_out_2.txt
  • test_profiles.py
  • test_tool_execution.py
  • TESTING.md
  • TOOL_USE_POLICY.md
  • WHITEPAPER_CONSCIOUSNESS_EXPANSION.md
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