IdeaCred – automated scoring for GitHub repos

Name: IdeaCred – automated scoring for GitHub repos
Author: spranab

by spranab·Mar 16, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidCrowd Pleaser

README badges for repo scores when GitHub Stars already exists.

Strengths

•Four-dimensional scoring beats single-metric approaches like star count
•Embeddable badges integrate directly into existing README workflows

Weaknesses

•Score doesn't actually solve the recognition problem it claims to address
•LLM README analysis is now table stakes for repo tools

Post Description

I kept seeing cool projects on Reddit and HN that get zero recognition. Someone builds something real and it just disappears.

So I made a site that evaluates GitHub repos across 4 dimensions — innovation, craft, traction, and scope. It pulls metrics from the GitHub API, runs the README through an LLM, and gives you a score. You get a badge for your README if you want one.

Been running it for a few weeks, around 300 repos scored so far. Some people are already embedding the badges which is cool.

ideacred.com