GitBaz

GitHub contributor context at a glance.

"Baz" means "falcon" in Kurdish, the animal with the sharpest eyesight.

Features

• Contributor scoring (100-point scale across PRs, commits, merge rate, account age, followers)
• Tier system: Newcomer, Regular, Contributor, Trusted, Maintainer
• Badges: First-Timer, Issue Reporter, Sharp Eye, Prolific, Veteran, Popular, New Account
• Repo-specific scoring
• PR/Issue/Discussion context panels
• Bot detection
• AI-generated PR detection
• Repository health via OpenSSF Scorecard
• Activity heatmap and streaks
• Bus factor analysis (repo-level contributor risk)
• Knowledge silo detection (PR-level file ownership via git blame)
• Vouch integration (vouch/denounce/unvouch via VOUCHED.td)
• CLI + Chrome Extension

Installation

CLI

git clone https://github.com/happyhackingspace/gitbaz.git
cd gitbaz
bun install && bun run build

bunx gitbaz auth ghp_your_github_token
bunx gitbaz score octocat
bunx gitbaz score octocat --repo facebook/react

Chrome Extension

1. bun install && bun run build
2. Open chrome://extensions/, enable Developer mode
3. Load unpacked -> packages/extension/.output/chrome-mv3/
4. Go to extension Options, enter your GitHub PAT
5. Navigate to any GitHub issue, PR, or discussion

CLI Usage

gitbaz auth <token>                           # Store GitHub PAT
gitbaz auth --status                          # Check authentication
gitbaz auth --clear                           # Remove stored token

gitbaz score <username>                       # Global score
gitbaz score <username> --repo owner/repo     # Repo-specific score
gitbaz score <username> --format json         # JSON output
gitbaz score <username> --format minimal      # One-line output

gitbaz pr owner/repo#123                      # PR context
gitbaz issue owner/repo#456                   # Issue context
gitbaz discussion owner/repo#789              # Discussion context
gitbaz repo owner/repo                        # Repository context
gitbaz activity <username>                    # Activity heatmap

gitbaz cache clear                            # Clear cached data
gitbaz cache stats                            # Show cache size

Scoring

Component	Max Points	Measures
In-repo PRs	25	Activity in the specific repository
Merge rate	20	Quality of contributions (merged/total)
Global PRs	20	Overall open-source experience
Commits (yr)	15	Recent activity level
Account age	10	Time on the platform
Followers	10	Community recognition

When no repo context is provided, the 25 repo points redistribute to other components.

Development

bun install          # Install dependencies
bun run build        # Build all packages
bun run test         # Run tests
bun run lint         # Lint check
bun run typecheck    # Type checking

Structure

packages/
  core/       # Scoring, API client, types, cache interface
  cli/        # Commander.js CLI
  extension/  # WXT Chrome extension (Manifest V3)

License

MIT - Happy Hacking Space