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Evaluate whether an OSS repo is worth long-term investment before committing time. Assesses project health, governance, community, bus factor, and trajectory. Use when deciding whether to contribute to a specific repo, choosing between multiple repos, or evaluating a project's su
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Is this repo worth your time? Not every open source project deserves months of contribution effort. This skill evaluates project health, governance, community dynamics, and trajectory — so you invest in repos that will value your work and still exist in a year.
Contributing to OSS is an investment. A single meaningful PR takes 10-40 hours including learning the codebase. Before investing that time, you should know: Is this project actively maintained? Is the community healthy? Will your contributions be reviewed? Could the project be abandoned next month? This skill answers those questions with evidence, not vibes.
oss-find-issue does thatoss-explore-repo does thatgh CLI authenticatedThese are binary health checks — if any fail, the repo is likely not worth investing in.
# Basic repo info
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq '{
stars: .stargazers_count,
forks: .forks_count,
open_issues: .open_issues_count,
archived: .archived,
license: .license.spdx_id,
created: .created_at,
updated: .pushed_at,
default_branch: .default_branch
}'
# Recent commit activity
git log --oneline -20 --since="6 months ago" 2>/dev/null || \
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits --jq '.[0:10] | .[] | "\(.commit.author.date[:10]) \(.commit.message | split("\n")[0])"'
# Is the repo archived or in maintenance mode?
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq '.archived'
Kill signals (stop evaluation if any are true):
Who runs this project, and what happens if they leave?
# Top contributors (bus factor check)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/contributors --jq '.[0:10] | .[] | "\(.contributions)\t\(.login)"'
# Recent committers (who's active NOW, not historically)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits --jq '[.[0:50] | .[].author.login // "unknown"] | sort | group_by(.) | map({user: .[0], commits: length}) | sort_by(-.commits) | .[0:5] | .[] | "\(.commits)\t\(.user)"'
# Check if it's an org or personal project
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq '.owner.type'
Evaluate:
A healthy community means your contributions get reviewed, your questions get answered, and conflicts get resolved.
# Issue responsiveness — how quickly do issues get responses?
gh issue list -R {owner}/{repo} --state closed --limit 20 --json number,createdAt,closedAt,comments \
--jq '.[] | {number, created: .createdAt[:10], closed: .closedAt[:10], comments: .comments}'
# PR review turnaround
gh pr list -R {owner}/{repo} --state merged --limit 20 --json number,createdAt,mergedAt,reviews \
--jq '.[] | {number, created: .createdAt[:10], merged: .mergedAt[:10], reviews: (.reviews | length)}'
# Check for toxic interactions (look at recent closed issues/PRs)
gh issue list -R {owner}/{repo} --state closed --limit 5 --json number,comments \
--jq '.[].number' | while read n; do
echo "=== Issue #$n ==="
gh issue view $n -R {owner}/{repo} --json comments --jq '.comments[-3:] | .[].body' | head -20
done
Does an outsider actually get merged? This is the single question the rest of
the section is circling, and it needs counting rather than eyeballing. Note that
gh pr list has no authorAssociation field. Use the REST API:
gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls?state=closed&per_page=100" \
| jq -r '[.[] | select(.merged_at != null)]
| "sample: \(length) merges out of the last 100 closed PRs",
(group_by(.author_association)[] | " \(length)\t\(.[0].author_association)")'
# Then the humans behind the outside slice. Bots are not evidence of anything
gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls?state=closed&per_page=100" \
--jq '.[] | select(.merged_at != null) | select(.user.type != "Bot")
| select(.author_association != "MEMBER" and .author_association != "OWNER")
| .user.login' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
Read the sample size before the split. That endpoint pages over closed PRs, and
closed is not merged: on cli/cli the last 100 closed contain 63 merges, on
pydantic-ai 46. Rejected PRs skew toward outsiders, so the merged slice is
always smaller than the page and never a clean hundred. Quote the number you
actually got.
