About Repocrunch
Repocrunch analyzes public GitHub repositories and returns deterministic, structured JSON without using AI or LLMs. It is available as a Python library, CLI, REST API, and MCP server for repository research and tooling.
Key features
- 01Detect tech stacks and dependencies
- 02Summarize architecture and repository health
- 03Report security-related signals
- 04Support multiple language ecosystems
- 05Export consistent structured JSON
- 06Provide library, CLI, REST API, and MCP interfaces
Use cases
- 01Review a repository's technologies and dependencies
- 02Assess maintenance indicators and security signals
- 03Feed repository analysis into developer tools
MCP support
Repocrunch can run as an MCP server over STDIO, providing repository analysis to MCP clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMERepoCrunch
Analyze any public GitHub repository into structured JSON. No AI, no LLMs — fully deterministic.
Give it a repo, get back tech stack, dependencies, architecture, health metrics, and security signals in clean, consistent JSON. Use it as a Python library, CLI tool, REST API, or MCP server.
Quick Start
Requires Python 3.11+.
pip install repocrunch
repocrunch analyze fastapi/fastapi --pretty
That's it. Also works with uv:
uvx repocrunch analyze astral-sh/uv --pretty
Install from source
git clone https://github.com/kimwwk/repocrunch.git
cd repocrunch
uv venv && uv pip install -e ".[all]"
Install just what you need:
uv pip install -e "." # Library only (httpx + pydantic)
uv pip install -e ".[cli]" # + CLI
uv pip install -e ".[api]" # + REST API
uv pip install -e ".[mcp]" # + MCP server
uv pip install -e ".[all]" # Everything
Set a GitHub Token (optional)
Without a token you get 60 API calls/hour. With one, 5,000/hour. A token also lets you analyze private repositories you have access to.
export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_...
Usage
CLI
repocrunch analyze fastapi/fastapi --pretty # Full analysis, pretty JSON
repocrunch analyze facebook/react -f tech_stack # Single field
repocrunch analyze https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin # Full URL works too
repocrunch serve # Start REST API on :8000
repocrunch mcp # Start MCP server (STDIO)
Python Library
from repocrunch import analyze, analyze_sync
# Async
result = await analyze("fastapi/fastapi")
# Sync
result = analyze_sync("pallets/flask")
print(result.summary.stars)
print(result.tech_stack.framework)
print(result.model_dump_json(indent=2))
REST API
repocrunch serve
# Then:
curl "http://localhost:8000/analyze?repo=fastapi/fastapi" | python -m json.tool
curl "http://localhost:8000/health"
curl "http://localhost:8000/docs" # OpenAPI docs
MCP Server (for Claude, Cursor, etc.)
repocrunch mcp # Starts STDIO transport
Sample Output
$ repocrunch analyze pallets/flask --pretty
{
"schema_version": "1",
"repo": "pallets/flask",
"url": "https://github.com/pallets/flask",
"analyzed_at": "2026-02-08T19:07:31Z",
"summary": {
"stars": 71143,
"forks": 16697,
"watchers": 2092,
"last_commit": "2026-02-06T21:23:01Z",
"age_days": 5787,
"license": "BSD-3-Clause",
"primary_language": "Python",
"languages": { "Python": 99.9, "HTML": 0.1 }
},
"tech_stack": {
"runtime": "Python",
"framework": null,
"package_manager": "pip",
"dependencies": { "direct": 6, "dev": 0 },
"key_deps": ["blinker", "click", "itsdangerous", "jinja2", "markupsafe", "werkzeug"]
},
"architecture": {
"monorepo": false,
"docker": false,
"ci_cd": ["GitHub Actions"],
"test_framework": "pytest",
"has_tests": true
},
"health": {
"open_issues": 2,
"open_prs": 0,
"contributors": 862,
"commit_frequency": "daily",
"maintenance_status": "actively_maintained"
},
"security": {
"has_env_file": false,
"dependabot_enabled": false,
"branch_protection": false,
"security_policy": false
},
"warnings": [
"Branch protection status unknown (requires admin access or authenticated request)"
]
}
Supported Ecosystems
| Language | Manifest Files | Package Manager Detection |
|---|---|---|
| JavaScript / TypeScript | package.json | npm, yarn, pnpm, bun (from lockfiles) |
| Python | pyproject.toml, requirements.txt | pip, poetry, uv, pdm, pipenv |
| Rust | Cargo.toml | cargo |
| Go | go.mod | go |
| Java / Kotlin | pom.xml, build.gradle, build.gradle.kts | maven, gradle |
| Ruby | Gemfile | bundler |
| C / C++ | CMakeLists.txt | cmake |
Framework detection covers 40+ frameworks across all supported ecosystems (FastAPI, Django, React, Next.js, Spring Boot, Rails, Gin, Actix, and many more).
What It Detects
| Category | Signals |
|---|---|
| Summary | Stars, forks, watchers, age, license, languages |
| Tech Stack | Runtime, framework, package manager, direct/dev dependency count, key deps |
| Architecture | Monorepo, Docker, CI/CD platform, test framework |
| Health | Commit frequency (daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/inactive), maintenance status, contributors, open issues |
| Security | .env file committed, Dependabot enabled, branch protection, SECURITY.md present |
Roadmap
Not yet implemented, but planned:
- Secrets regex scanning — detect leaked API keys, tokens, passwords in the file tree
- Architecture type classification — library vs. application vs. framework
- API rate limiting — per-key throttling for the REST API
- npm/npx package —
npx repocrunch analyze owner/repo - Vulnerability scanning — known CVE detection in dependencies
- Comparison mode — side-by-side analysis of multiple repos
- Historical tracking — track how a repo's health changes over time
- Platform deployments — Apify Store, Smithery, mcp.so, RapidAPI
Already shipped: RepoCrunch is published on PyPI —
pip install repocrunch.
License
MIT
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