How do you know a repo is actually “ready”?

Why does getting a repo running still feel so fragile? You clone a project, follow the setup steps, fix a few environment issues, and eventually reach the point where everything works. Then a few weeks later, it doesn't. A dependency changed. A script drifted. A setup step was missed. The repo had a working state, but that state was never made explicit or repeatable. That's why we're building Ota. Ota is an open-source CLI for repo readiness. The idea is simple: once a repo has a real worki...