Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 25 Oct 2026, the same day before this check.
Latest release v3.36.0 on 25 Oct 2026.
Public since March 2026, 7 months.
5,248 stars and 190 forks.
1,662 commits and 360 new issues in the last 90 days.
42 contributors. 1380 pull requests merged in 90 days.
A security policy says how to report a problem. 2 published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
This tool scans your JavaScript or TypeScript codebase to find unused code, tangled file dependencies, and copy-pasted sections. It helps you clean up messy projects and stops bad code from entering your pull requests. It runs directly in your terminal or inside your continuous integration setup. The software is free to download and use under an open-source licence. It saves hours of manual searching when you need to refactor a growing project.
What it is
A static analysis tool written in Rust that builds a complete module and dependency graph for TypeScript and JavaScript repositories. It uses this graph to detect complexity hotspots, circular dependencies, and design-system drift without needing the TypeScript compiler.
What it is good for
Solo builders and developers who want to clean up an older JavaScript or TypeScript codebase, find unused files before deleting them, and prevent new architectural mess from getting merged into main.
- Scans large repositories in a few seconds using a fast Rust core.
- Runs as a simple command-line tool via npx with zero initial configuration.
- Integrates directly into GitHub Actions to block pull requests that introduce code issues.
- Requires comfort with the command line and reading JSON error reports.
- May report false positives on complex dynamic imports that need custom configuration.
- Only supports JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, and related frontend component files.
manual code reviews, knip, and jscpd
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