# GitCheckup fix plan — vercel/next.js

**95/100 · grade A+** · rubric v2 · scored 2026-08-07T19:40:17.173Z

Completing everything below is worth **+5 points**, which would take this repository to **100/100 (A+)**.

Source: https://gitcheckup.com/r/vercel/next.js

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## How to use this file

You are raising this repository's GitCheckup score. GitCheckup reads public
GitHub metadata only — it never sees the source — so every item below is
satisfied by a file, a repository setting, or a commit.

1. Work top-down. Items are ordered by the points they recover.
2. Write real content. A CONTRIBUTING.md that says "TODO" scores the same
   as one that helps, and is worse for the reader — the check is a proxy
   for the thing, not the point of it.
3. Do not touch anything under **Already passing** without a reason.
4. **Not actionable** is not a to-do list. Do not attempt those.
5. Some items are repository settings rather than files. They are marked.

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## Where the points are

| Category | Earned | Available |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Docs | 23 | 25 |
| Community | 17 | 20 |
| Activity | 20 | 20 |
| Popularity | 15 | 15 |
| Hygiene | 20 | 20 |
| **Total** | **95** | **100** |

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## What to fix

### Docs — 23/25

- [ ] **README has real depth** · +2 (currently 6/8)
      Expand the README: what the project does, how to install it, and one worked example.

### Community — 17/20

- [ ] **Security policy** · +3 (currently 0/3)
      Add SECURITY.md so vulnerability reports reach you privately instead of a public issue.

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## Already passing

Do not regress these.

- README present — 6/6
- Repository description set — 5/5
- Topics tagged — 4/4
- Homepage or docs link — 2/2
- LICENSE file present — 8/8
- Contributing guide — 4/4
- Code of conduct — 3/3
- Issue or PR templates — 2/2
- Pushed recently — 10/10
- Commit cadence over 90 days — 6/6
- Issue backlog in proportion — 4/4
- Stars — 11/11
- Forks — 4/4
- CI workflows configured — 8/8
- Not archived — 4/4
- Original, not a fork — 3/3
- Issues enabled — 3/3
- Language detected — 2/2