Stethoscope

Check the health of a github repo with one easy step.

Stethoscope: Check the Health of a GitHub Repo

Stethoscope is a Chrome extension called Stethoscope that allows users to easily check the health of a GitHub repository. It assesses various criteria such as the presence of a license, stars count, readme file, recent commits, contributors count, commits count, sponsors section, releases section, docs folder, commit frequency, and open issues. Users can customize their checklist by selecting the criteria they want to include.
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Extension stats

Users: 141
-2
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.3.3 (Last updated: 2022-09-26)
Creation date: 2021-11-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 1.25M

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Extension summary

When you go to a Github repo, the extension will check for various things on that page and give a score/grade. It is not meant to make the decision for you, it is just a quick assessment.

Here is some of the criteria we look for. It is important to note that missing some of these is not a huge problem. They add up in total to more than 100% of a possible score. So, one missing can still allow a perfect grade.

  • Has License file or section in the README. It is an immediate fail if no license is found.

  • Stars count being above 100.

  • Has Readme file.

  • Most recent commit. Scaled to within a year. 1 year ago being a 0 and now being a 20.

  • Amount of contributors being greater than 5.

  • Amount of commits.

  • Has a sponsors section.

  • Has a releases section

  • Has docs folder.

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User reviews

Very handy tool to quickly get the status report of a repo
by Sean Boult, 2021-11-14
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Stethoscope requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Stethoscope has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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