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From: "kapil.madan" <3740365+kmadan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 14:13:55 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): tighten badge row for credibility
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User flagged that several badges were rendering in colours that read as
warnings rather than credibility signals. Three fixes, applied
consistently across all 5 READMEs (English + zh-CN + ja-JP + ko-KR + hi-IN):

## Downloads badge: removed (temporarily)

The pepy.tech / shields.io PyPI-downloads endpoints both return red
"not found" / "package not found" for the first 24-48 hours after a
fresh PyPI release, because PyPI's download stats haven't propagated
yet. A broken badge text is worse than no badge.

Will re-add once stats start flowing (verify with
\`curl https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/aicertify.json\`).

## Beta badge: removed (redundant)

The "status-beta" badge was orange and reads as a warning. The PyPI
version badge directly next to it already shows v0.7.0 — readers infer
"pre-1.0, expect some API churn" from semver alone. The CHANGELOG
"Status" section still spells out what's production-ready vs partial,
so no information loss.

## 94 Rego Policies badge: orange -> green

The orange colour suggested caution; the content is unambiguously a
positive signal ("we cover 94 policies across 15+ frameworks"). Switched
the colour from \`orange\` to \`2f9e44\` (green) to match.

## Net effect

10 badges -> 8 badges, two of the three remaining warning-coloured
badges removed, and the one credibility-positive number is now in green.
The PyPI badge already renders correctly in blue
(verified \`fill="#007ec6"\` in the SVG).
---
 README.hi-IN.md | 4 +---
 README.ja-JP.md | 4 +---
 README.ko-KR.md | 4 +---
 README.md       | 6 ++----
 README.zh-CN.md | 4 +---
 5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.hi-IN.md b/README.hi-IN.md
index d196878..70319df 100644
--- a/README.hi-IN.md
+++ b/README.hi-IN.md
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://pypi.org/project/aicertify/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/aicertify?style=flat-square&color=blue" alt="PyPI"></a>
-  <a href="https://pepy.tech/project/aicertify"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="Downloads"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml"><img src="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml/badge.svg" alt="CI"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Principled-Evolution/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="Stars"></a>
   <a href="https://www.python.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12%2B-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Python 3.12+"></a>
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Apache 2.0"></a>
   <a href="https://www.openpolicyagent.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20on-OPA-7D4698.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Built on OPA"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify#status"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/status-beta-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Beta"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-2f9e44.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
   <a href="https://makeapullrequest.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="PRs Welcome"></a>
 </p>
 
diff --git a/README.ja-JP.md b/README.ja-JP.md
index e61ea14..b01dabf 100644
--- a/README.ja-JP.md
+++ b/README.ja-JP.md
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://pypi.org/project/aicertify/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/aicertify?style=flat-square&color=blue" alt="PyPI"></a>
-  <a href="https://pepy.tech/project/aicertify"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="ダウンロード"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml"><img src="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml/badge.svg" alt="CI"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Principled-Evolution/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="Stars"></a>
   <a href="https://www.python.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12%2B-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Python 3.12+"></a>
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Apache 2.0"></a>
   <a href="https://www.openpolicyagent.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20on-OPA-7D4698.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Built on OPA"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify#status"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/status-beta-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Beta"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-2f9e44.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
   <a href="https://makeapullrequest.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="PRs Welcome"></a>
 </p>
 
diff --git a/README.ko-KR.md b/README.ko-KR.md
index fbcc4ac..4b80793 100644
--- a/README.ko-KR.md
+++ b/README.ko-KR.md
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://pypi.org/project/aicertify/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/aicertify?style=flat-square&color=blue" alt="PyPI"></a>
-  <a href="https://pepy.tech/project/aicertify"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="다운로드"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml"><img src="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml/badge.svg" alt="CI"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Principled-Evolution/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="Stars"></a>
   <a href="https://www.python.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12%2B-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Python 3.12+"></a>
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Apache 2.0"></a>
   <a href="https://www.openpolicyagent.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20on-OPA-7D4698.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Built on OPA"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify#status"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/status-beta-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Beta"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-2f9e44.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
   <a href="https://makeapullrequest.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="PRs Welcome"></a>
 </p>
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b60143f..e64b34f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://pypi.org/project/aicertify/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/aicertify?style=flat-square&color=blue" alt="PyPI"></a>
-  <a href="https://pepy.tech/project/aicertify"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="Downloads"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml"><img src="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml/badge.svg" alt="CI"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Principled-Evolution/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="Stars"></a>
   <a href="https://www.python.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12%2B-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Python 3.12+"></a>
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Apache 2.0"></a>
-  <a href="https://www.openpolicyagent.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20on-OPA-7D4698.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Built on OPA"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify#status"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/status-beta-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Beta"></a>
+  <a href="https://www.openpolicyagent.org/ecosystem/entry/principled-evolution"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20on-OPA-7D4698.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Built on OPA"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-2f9e44.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 Rego Policies"></a>
   <a href="https://makeapullrequest.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="PRs Welcome"></a>
 </p>
 
diff --git a/README.zh-CN.md b/README.zh-CN.md
index 784d537..6ee34b4 100644
--- a/README.zh-CN.md
+++ b/README.zh-CN.md
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://pypi.org/project/aicertify/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/aicertify?style=flat-square&color=blue" alt="PyPI"></a>
-  <a href="https://pepy.tech/project/aicertify"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="下载量"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml"><img src="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/actions/workflows/aicertify-ci.yaml/badge.svg" alt="持续集成"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Principled-Evolution/aicertify?style=flat-square" alt="Star 数"></a>
   <a href="https://www.python.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12%2B-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Python 3.12+"></a>
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Apache 2.0 许可证"></a>
   <a href="https://www.openpolicyagent.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20on-OPA-7D4698.svg?style=flat-square" alt="基于 OPA 构建"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 条 Rego 策略"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/aicertify#status"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/status-beta-orange.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Beta 阶段"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/Principled-Evolution/gopal"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/policies-94%20rego-2f9e44.svg?style=flat-square" alt="94 条 Rego 策略"></a>
   <a href="https://makeapullrequest.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="欢迎提交 PR"></a>
 </p>