Alurith/jeff
Catch code issues before they catch you.
About the project
A read-only Go CLI that semantically checks code against a rule set using Jev, either locally or in CI. It reports issues like weak error handling, hidden side effects, or unclear responsibilities.
Useful for
- Run jeff check in CI to fail the build on semantic rule violations
- Get JSON output from jeff check to integrate results into a custom dashboard
- Scan changed files locally before commit to catch coupling and naming issues
README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.
Why it’s trending
- 8 stars today.
- The repository is 0 days old and already has 8 stars.
- Hacker News: “Show HN: Jeff – A read-only CLI for semantic code review using Jev” — 10 points, 6 h ago.
Stars per day
Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.
Numbers
- Total stars
- 8
- Stars in a day
- 8
- Forks
- 0
- Issues and pull requests
- 0
- Watchers
- 0
- Language
- Go
- Created
- September 18, 2026
- Last push
- September 18, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.
Hacker News discussions
- Show HN: Jeff – A read-only CLI for semantic code review using Jev10 points, September 18, 2026
Spotted in
- September 18, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
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