Research
Aggregate insights from every repo scanned by repOptics. What makes great repos, common pitfalls, and where the ecosystem stands.
Grade Distribution
How scanned repos are graded across the ecosystem
Benchmarks by Intent
Average scores and grade profiles per repo type
Production
CLibrary
BFramework
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Documentation
FOpen Source
BEducational
CCurated List
CCLI Tool
BRuntime
BSpecification
BPrototype
CClient Demo
BInternal Tool
DCommon Pitfalls
Checks that fail most often across all scans
% of scanned repos in the lake where this specific check came back failing. Higher = more common pitfall across the population. This is nota per-repo score — it's a frequency across all scans.
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Quick Win Leaderboard
Most frequently recommended quick wins
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Vulnerability Landscape
% of repositories affected by known vulnerabilities
| Intent | Critical | High | Moderate | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| library | 5% | 19% | 21% | 13% |
| production | 1% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
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| framework | 4% | 14% | 14% | 7% |
| cli-tool | 2% | 8% | 9% | 3% |
| prototype | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| curated-list | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| educational | 0% | 2% | 4% | 1% |
| open-source | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| runtime | - | 4% | 7% | 4% |
| docs | - | 2% | 3% | 0% |
| specification | - | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| client-demo | - | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| internal-tool | - | - | - | - |
Score Trends
Weekly averages over the last 90 days
| Week | Avg Score | Health | Launch | Maturity | Scans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6 | 66.1 | 63.3 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 1936 |
| Apr 13 | 61.9 | 59.2 | 63.3 | 63.1 | 683 |
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| Apr 20 | 61.8 | 59.2 | 63.2 | 63 | 1148 |
| Apr 27 | 59.6 | 57.3 | 60.8 | 60.5 | 662 |
| May 4 | 60.9 | 59.8 | 62 | 60.8 | 1258 |
| May 11 | 58 | 59.2 | 58.9 | 55.8 | 934 |
| May 18 | 59.8 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 57.8 | 830 |
| May 25 | 58.5 | 60.2 | 59.6 | 55.5 | 135 |
| Jun 1 | 59.5 | 60.5 | 60.1 | 57.6 | 359 |
Shareable Insights
Data-backed findings ready for sharing
80% of scanned repos fail the duplicates check.
Most affected intents: runtime, framework, educational, cli-tool, production, open-source, library, specification, prototype, client-demo, internal-tool, curated-list.
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54% of scanned repos fail the large files check.
Most affected intents: educational, runtime, framework, docs, production, curated-list, internal-tool, library, open-source, prototype, specification, cli-tool.
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Framework repos score highest (avg 73.3), Documentation repos score lowest (avg 35.6).
Gap of 37.7 points. Framework: 822 scans, Documentation: 769 scans.
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"Package manifest exists" is the most common quick win, recommended in 31% of scans.
Recommended 2433 times across 1390 repos. Effort: trivial.
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The most common grade for Production repos is C.
Based on 3139 scans across 1495 repos. Median score: 63.
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The most common grade for Library repos is B.
Based on 1137 scans across 534 repos. Median score: 71.
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The most common grade for Framework repos is B.
Based on 822 scans across 372 repos. Median score: 75.
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The most common grade for Documentation repos is F.
Based on 769 scans across 183 repos. Median score: 30.
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The most common grade for Open Source repos is B.
Based on 638 scans across 352 repos. Median score: 70.
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The most common grade for Educational repos is C.
Based on 530 scans across 286 repos. Median score: 61.
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The most common grade for Curated List repos is C.
Based on 339 scans across 109 repos. Median score: 56.
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The most common grade for CLI Tool repos is B.
Based on 215 scans across 125 repos. Median score: 73.
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The most common grade for Runtime repos is B.
Based on 167 scans across 80 repos. Median score: 72.
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The most common grade for Specification repos is B.
Based on 107 scans across 95 repos. Median score: 70.
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The most common grade for Prototype repos is C.
Based on 60 scans across 53 repos. Median score: 58.5.
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The most common grade for Client Demo repos is B.
Based on 18 scans across 13 repos. Median score: 63.
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The most common grade for Internal Tool repos is D.
Based on 4 scans across 4 repos. Median score: 41.
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46% of scanned repos fail the readme rationale check.
Most affected intents: docs, client-demo, internal-tool, curated-list, production, library, open-source, prototype, educational, cli-tool, specification, framework.
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37% of scanned repos fail the lead time check.
Most affected intents: specification, runtime, educational, prototype, open-source, cli-tool, client-demo, production, framework, library.
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33% of scanned repos fail the governance check.
Most affected intents: docs, cli-tool, curated-list, production, framework, client-demo, library.
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7 quick wins require minimal effort.
Top low-effort wins: Package manifest exists, No minor updates pending, No known dependency vulnerabilities.
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38% of repos earn an A or B, while 28% score D or F.
Grade breakdown across 7945 scans: A: 369, B: 2639, C: 2749, D: 1239, F: 949.
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