Repolinter

Repolinter is an open source linting tool for repositories that validates compliance with open source best practices. It checks repositories for standard files like LICENSE, README, CONTRIBUTING, and CODE-OF-CONDUCT, and supports configurable rulesets. Available as a CLI tool (repolinter lint) and a JavaScript API for programmatic integration. Installable via npm as the repolinter package.

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aid: todo-group:repolinter
name: Repolinter
description: Repolinter is an open source linting tool for repositories that validates compliance with
  open source best practices. It checks repositories for standard files like LICENSE, README, CONTRIBUTING,
  and CODE-OF-CONDUCT, and supports configurable rulesets. Available as a CLI tool (repolinter lint) and
  a JavaScript API for programmatic integration. Installable via npm as the repolinter package.
humanURL: https://github.com/todogroup/repolinter
tags:
- Linting
- Open-Source
- Repository
- Compliance
tags_raw:
- Linting
- Open Source
- Repository
- Compliance
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/todogroup/repolinter
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/todogroup/repolinter
- type: NpmPackage
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/repolinter