lizard-complexity SKILL.md skillA
lizard-complexity from testland/qa is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add testland/qa/lizard-complexity@v1.1.5Pins v1.1.5 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- testland/qa
- Path
plugins/qa-code-quality/skills/lizard-complexity/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v1.1.5, committed Oct 11, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 6, 2026
- Size
- 4,053 bytes
- Repository stars
- 11
- License
- MIT
Run Lizard against production source to enforce per-function cyclomatic complexity (CCN), NLOC, and parameter-count thresholds - language-agnostic (30+ languages). Scoped to production code via `-x"./tests/*"`; test complexity is reviewed separately. Use when a codebase spans several languages and needs one complexity gate across all of them, or when a function has grown unreviewable and the team wants a numeric threshold in CI.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# lizard-complexity Lizard analyzes source code per function for **NLOC** (non-comment LoC), **CCN** (cyclomatic complexity), token count, and parameter count across 30+ languages including C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin (per the [Lizard README]). Default CCN warning threshold is 15. ## When to use - Polyglot codebase where per-language linters give inconsistent complexity metrics. - Adding a CCN ceiling to CI without buying a commercial scanner. - One-off audit of "where is the most complex code?" before a refactor. ## Step 1 - Install ```bash pip install lizard ``` Or run the standalone script: ```bash python lizard.py path/to/code ``` Per the [Lizard README], no external deps required. ## Step 2 - Baseline scan ```bash lizard src/ ``` Default output groups by file with per-function NLOC/CCN/token/param counts. Default warning threshold: CCN ≥ 15. ## Step 3 - Set production-only thresholds ```bash lizard src/ \ -x"./tests/*" \ -x"./vendor/*" \ -C 10 \ -L 100 \ -a 5 ``` | Flag | Meaning | |---|---| | `-x PATTERN` | Exclude (must include `tests/**` for production-only scope) | …
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How to install
mdr add testland/qa/lizard-complexity@sha256:02823cc731e591c3The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.1.5, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Jul 6, 2026 and Oct 11, 2026, about one every 24 days.
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| v1.1.5 latest | 2026-10-11 | a1bd3f7 | 4,053 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260720.22d020c | 2026-07-20 | 22d020c | 4,034 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260719.53f73b7 | 2026-07-19 | 53f73b7 | 4,033 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260719.6226ac1 | 2026-07-19 | 6226ac1 | 3,871 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260706.4e1409c | 2026-07-06 | 4e1409c | 3,885 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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Source
testland/qa · 11 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-20 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qzlnng6qsoqv3etx GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=testland/qa/lizard-complexity GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/02823cc731e591c3dd25ae79b9dab22d6489d69efecda68f650d9ff27c01a241
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