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Deterministic analyzer that turns GitHub repos into structured JSON

8 starsPython

RepoCrunch – CLI to analyze GitHub repos

by chillkim·Mar 13, 2026·2 points·2 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidSolve My Problem

Yet another repo analyzer when Sourcegraph and CodeQL already dominate this space.

Strengths
  • •Deterministic no-AI approach avoids LLM hallucination in repo metadata extraction
  • •Four deployment modes (CLI, library, API, MCP) cover most integration scenarios
Weaknesses
  • •GitHub repo analysis is a solved category with established enterprise tools
  • •No clear differentiation beyond being free and deterministic
Target Audience

Developers evaluating repositories or building code analysis tools

Similar To

Sourcegraph · CodeQL · libraries.io

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