A field guide to the seven intelligence pillars

The Overall score blends seven pillars. Here's what each is really measuring.

• Code Quality — complexity, maintainability, duplication, docs. Low = hard to change safely.
• Security — real vulnerabilities (deep Semgrep, always on) plus dependency CVEs. Low = exposure.
• Architecture — coupling, cycles, layering. Low = changes ripple unpredictably.
• Temporal — churn and stability over time. Low = thrash.
• Business Value — how much of the code is doing load-bearing work.
• Human — ownership concentration and bus-factor. Low = knowledge risk.
• Ecosystem — dependency health and license posture.

A repo that's an A on Code Quality and a D on Human isn't a great repo — it's a fragile one with a single point of failure. The blend is the point.