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gemini-cli scores 83/100

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Commit 06d3298 · 132 controls · Oct 15, 2026 · Re-checked daily

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Delivery controls score83
gemini-cli
42median 6886

Out of 100. Stronger than 99% of the 68 other assessed repositories.

Score

83/100

Rank 2 of 69 · median 68

Gaps

19

14 fewer than the median of 33

Critical

0 controls

0 root causes

Not visible

15

Needs admin access

What gemini-cli does wellDefault branch identifiedBranch strategy observableDefault branch protected by rulesetForce-push restrictedPull-request requirement on default branch
Gaps19
gemini-cli
15median 3361

Visible controls Verify found unmet. Fewer is better. Stronger than 99% of the 68 other assessed repositories.

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Analysis

Our read

01

CI & tests leads the assessment.

27 of 29 visible controls pass in ci & tests.

02

Release & ops has the most room to improve.

5 visible controls remain open in release & ops.

Priority

Fix these first

high

Stale reviews dismissed

Covers 1 control
  • Stale reviews dismissed

What Verify read

Dismiss stale: false

Risk: Approvals that survive a new push mean the merged code is not the code anyone approved.

text
Dismiss stale reviews.

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Open in Design
high

Last-push approval required

Covers 1 control
  • Last-push approval required

What Verify read

Last-push approval: false

Risk: A final push after approval can introduce anything, and the merge still shows a green review.

text
Require last-push approval.
high

Workflow permissions least-privilege

Covers 1 control
  • Workflow permissions least-privilege

What Verify read

One or more workflows do not declare a permissions block.

Risk: Broadly permissioned workflows hand a write token to every action they call, including third-party code.

text
Set least-privilege GITHUB_TOKEN.

Overview

Control map

Public-access limit

15 controls this scan couldn't read

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  • Administrator bypass restrictedhigh
  • Tag protectionhigh
  • Self-merge restrictedhigh
  • Bypass actors justifiedhigh
  • Push protection enabledhigh
  • Dependabot alertshigh
  • Secret scanning alertshigh
  • SAST required on default branchhigh
  • Environment secrets scopedhigh
  • Secret custodiansmedium
  • Agent identity in commitsmedium
  • Audit of agent actionsmedium
  • Audit of privileged actionsmedium
  • Private vulnerability reportinglow
  • Wait timer or freeze windowlow
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Every result shows the evidence Verify read. Assessments re-run daily, and changes are logged.

132 controls · 69 repositories assessed · re-run daily

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AccessPublicGitHub App you install
Controls read109 of 109All 109
Private repositoriesNoYes
ResultsPublished herePrivate to your organization

Evidence locker

Every control Verify checked

Governance

8 of 12 pass

Review

20 of 26 pass

CI & tests

27 of 30 pass

Code quality

6 of 8 pass

Security

11 of 20 pass

Agents & AI

5 of 8 pass

Release & ops

8 of 22 pass

Docs

5 of 6 pass

Assessment timeline

Canon re-assesses this repository daily. An entry appears only when something changed — the score, a control's outcome, or a control ceasing to apply.

Sep 21 · 83Oct 15 · 83

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