author_association describes permissions on this repo, not employment, so it
does not answer the question on its own. A paid maintainer without write access
to this particular repo shows up as CONTRIBUTOR, or even NONE. Check the
logins before believing the split:
gh api users/{login} --jq '"\(.login)\tcompany: \(.company // "-")"'
# Public membership only. Private members return nothing, so a miss proves nothing
gh api orgs/{owner}/members/{login} --silent 2>/dev/null && echo member || echo "not public"
What the numbers mean:
cli/cli they are 25 of the 32 non-member merges. Filter
them out and the real figure is five distinct strangers, not thirty-two.Healthy signals:
Unhealthy signals:
# Recent releases
gh release list -R {owner}/{repo} --limit 10
# Release frequency
gh release list -R {owner}/{repo} --limit 10 --json tagName,publishedAt \
--jq '.[] | "\(.publishedAt[:10])\t\(.tagName)"'
Evaluate:
# CI configuration
ls .github/workflows/ 2>/dev/null
cat .github/workflows/ci.yml 2>/dev/null | head -30
# Code quality tools
ls .eslintrc* .prettierrc* pyproject.toml rustfmt.toml .editorconfig 2>/dev/null
# Test infrastructure
find . -name "*test*" -type d -maxdepth 3 2>/dev/null | head -10
Mature project signals:
Present all findings in a structured summary and ask:
"Based on everything we've found:
- What's the strongest argument FOR contributing to this repo?
- What's the biggest risk? (Bus factor, community health, stale reviews?)
- Does this repo align with YOUR goals? (What do you want to learn or achieve?)
- If this project were abandoned in 6 months, would your contributions still have been worth it for the learning alone?"
Wait for their answer. The last question is the most important — if the answer is no, the repo isn't worth the investment regardless of current health.
Based on the evaluation, the user decides:
oss-find-issueoss-explore-repo — explore the codebase before contributingoss-find-issue — find an issue to work onoss-find-real-issues — if the repo is healthy but has no labeled issues| Shortcut | Why It Fails |
|---|---|
| "It has 50k stars, it must be healthy" | Stars measure popularity, not health. Many starred repos are unmaintained, have toxic communities, or don't merge external PRs. |
| "The code is interesting, that's enough" | Interesting code with an absent maintainer means your PR sits for months. The maintainer relationship matters as much as the code. |
| "I'll just contribute and see what happens" | Contributing without evaluating wastes 10-40 hours when your PR gets ignored. 30 minutes of evaluation saves weeks of frustration. |
| "It's backed by a big company, so it's safe" | Companies shift priorities. Corporate OSS projects get abandoned when the sponsoring team pivots. Check the actual activity, not the logo. |
| "I don't have time to evaluate, I just want to code" | Evaluation IS the most valuable use of your time. A well-chosen repo multiplies the impact of every hour you spend contributing. |
name: oss-evaluate-repo description: | Evaluate whether an OSS repo is worth long-term investment before committing time. Assesses project health, governance, community, bus factor, and trajectory. Use when deciding whether to contribute to a specific repo, choosing between multiple repos, or evaluating a project's sustainability. Not for checking if a repo accepts contributions — use oss-find-issue for that.
---
name: oss-evaluate-repo
description: |
Evaluate whether an OSS repo is worth long-term investment before committing time.
Assesses project health, governance, community, bus factor, and trajectory. Use when
deciding whether to contribute to a specific repo, choosing between multiple repos,
or evaluating a project's sustainability. Not for checking if a repo accepts
contributions — use oss-find-issue for that.
---
# Evaluate Repo
Is this repo worth your time? Not every open source project deserves months of contribution effort. This skill evaluates project health, governance, community dynamics, and trajectory — so you invest in repos that will value your work and still exist in a year.
## Purpose
Contributing to OSS is an investment. A single meaningful PR takes 10-40 hours including learning the codebase. Before investing that time, you should know: Is this project actively maintained? Is the community healthy? Will your contributions be reviewed? Could the project be abandoned next month? This skill answers those questions with evidence, not vibes.
## When to Use
- Deciding whether to invest time in a specific OSS project
- Choosing between multiple repos to contribute to
- Evaluating a project before committing to a GSoC proposal
- **NOT** for checking if a repo accepts external contributions — `oss-find-issue` does that
- **NOT** for evaluating code quality — `oss-explore-repo` does that
- **NOT** for repos you're already contributing to — too late, you're invested
## Prerequisites
- A repo URL or name to evaluate
- `gh` CLI authenticated
- Clear goals for why you want to contribute (learning, career, community)
## Process
### 1. Check vital signs
These are binary health checks — if any fail, the repo is likely not worth investing in.
```bash
# Basic repo info
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq '{
stars: .stargazers_count,
forks: .forks_count,
open_issues: .open_issues_count,
archived: .archived,
license: .license.spdx_id,
created: .created_at,
updated: .pushed_at,
default_branch: .default_branch
}'
# Recent commit activity
git log --oneline -20 --since="6 months ago" 2>/dev/null || \
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits --jq '.[0:10] | .[] | "\(.commit.author.date[:10]) \(.commit.message | split("\n")[0])"'
# Is the repo archived or in maintenance mode?
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq '.archived'
```
**Kill signals** (stop evaluation if any are true):
- Archived or read-only
- No commits in 6+ months
- README says "no longer maintained" or "looking for maintainers"
- License is missing or incompatible with your needs
### 2. Assess governance and bus factor
Who runs this project, and what happens if they leave?
