RepoPulse

pip install repopulse-cli
repopulse scan .

RepoPulse is a Python CLI that scans GitHub repositories (or a local folder) and produces a practical health report: score out of 100, pass/warn/fail checks, and actionable recommendations.

It is built for developers who want a quick quality review from the terminal, and for maintainers who want a small tool in CI, release prep, or issue triage.

Scope (read this)

• Heuristics are content-light (file names + a few key file bodies). Not a full linter or secret scanner.
• Best signal today: Python and JavaScript/TypeScript open-source layouts.
• Other ecosystems and large monorepos may score lower even when healthy — treat the score as a prompt, not a verdict.
• Details: docs/checks.md, docs/dogfood.md.

Important: Do not run pip install repopulse. That installs an unrelated package on PyPI. Always use repopulse-cli.

Install (for users)

pip install repopulse-cli
repopulse --help

Upgrade:

pip install -U repopulse-cli

Optional isolated environment (recommended if other tools pin different dependency versions):

python -m venv .venv
# Windows PowerShell:
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
# macOS / Linux:
# source .venv/bin/activate
pip install repopulse-cli

From a GitHub Release wheel (if you prefer not to use PyPI):

pip install https://github.com/3ssiri/RepoPulse/releases/download/v0.3.6/repopulse_cli-0.3.6-py3-none-any.whl

Full install notes: INSTALLATION.md.

Quick start

# Local directory (offline — no GitHub API)
repopulse scan .

# Public GitHub repository
repopulse scan https://github.com/psf/requests

# Specific branch or tag (no local checkout)
repopulse scan https://github.com/psf/requests/tree/main
repopulse scan https://github.com/psf/requests --ref v2.32.0

# CI gate
repopulse scan https://github.com/username/repository --fail-under 75 --format summary --quiet

# Compare two refs or checkouts
repopulse compare \
  https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main \
  https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/feature/pr-42 \
  --fail-on-regression

# Preview GitHub issues from fail/warn checks
repopulse create-issues https://github.com/owner/repo --dry-run

Private repos: pass --token or set GITHUB_TOKEN. Details: USAGE.md.

Features (current)

Scanning

• Scan public GitHub repositories by URL.
• Scan a local directory offline: repopulse scan . (no API, no rate limits).
• Scan a specific branch, tag, or commit via URL (/tree/<ref>, /releases/tag/<tag>) or --ref.
• Scan private repositories with --token or GITHUB_TOKEN.
• Shared check pipeline for remote and local sources.

Reports and output

• Score out of 100 with grades (Excellent → Critical).
• Rich terminal table (default).
• Formats: table, summary, markdown, json, issues.
• Export Markdown (--export) and write any format to a file (--output).
• Stable JSON contract (schema_version 1.0) — see docs/json-schema.md.
• Richer Markdown: pass/warn/fail counts, attention sections, applied config.

Compare

• repopulse compare <baseline> <target> — local paths and/or GitHub URLs.
• Per-side refs: tree URLs or --baseline-ref / --target-ref.
• Formats: table, markdown, json, summary.
• CI gate: --fail-on-regression (exit code 2 if score drops or any check regresses).

Issues and automation

• --format issues — paste-ready Markdown for fail/warn checks.
• repopulse create-issues — open real GitHub issues (--dry-run or --yes).
• CI example: examples/github-action-repopulse.yml.
• Optional config .repopulse.yml with profiles: strict, library, docs, release.

Safety

• Detects common sensitive file names (.env, keys, credentials) without printing file contents.
• Advisory dependency and security baseline checks (recommendations; do not change the 100-point score by default).

Commands

Configuration

RepoPulse reads .repopulse.yml from the current directory when present, or via --config:

repopulse scan . --config examples/repopulse.yml

profile: release   # optional: strict | library | docs | release
fail_under: 90
disabled_checks:
  - activity
weights:
  tests: 25
  github_actions: 20

Ready-made profiles: examples/profiles/.

Scoring (default weights)

Dependency and security baseline checks are advisory: they add recommendations without changing the scored total.

Full check reference: docs/checks.md.

Example output

RepoPulse Health Report for psf/requests
Score: 91 / 100 - Excellent

Checks
README Quality      PASS   16/20
License             PASS   10/10
.gitignore          PASS   10/10
Tests               WARN   12/15
GitHub Actions      PASS   15/15

Install for contributors / from source

git clone https://github.com/3ssiri/RepoPulse.git
cd RepoPulse
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

See CONTRIBUTING.md and INSTALLATION.md.

Documentation

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Network access to api.github.com for remote scans
• GitHub token for private repos, higher rate limits, or create-issues --yes

Contributing

Contributions are welcome — especially false-positive reports from real repos, small check improvements, and docs.

git clone https://github.com/3ssiri/RepoPulse.git
cd RepoPulse
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest
ruff check .

See CONTRIBUTING.md for check guidelines and how to report scoring issues.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/repopulse-cli/
• Releases: https://github.com/3ssiri/RepoPulse/releases
• Issues: https://github.com/3ssiri/RepoPulse/issues