Interpreting Results
Once you’ve run a repo through GCheck, you’ll get a full dashboard of insights — but what do they all mean? Here’s how to make sense of the results and what to look out for before deciding whether a project is trustworthy or not.
Understanding the Health Score
The Health Score is your quick snapshot. It’s calculated based on multiple factors like security, activity, community involvement, and repo structure. Here’s a simple way to read it:
80 – 100: Strong The repo looks active, secure, and well-managed. This doesn’t mean it's perfect, but it shows signs of serious development and community support.
50 – 79: Mixed There’s potential, but also some red flags. Maybe security issues need patching, or the repo looks a bit neglected. Good for cautious optimism, but do more digging.
0 – 49: Weak High risk. It could be inactive, full of vulnerabilities, or just badly maintained. Think twice before investing. It might look promising on the surface, but the repo tells another story.
What to Look For
✅ Good Signs
Frequent recent commits
Multiple active contributors
Clean security report
Healthy language distribution (not 100% HTML or markdown)
Protected branches and review workflows
Popularity backed by forks and stars (not just hype)
🚩 Red Flags
Last update was months (or years) ago
One person doing everything, no other contributors
Known vulnerabilities with no fixes
No license, no README, no docs
Obfuscated code or random file names
Repo looks copy-pasted from elsewhere
“Security through silence” — nothing documented, no contact info
Real Examples (Coming Soon)
We’re working on a section with real-world examples of repos with different scores, so you can learn how to spot the patterns yourself.
At the end of the day, GCheck doesn’t tell you what to do — it just gives you the real picture. Use it to back up your gut feeling or challenge it. Either way, it’ll help you avoid blind bets and make smarter plays.
Let me know if you'd like to add a case study example here for extra context.
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