diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.env
+.token
+.aider.chat.history.md
+.aider.input.history
+.aider.tags.cache.v4/
+.local/
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets
+    rev: v1.5.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: detect-secrets
+        args: ['--baseline', '.secrets.baseline']
+        additional_dependencies: ['gibberish-detector']
diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
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+++ b/.secrets.baseline
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+{
+  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "plugins_used": [
+    {
+      "name": "ArtifactoryDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "AWSKeyDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "AzureStorageKeyDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Base64HighEntropyString",
+      "limit": 4.5
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "BasicAuthDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "CloudantDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DiscordBotTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "GitHubTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "GitLabTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "HexHighEntropyString",
+      "limit": 3.0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "IbmCloudIamDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "IbmCosHmacDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "IPPublicDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "JwtTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "KeywordDetector",
+      "keyword_exclude": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "MailchimpDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "NpmDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "OpenAIDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "PrivateKeyDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "PypiTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SendGridDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SlackDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SoftlayerDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "SquareOAuthDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "StripeDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "TelegramBotTokenDetector"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "TwilioKeyDetector"
+    }
+  ],
+  "filters_used": [
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.allowlist.is_line_allowlisted"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.common.is_ignored_due_to_verification_policies",
+      "min_level": 2
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.gibberish.should_exclude_secret",
+      "limit": 3.7
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_indirect_reference"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_likely_id_string"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_lock_file"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_not_alphanumeric_string"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_potential_uuid"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_prefixed_with_dollar_sign"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_sequential_string"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_swagger_file"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "detect_secrets.filters.heuristic.is_templated_secret"
+    }
+  ],
+  "results": {},
+  "generated_at": "2025-09-23T04:15:11Z"
+}
diff --git a/sql-queries/check-releases.sql b/sql-queries/check-releases.sql
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index 0000000..1860458
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+++ b/sql-queries/check-releases.sql
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+-- Query 1: Check if there has been at least one release within the last year
+SELECT 
+    CASE 
+        WHEN COUNT(*) > 0 THEN 'yes' 
+        ELSE 'no' 
+    END AS has_release_within_last_year,
+    COUNT(*) > 0 AS has_release_within_last_year_bool
+FROM raw_releases 
+WHERE publishedAt >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '1 year';
diff --git a/sql-queries/count-commits.sql b/sql-queries/count-commits.sql
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index 0000000..799b785
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+++ b/sql-queries/count-commits.sql
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+-- Query 3: Count the number of commits per month within the last 12 months
+SELECT 
+    strftime('%Y-%m', date) AS month,
+    COUNT(*) AS commits_count,
+    CASE 
+        WHEN COUNT(*) > 2 THEN 'above 2' 
+        ELSE 'below 2' 
+    END AS commits_category,
+    COUNT(*) > 2 AS is_above_threshold
+FROM raw_commits 
+WHERE date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '1 year'
+GROUP BY strftime('%Y-%m', date)
+ORDER BY month;
diff --git a/sql-queries/count-contributors.sql b/sql-queries/count-contributors.sql
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index 0000000..c1b57ac
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+++ b/sql-queries/count-contributors.sql
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+-- Query 2: Count the number of active contributors within the last 12 months
+SELECT 
+    COUNT(DISTINCT login) AS active_contributors_count,
+    CASE 
+        WHEN COUNT(DISTINCT login) > 3 THEN 'above 3' 
+        ELSE 'below 3' 
+    END AS contributor_category,
+    COUNT(DISTINCT login) > 3 AS is_above_threshold
+FROM raw_contributors 
+WHERE last_contribution >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '1 year';
diff --git a/sql-queries/count-open-issues.sql b/sql-queries/count-open-issues.sql
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index 0000000..62aacf8
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+++ b/sql-queries/count-open-issues.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Query 4: Count the number of open issues
+SELECT 
+    COUNT(*) AS open_issues_count
+FROM raw_issues 
+WHERE state = 'OPEN';
diff --git a/sql-queries/verify-repository.sql b/sql-queries/verify-repository.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f2c2fd
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+++ b/sql-queries/verify-repository.sql
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+-- Query 5: Verify source code is in public repository with README and license
+SELECT 
+    'PASS' AS repository_status,
+    COUNT(DISTINCT file) > 0 AS has_readme,
+    COUNT(license) > 0 AS has_license,
+    COUNT(DISTINCT file) > 0 AND COUNT(license) > 0 AS repository_verification_passed
+FROM raw_root_md_files, raw_license
+WHERE file = 'README.md';