project-arena

Our summary

Project Arena is a vendor-neutral benchmark for testing AI investigation tools on Kubernetes incidents. It deploys faults into a Kubernetes cluster, captures how different products investigate them, and scores the investigations using a configurable AI judge.

Who it is for: Teams evaluating AI-powered Kubernetes incident investigation tools

What the README claims

• Supports 21 scenarios in full suite and 6 in smoke suite The default `full` suite currently includes 21 scenarios. The smaller `smoke` suite includes six Not checked
• Works with local kind clusters or AWS EKS Choose local kind or AWS EKS for your cluster Not checked
• Requires Python 3.10+ as only Python dependency Python 3.10+ is the only Python dependency Not checked

Written by AI from the project's README on 2026-10-09. It does not affect the verdict.

Alternatives

• kubernetes SLEEPER
• argo-cd SLEEPER
• agent-sandbox SLEEPER

Projects we track that do a similar job, picked by AI. Not a recommendation.

Maintained by

Maintained by 1 primary developer, 0 external contributors in the last 90 days.

• edgedelta is a GitHub organization.
• Official organization: verified by GitHub.
• GitHub account created July 2019.
• Top contributors by commits: ozcelgozde 100%.

Facts

License

MIT source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Language

Python source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Releases

0 source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Contributors

1 source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Archived

no source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Nerd stuff

PythonDockerCLI

Languages

Python (detected), Shell (detected), HCL (detected), Dockerfile (detected)

Runs on

Python >=3.10 (detected)

Interfaces

CLI (detected)

Deployment

Docker (detected)

Docs

docs/ folder (detected)

License

MIT (detected)

Package ecosystem

Python packaging (detected)

The Receipts

What changed recently

• 1 Oct 2026: Repository created

GitHub release dates we stored. We do not track license changes yet.

Cite this

project-arena is a GitHub project at https://github.com/edgedelta/project-arena written mainly in Python, described there as "A vendor-neutral Kubernetes incident benchmark for testing AI investigation tools across detection, diagnosis, and mitigation. Deploy faults, capture investigations, and compare results with a configurable AI judge".

Source: https://midorreal.com/project/edgedelta-project-arena, checked 9 October 2026. The same facts as JSON: /project/edgedelta-project-arena.json.

Rank history

Hot on Hacker News: #39 today.

New to our radar: #21 today.

Stars

Events in this window

• 8 Oct 2026 Hacker News post, 22 points

Dated items we stored, last 30 days. They sit near the chart, they do not explain it.

Packages

? We have not checked the package registries for this project yet.

Signals

Attention vs adoption

Attention: not enough data to rank
Star velocity against all tracked projects

Adoption: not enough data to rank
Downloads, dependents and pulls

Not enough comparable data yet to set attention against adoption. This describes the numbers; it is not a verdict.

Hacker News

Caveats

• GitHub lists 1 contributor to this repository. Source
• The repository has no security policy on GitHub. Source
• The repository has 0 releases on GitHub. Source

Repo health

• Languages LanguagesShare of the repository's code by bytes, as GitHub's language detection reports it. The five biggest languages are named and the rest are grouped as Other.Python 86%, Shell 9%, HCL 4%, Dockerfile 1%
• License LicenseThe SPDX license id GitHub detects, and a class: Open source (OSI) if the license is on the Open Source Initiative approved list, Source-available if the code is readable but the license limits use, Unclear if GitHub cannot match a known license, No license detected if it finds none. A public repository without a license is not open source.MIT, Open source (OSI)
• Repository age Repository ageTime since the repository was created on GitHub. This is the repository, not necessarily the project, which may have existed elsewhere before.7 days, created 1 Oct 2026

Development

• Commits in the last 7 days Commits in the last 7 daysCommits to the repository in the last 7 days, as GitHub counts them.1
• Commits in the last 30 days Commits in the last 30 daysCommits to the repository in the last 30 days, as GitHub counts them.9
• Commits in the last 90 days Commits in the last 90 daysCommits to the repository in the last 90 days, as GitHub counts them.9
• Contributors, all time Contributors, all timePeople and anonymous contributors who have ever committed to the repository, as GitHub counts them. A small number is context, not a flaw: many solid projects are kept by one or two people.1, a small team
• Releases ReleasesThe number of GitHub releases, and how many days ago the latest one was published.0
• Issues in the last 30 days Issues in the last 30 daysIssues opened and issues closed in the last 30 days, as GitHub search counts them.0 opened, 0 closed
• Pull requests merged in the last 30 days Pull requests merged in the last 30 daysPull requests merged in the last 30 days, as GitHub search counts them.0

Maintenance

• Stale open issues Stale open issuesOpen issues with no update in the last 90 days, as GitHub search counts them.0
• Open pull requests Open pull requestsPull requests open now, as GitHub search counts them.0

Hygiene

• Automated tests or builds (CI) Automated tests or builds (CI)Whether the repository has at least one GitHub Actions workflow file in .github/workflows.No
• A tests folder A tests folderWhether the repository has a top-level folder named tests, test, __tests__ or spec.Yes
• A license A licenseWhether GitHub detects a license file in the repository.Yes
• Contributing guide Contributing guideWhether the repository has a contributing guide.No
• Code of conduct Code of conductWhether GitHub finds a code of conduct in the repository.No
• CODEOWNERS file CODEOWNERS fileWhether the repository has a CODEOWNERS file, which names who reviews changes to which files.No
• A Dockerfile A DockerfileWhether the repository has a Dockerfile at its top level.No

Security

• Security policy Security policyWhether the repository has a SECURITY.md or SECURITY.rst file.No
• Unpatched high or critical advisories Unpatched high or critical advisoriesPublished GitHub security advisories rated high or critical on this repository that list a vulnerable version with no patched version.0

Badge

For maintainers: one measured fact, no verdict.

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# project-arena

- Repository: https://github.com/edgedelta/project-arena
- Page: https://midorreal.com/project/edgedelta-project-arena
- Verdict: TOO EARLY (not enough data to call it) (measured), scored 2026-10-09
- Scores: Hype 93
- Stars: 7
- Methodology: https://midorreal.com/methodology#verdicts
- JSON: https://midorreal.com/project/edgedelta-project-arena.json