2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/git.ts b/packages/server/src/api/git.ts
index 1f39692..9987bcf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/git.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/git.ts
@@ -392,4 +392,16 @@ export class Git {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
+
+	async doesReadmeExist(repo_name) {
+		const full_repo_name = addRepoDirSuffix(repo_name);
+		const repo = await Repository.openBare(`${this.base_dir}/${full_repo_name}`);
+
+		const master_commit = await repo.getMasterCommit();
+		const tree = await master_commit.getTree();
+
+		const readme = await tree.getEntry("README.md").catch(() => null);
+
+		return Boolean(readme);
+	}
 };
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diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/v1.ts b/packages/server/src/api/v1.ts
index 617e5f1..7aa1f16 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/v1.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/v1.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default function(fastify: FastifyInstance, opts, done) {
 
 			const desc = await git.getRepoFile(params.repo, "description");
 
-			reply.send({ data: { name: params.repo, description: desc } });
+			reply.send({ data: { name: params.repo, description: desc, has_readme: await git.doesReadmeExist(params.repo) } });
 		}
 	});