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Repovex – GitHub repo health scores for your whole org

Repovex – GitHub repo health scores for your whole org

by calminferno·Mar 10, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

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Scores every repo on 12 checks with direct links to GitHub settings for fast fixes.

Strengths
  • Direct deep-links to specific GitHub settings pages save navigation time during fixes.
  • Flat-rate pricing avoids per-seat taxes common in enterprise developer tooling.
  • Weekly Slack digest pushes visibility without requiring dashboard logins.
Weaknesses
  • GitHub's native Security tab and CodeQL already cover most security checks internally.
  • Scoring logic is opaque; teams may disagree on weightings for documentation vs security.
Target Audience

Engineering managers, DevOps leads, GitHub organization admins

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Post Description

I built Repovex to solve a problem I kept running into at work: no one really knows the health of their GitHub org until something goes wrong.

It installs as a GitHub App, runs nightly checks across all your repos, and gives each one a score out of 100. Checks cover things like:

- Branch protection and required reviews - Secret scanning and Dependabot enabled - CI configured, stale PRs, stale repos - README, CODEOWNERS, LICENSE, CONTRIBUTING present

Results show up in a web dashboard and in a weekly Slack digest so the team stays aware without having to go looking. Free tier covers up to 5 repos and weekly email digest.

Happy to hear what checks you'd want to see added.

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