https://blog.goroot.de/tags/github/ Recent content in Github on goroot Hugo en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.goroot.de/tools/github-repo-risk-score/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.goroot.de/tools/github-repo-risk-score/ <p>A developer wants to pull a GitHub repo into the stack. You need a fast first read before you commit to the real due diligence: does it have a license you can actually use, is anyone still maintaining it, and would the project survive its one maintainer leaving.</p> <h2 id="what-it-computes">What it computes</h2> <p>Enter a GitHub URL or just <code>owner/repo</code> — a link straight from the Issues or Pull Requests tab works too, the extra path gets ignored. The tool calls the GitHub API directly from your browser — nothing goes through my server — and pulls six signals automatically, all free in the same handful of requests:</p>