```bash
# Top contributors (bus factor check)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/contributors --jq '.[0:10] | .[] | "\(.contributions)\t\(.login)"'
# Recent committers (who's active NOW, not historically)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits --jq '[.[0:50] | .[].author.login // "unknown"] | sort | group_by(.) | map({user: .[0], commits: length}) | sort_by(-.commits) | .[0:5] | .[] | "\(.commits)\t\(.user)"'
# Check if it's an org or personal project
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq '.owner.type'
```
Evaluate:
- **Bus factor**: How many people have committed in the last 3 months? If it's 1, the project dies if they stop.
- **Org vs personal**: Org-backed projects are more sustainable. Personal projects depend on one person's motivation.
- **Corporate backing**: Check if contributors have @company emails or if the org is a company. Corporate-backed OSS has resources but may shift priorities.
- **Governance model**: Is there a GOVERNANCE.md? A code of conduct? A clear decision-making process?
### 3. Evaluate community health
A healthy community means your contributions get reviewed, your questions get answered, and conflicts get resolved.
```bash
# Issue responsiveness — how quickly do issues get responses?
gh issue list -R {owner}/{repo} --state closed --limit 20 --json number,createdAt,closedAt,comments \
--jq '.[] | {number, created: .createdAt[:10], closed: .closedAt[:10], comments: .comments}'
# PR review turnaround
gh pr list -R {owner}/{repo} --state merged --limit 20 --json number,createdAt,mergedAt,reviews \
--jq '.[] | {number, created: .createdAt[:10], merged: .mergedAt[:10], reviews: (.reviews | length)}'
# Check for toxic interactions (look at recent closed issues/PRs)
gh issue list -R {owner}/{repo} --state closed --limit 5 --json number,comments \
--jq '.[].number' | while read n; do
echo "=== Issue #$n ==="
gh issue view $n -R {owner}/{repo} --json comments --jq '.comments[-3:] | .[].body' | head -20
done
```
**Does an outsider actually get merged?** This is the single question the rest of
the section is circling, and it needs counting rather than eyeballing. Note that
`gh pr list` has no `authorAssociation` field. Use the REST API:
```bash
gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls?state=closed&per_page=100" \
| jq -r '[.[] | select(.merged_at != null)]
| "sample: \(length) merges out of the last 100 closed PRs",
(group_by(.author_association)[] | " \(length)\t\(.[0].author_association)")'
# Then the humans behind the outside slice. Bots are not evidence of anything
gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls?state=closed&per_page=100" \
--jq '.[] | select(.merged_at != null) | select(.user.type != "Bot")
| select(.author_association != "MEMBER" and .author_association != "OWNER")
| .user.login' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
```
Read the sample size before the split. That endpoint pages over *closed* PRs, and
closed is not merged: on `cli/cli` the last 100 closed contain 63 merges, on
`pydantic-ai` 46. Rejected PRs skew toward outsiders, so the merged slice is
always smaller than the page and never a clean hundred. Quote the number you
actually got.
`author_association` describes permissions on this repo, not employment, so it
does not answer the question on its own. A paid maintainer without write access
to this particular repo shows up as `CONTRIBUTOR`, or even `NONE`. Check the
logins before believing the split:
```bash
gh api users/{login} --jq '"\(.login)\tcompany: \(.company // "-")"'
# Public membership only. Private members return nothing, so a miss proves nothing
gh api orgs/{owner}/members/{login} --silent 2>/dev/null && echo member || echo "not public"
```
What the numbers mean:
- **Drop the bots first.** Dependabot and Renovate merge constantly and count as
outside contributors. On `cli/cli` they are 25 of the 32 non-member merges. Filter
them out and the real figure is five distinct strangers, not thirty-two.
- **Count distinct outside logins, not merged PRs.** Twenty merges from one prolific
outsider says that person is trusted. It says nothing about the next stranger.
- **A high count of one-PR authors is ambiguous.** Read what those PRs changed. If
they are typos, dependency bumps and README edits, the repo is absorbing drive-by
churn rather than welcoming contributors, and a real patch will be treated
differently.
- **Zero outside authors across a real sample is the answer.** Whatever
CONTRIBUTING.md says, this repo does not merge strangers. Pick another one. If
the sample came back under about 30 merges, it is too small to conclude that
from. Page further back before writing the repo off.
