RRepoGEO

REPOGEO REPORT · LITE

kurtosis-tech/kurtosis

Default branch main · commit a46f755d · scanned 6/14/2026, 3:21:54 PM

GitHub: 544 stars · 96 forks

AI VISIBILITY SCORE
40 /100
Critical
Category recall
0 / 2
Not recommended in any query
Rule findings
2 pass · 0 warn · 0 fail
Objective metadata checks
AI knows your name
3 / 3
Direct prompts that named your repo
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT

Action plan is what to do next — copy-pasteable changes prioritized by impact. Category visibility is the real GEO test: when a user asks an AI a brand-free question that should surface kurtosis-tech/kurtosis, does the AI actually recommend you — or your competitors? Objective checks verify the metadata signals AI engines weight first. Self-mention check detects whether AI even knows you exist by name.

Action plan — copy-paste fixes

3 prioritized changes generated by gemini-2.5-flash. Mark items done after you ship the fix.

OVERALL DIRECTION
  • hightopics#1
    Add 'blockchain' to repository topics

    Why:

    CURRENT
    backend, cicd, containerization, deploy, devops, distributed-systems, docker, docker-compose, environment, go, infrastructure, kubernetes, networks, prototyping
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    backend, cicd, containerization, deploy, devops, distributed-systems, docker, docker-compose, environment, go, infrastructure, kubernetes, networks, prototyping, blockchain
  • highreadme#2
    Strengthen README opening to highlight blockchain and ephemeral environments

    Why:

    CURRENT
    What is Kurtosis?
Have you ever tried to build on top of a colleague's work, or contribute to an open source project, just to get stuck on the first steps of spinning up a stack to play with? Kurtosis handles the complexity of spinning up ephemeral dev or test stacks so you can focus on developing, not configuring.
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    What is Kurtosis?
Kurtosis is a platform for packaging and launching blockchain infrastructure, simplifying the creation of reproducible, ephemeral development and test environments. Think Docker Compose, but purpose-built for complex distributed systems like blockchain networks. It handles the complexity of spinning up these stacks so you can focus on developing, not configuring.
  • mediumcomparison#3
    Expand and clarify the 'How is Kurtosis different' section in README

    Why:

    CURRENT
    How is Kurtosis different than Docker Compose or Helm?
Kurtosis operates at a level higher than Docker Compose or Helm, and produces stacks running on either of the underlying engines (the Docker engine, or Kubernetes). Because of this additional layer of
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    Add a new section to the README, perhaps titled 'Kurtosis vs. Other Tools: A Higher-Level Abstraction for Distributed Systems'. Start the section with: 'While tools like Docker Compose, Helm, Skaffold, and Tilt are essential for container orchestration and local development, Kurtosis operates at a higher level, providing a programmatic platform specifically designed for defining, orchestrating, and managing the lifecycle of entire, complex, ephemeral distributed systems, particularly for blockchain and backend development and testing.'

Category GEO backends resolved for this scan: google/gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Category visibility — the real GEO test

Brand-free queries asked to google/gemini-2.5-flash. Did AI recommend you, or someone else?

Same questions for every model — switch tabs to compare answers and rankings.

Recall
0 / 2
0% of queries surface kurtosis-tech/kurtosis
Avg rank
—
Lower is better. #1 = top recommendation.
Share of voice
0%
Of all named tools, what % are you?
Top rival
devcontainers/spec
Recommended in 1 of 2 queries
COMPETITOR LEADERBOARD
  1. devcontainers/spec · recommended 1×
  2. docker/compose · recommended 1×
  3. GoogleContainerTools/skaffold · recommended 1×
  4. tilt-dev/tilt · recommended 1×
  5. gitpod-io/gitpod · recommended 1×
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    How to create reproducible ephemeral development environments for distributed backend services quickly?
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. Dev Containers (devcontainers/spec)
    2. Docker Compose (docker/compose)
    3. Skaffold (GoogleContainerTools/skaffold)
    4. Tilt (tilt-dev/tilt)
    5. Gitpod (gitpod-io/gitpod)
    6. GitHub Codespaces
    7. Nix (NixOS/nix)
    8. NixOS (NixOS/nixpkgs)
    9. Vagrant (hashicorp/vagrant)

    AI recommended 9 alternatives but never named kurtosis-tech/kurtosis. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    Tool for managing and deploying complex blockchain test environments in CI/CD pipelines?
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. Hardhat (NomicFoundation/hardhat)
    2. Ganache (trufflesuite/ganache)
    3. Truffle (trufflesuite/truffle)
    4. Drizzle (trufflesuite/drizzle)
    5. Foundry (foundry-rs/foundry)
    6. Tenderly
    7. Quorum (goquorum/quorum)

    AI recommended 7 alternatives but never named kurtosis-tech/kurtosis. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer

Objective checks

Rule-based audits of metadata signals AI engines weight most.

  • Metadata completeness
    pass

  • README presence
    pass

Self-mention check

Does AI even know your repo exists when asked about it directly?

  • Compared to common alternatives in this category, what is the core differentiator of kurtosis-tech/kurtosis?
    pass
    AI named kurtosis-tech/kurtosis explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • If a team adopts kurtosis-tech/kurtosis in production, what risks or prerequisites should they evaluate first?
    pass
    AI named kurtosis-tech/kurtosis explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • In one sentence, what problem does the repo kurtosis-tech/kurtosis solve, and who is the primary audience?
    pass
    AI named kurtosis-tech/kurtosis explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

Embed your GEO score

Drop this badge into the README of kurtosis-tech/kurtosis. It auto-updates whenever the report is rescanned and links back to the latest report — easy public proof that you care about AI discoverability.

RepoGEO badge previewLive preview
MARKDOWN (README)
[![RepoGEO](https://repogeo.com/badge/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis.svg)](https://repogeo.com/en/r/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis)
HTML
<a href="https://repogeo.com/en/r/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis"><img src="https://repogeo.com/badge/kurtosis-tech/kurtosis.svg" alt="RepoGEO" /></a>
Pro

Subscribe to Pro for deep diagnoses

kurtosis-tech/kurtosis — Lite scans stay free; this card itemizes Pro deep limits vs Lite.

  • Deep reports10 / month
  • Brand-free category queries5 vs 2 in Lite
  • Prioritized action items8 vs 3 in Lite