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I kept running into libraries that slowly became inactive:

• no commits
• stale issues
• unclear maintainer activity

Usually you only notice after something breaks.

So I built a small OSS tool called DepWatch CLI.

It scans a GitHub repo, analyzes dependency health signals, and highlights potentially risky or abandoned dependencies.

Current signals include:

• commit activity
• release activity
• contributor count
• issue activity
• maintenance heuristics

Example output:

depwatch scan <repo_url>

It gives:

• health status
• risk score
• confidence level
• actionable hints

Still early-stage and actively improving.

Would love:

• feedback
• false-positive reports
• contributor ideas
• thoughts on scoring heuristics

GitHub:
https://github.com/pranavkp71/DepWatch

Landing page:
https://pranavkp71.github.io/DepWatch/

If you find the project useful, consider starring the repo and contributing, feedback, ideas, and PRs are all welcome.

I kept running into libraries that slowly became inactive:

• no commits
• stale issues
• unclear maintainer activity

Usually you only notice after something breaks.

So I built a small OSS tool called DepWatch CLI.

It scans a GitHub repo, analyzes dependency health signals, and highlights potentially risky or abandoned dependencies.

Current signals include:

• commit activity
• release activity
• contributor count
• issue activity
• maintenance heuristics

Example output:

depwatch scan <repo_url>

It gives:

• health status
• risk score
• confidence level
• actionable hints

Still early-stage and actively improving.

Would love:

• feedback
• false-positive reports
• contributor ideas
• thoughts on scoring heuristics

GitHub:
https://github.com/pranavkp71/DepWatch

Landing page:
https://pranavkp71.github.io/DepWatch/

If you find the project useful, consider starring the repo and contributing, feedback, ideas, and PRs are all welcome.