> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://gitquarry.micr.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Repository Signals

> Understand which repository fields matter in native search, inspect output, and explicit ranking modes.

# Repository Signals

Gitquarry only uses explicit, explainable repository facts.

## Query Signals

Query ranking uses literal matching across:

* repository name
* description
* topics
* README when `--readme` is enabled

There is no synonym expansion in v1.

## Activity Signals

Activity uses:

* `pushed_at`
* `updated_at`
* latest release recency
* archived penalty

If you care about freshness, `--rank activity` is the right choice.

## Quality Signals

Quality uses:

* stars
* forks
* contributor count when available
* license presence
* README presence
* template status

There are no issue-based or trending signals in v1.

## Non-Fatal Signals

Contributor count can be missing on very large repositories.

That does not fail the command. Gitquarry treats it as an unavailable optional signal.

## Inspect Output

`inspect` reports the raw repository signals directly:

* stars
* forks
* language
* topics
* license
* created / updated / pushed timestamps
* archived / template / fork flags
* open issue count
* latest release when available
* contributor count when available