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[FEATURE]: Expand Community Files audit checklist on the Governance dashboard #182

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@AbiramiR-27

Feature and its Use Cases

Feature Description

Currently, the Governance dashboard checks for basic repository licensing and some primary metrics. However, it does not audit other essential community health files required by standard open-source organizations.

This feature request proposes extending the repository audit checklist to verify and display the presence of the following files/configurations:

  1. CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md (Code of Conduct)
  2. CONTRIBUTING.md (Contributing Guidelines)
  3. Issue Templates (checking the .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ directory)
  4. Pull Request Template (.github/pull_request_template.md or .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md)

Use Cases

  • Open Source Compliance Auditing: Helps maintainers and organization administrators quickly verify if all repositories in their portfolio conform to standard community health file requirements.
  • Contributor Onboarding Audit: Helps developers identify which repositories need templates or contribution guidelines created, making it easier for new contributors to submit structured issues and PRs.

Additional Context

Suggested Implementation

  • In src/services/github.js, add helper methods to fetch the community profile or check contents at standard paths (e.g. https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/community/profile).
  • In the Governance dashboard UI (src/pages/GovernancePage.jsx), render a detailed checklist status grid under each repository row (e.g. using small green/red indicators or ticks/crosses for each file).

Code of Conduct

  • I have joined the Discord server and will post updates there
  • I have searched existing issues to avoid duplicates

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