I Built RepoDrift: A Local-First CLI That Audits Your Repository Before Deployment
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An overview of RepoDrift, a local-first command-line tool built with TypeScript and Node.js that audits repositories prior to deployment. By running locally via npx, it scans project directories, dependencies, lockfiles, git status, and security patterns to surface actionable repository health metrics before code reaches production. Shift-left security and automated local auditing are essential practices for modern platform and backend engineering. Building or adopting CLI-based auditing tools in JavaScript and TypeScript allows developers to catch configuration drift, compromised dependencies, and broken security patterns early in the developer loop, reinforcing software supply chain integrity without relying solely on remote CI checks.