Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

ashell is a modern, fast, GPUI Component-based desktop terminal client written in Rust.

Documentation

78

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under GPL-3.0.

Engineering

25

Tests18pt0

No tests detected anywhere in the repository.

Add automated tests. They prove the code works and give contributors confidence to make changes.

Linting and formatting5pt0

No Rust linting or formatting enforced.

Add `cargo clippy -- -D warnings` and `cargo fmt --check` as CI steps, and optionally a rustfmt.toml for project-specific style rules.

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.

CI/CD14pt57

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

Reproducibility6pt70

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

Project health

94

Dependency manifest6pt80

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.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)
  • 19
    Forks
  • 37
    Releaseslatest 13d ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 133
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 3h
    Median issue response
  • 4h
    Median PR merge time
  • 14
    Open issues
Repository files13 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
  • assets
  • locales
  • scripts
  • src
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • build.rs
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under GPL-3.0.
  • preview.png
  • README.en.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.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • README.md