**Healthy signals**:
- Issues get responses within a week
- PRs get reviewed within 2 weeks
- Maintainers are polite and constructive
- External contributors' PRs actually get merged
- Disagreements are resolved respectfully
**Unhealthy signals**:
- Issues and PRs sit for months without response
- Maintainer tone is dismissive or aggressive
- External PRs get closed without explanation
- Community discussions are toxic or absent
- "Drive-by" maintainer activity (once a month, closes 20 issues, disappears)
### 4. Check release cadence and stability
```bash
# Recent releases
gh release list -R {owner}/{repo} --limit 10
# Release frequency
gh release list -R {owner}/{repo} --limit 10 --json tagName,publishedAt \
--jq '.[] | "\(.publishedAt[:10])\t\(.tagName)"'
```
Evaluate:
- **Regular releases**: Monthly or quarterly releases signal active development
- **Stale releases**: Last release 2+ years ago means your contributions won't reach users
- **Breaking changes**: Frequent major versions suggest instability
- **Changelog quality**: Detailed changelogs signal mature project management
### 5. Evaluate CI and development practices
```bash
# CI configuration
ls .github/workflows/ 2>/dev/null
cat .github/workflows/ci.yml 2>/dev/null | head -30
# Code quality tools
ls .eslintrc* .prettierrc* pyproject.toml rustfmt.toml .editorconfig 2>/dev/null
# Test infrastructure
find . -name "*test*" -type d -maxdepth 3 2>/dev/null | head -10
```
**Mature project signals**:
- CI runs on PRs (not just main)
- Linting and formatting enforced
- Test suite exists and is maintained
- Code review is required (branch protection)
### 6. Thinking gate — user articulates the decision
Present all findings in a structured summary and ask:
> "Based on everything we've found:
> 1. What's the strongest argument FOR contributing to this repo?
> 2. What's the biggest risk? (Bus factor, community health, stale reviews?)
> 3. Does this repo align with YOUR goals? (What do you want to learn or achieve?)
> 4. If this project were abandoned in 6 months, would your contributions still have been worth it for the learning alone?"
Wait for their answer. The last question is the most important — if the answer is no, the repo isn't worth the investment regardless of current health.
### 7. Make the decision
Based on the evaluation, the user decides:
- **Go**: Project is healthy, community is welcoming, goals align → proceed to `oss-find-issue`
- **Wait**: Project has potential but some concerns → bookmark and re-evaluate in a month
- **Pass**: Project has kill signals or doesn't align with goals → look for a different repo
## Related Skills
- **Next step (if Go)**: → `oss-explore-repo` — explore the codebase before contributing
- **Next step (if Go)**: → `oss-find-issue` — find an issue to work on
- **Alternative**: → `oss-find-real-issues` — if the repo is healthy but has no labeled issues
## Common Rationalizations
| Shortcut | Why It Fails |
|----------|-------------|
| "It has 50k stars, it must be healthy" | Stars measure popularity, not health. Many starred repos are unmaintained, have toxic communities, or don't merge external PRs. |
| "The code is interesting, that's enough" | Interesting code with an absent maintainer means your PR sits for months. The maintainer relationship matters as much as the code. |
| "I'll just contribute and see what happens" | Contributing without evaluating wastes 10-40 hours when your PR gets ignored. 30 minutes of evaluation saves weeks of frustration. |
| "It's backed by a big company, so it's safe" | Companies shift priorities. Corporate OSS projects get abandoned when the sponsoring team pivots. Check the actual activity, not the logo. |
| "I don't have time to evaluate, I just want to code" | Evaluation IS the most valuable use of your time. A well-chosen repo multiplies the impact of every hour you spend contributing. |
## Red Flags
- All recent commits are from a single person — extreme bus factor risk
- Issues and PRs from 6+ months ago sit unanswered — maintainer has checked out
- README promises features that don't exist — project is aspirational, not real
- Frequent hostile interactions in issues/PRs — toxic community
- User can't articulate why THIS repo over alternatives — they're picking randomly
## Verification Checklist
- [ ] Vital signs checked — not archived, recent commits exist, license verified (step 1)
- [ ] Bus factor assessed — multiple active contributors, org vs personal (step 2)
- [ ] Community health evaluated — response times, tone, external PR merge rate (step 3)
- [ ] Release cadencSkill source recorded
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Quality
59/100
Promising
Trust
64/100
Sandbox only
Audit
75/100
Needs review
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