Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.

Collection of cryptography-related traits

Documentation

48

License6pt0

No license detected.

Add a LICENSE file. Without one, nobody can legally use, copy, or contribute to your code.

Contributing guide5pt25

Contributing guidance is in the README, not a dedicated CONTRIBUTING.md (−20 pts).

Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

Install and run instructions9pt45

No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).

Add a section showing how to install dependencies.

README12pt85

README is present.

Engineering

72

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/CD14pt85

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

Reproducibility6pt90

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

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (aead/tests).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

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)
  • 250
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 744
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 5h
    Median issue response
  • 18h
    Median PR merge time
  • 53
    Open issues
Repository files19 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/cipher.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (cargo, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
  • aead
    Good: Test files detected (aead/tests).
  • cipher
  • crypto
  • crypto-common
  • digest
  • elliptic-curve
  • kdf
  • kem
  • password-hash
  • signature
  • universal-hash
  • .clippy.toml
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .typos.toml
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • 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.
    Issue: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.