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datasette

An open-source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data

notable Python simonw/datasette
56% pass rate
4/7 principles met

Spec Coverage

How many of the spec's requirements were verified for this tool. See /coverage for the full matrix.

Level Total Verified Unverified
MUST 23 9 14
SHOULD 16 0 16
MAY 7 0 7

Audience signal: mixed

This tool sends mixed signals: some agent-readable affordances are present, others are not. Treat the warnings below as friction points, not defects.

This is an informational signal, not an authoritative verdict — see methodology. The per-check evidence below is the ground truth.

Top Issues

All Checks

P1: Non-Interactive by Default

WARN Non-interactive by default binary may be waiting for interactive input
WARN Non-interactive gate flag advertised in --help no non-interactive flag found in --help; expected one of: --no-interactive, --non-interactive, -p, --print, --no-input, --batch, --headless, -y, --yes, --assume-yes
WARN Flags advertise env-var bindings in --help 2 flag(s) found in --help but no `[env: NAME]` bindings advertised

P2: Structured, Parseable Output

SKIP Structured output support no --output/--format flag detected in any subcommand

P3: Progressive Help Discovery

PASS Help flag produces useful output
PASS Version flag works

P4: Fail-Fast, Actionable Errors

PASS Rejects invalid arguments

P6: Composable, Predictable Command Structure

PASS Handles SIGPIPE gracefully
SKIP Pager-using CLI ships --no-pager escape hatch no pager signal (less/more/$PAGER/--pager) in --help
PASS Respects NO_COLOR

P7: Bounded, High-Signal Responses

WARN Quiet mode available no --quiet/-q flag detected in --help output

Details

Version scored
0.65.2
Audit date
2026-05-01 10:09:31 UTC
Duration
8.5s
Platform
linux/x86_64
Mode
command
Anc build
0.3.0
Install
uv tool install datasette

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Reproduce this scorecard for datasette locally and inspect the failing checks:

anc check --command datasette --output json

Install anc first if you don't have it. Add --output json to get the same JSON shape committed under scorecards/.