diff --git a/checks/dangerous_workflow.go b/checks/dangerous_workflow.go
index 61e7b337aff..7dae1cce40e 100644
--- a/checks/dangerous_workflow.go
+++ b/checks/dangerous_workflow.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const CheckDangerousWorkflow = "Dangerous-Workflow"
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
-		checker.FileBased,
 		checker.CommitBased,
+		checker.FileBased,
 	}
 	if err := registerCheck(CheckDangerousWorkflow, DangerousWorkflow, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// this should never happen
diff --git a/checks/fuzzing.go b/checks/fuzzing.go
index 9f727fc6570..0a55e0253c1 100644
--- a/checks/fuzzing.go
+++ b/checks/fuzzing.go
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ const CheckFuzzing = "Fuzzing"
 
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
-	if err := registerCheck(CheckFuzzing, Fuzzing, nil); err != nil {
+	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
+		checker.FileBased,
+	}
+	if err := registerCheck(CheckFuzzing, Fuzzing, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// this should never happen
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/checks/license.go b/checks/license.go
index 79609a1e28f..ec9e0d3ac77 100644
--- a/checks/license.go
+++ b/checks/license.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const CheckLicense = "License"
 func init() {
 	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
 		checker.CommitBased,
+		checker.FileBased,
 	}
 	if err := registerCheck(CheckLicense, License, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// this should never happen
diff --git a/checks/packaging.go b/checks/packaging.go
index 59c2762e288..443771816c7 100644
--- a/checks/packaging.go
+++ b/checks/packaging.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/checks/raw/gitlab"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/clients/githubrepo"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/clients/gitlabrepo"
+	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/clients/localdir"
 	sce "github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/errors"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/probes"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/probes/zrunner"
@@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ const CheckPackaging = "Packaging"
 
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
-	if err := registerCheck(CheckPackaging, Packaging, nil); err != nil {
+	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
+		checker.FileBased,
+	}
+	if err := registerCheck(CheckPackaging, Packaging, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// this should never happen
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -39,10 +43,23 @@ func init() {
 
 // Packaging runs Packaging check.
 func Packaging(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
-	var rawData checker.PackagingData
-	var err error
+	var rawData, rawDataGithub, rawDataGitlab checker.PackagingData
+	var err, errG, errGL error
 
 	switch v := c.RepoClient.(type) {
+	case *localdir.LocalDirClient:
+		// Performing both packaging checks since we dont know when local
+		rawDataGithub, errG = github.Packaging(c)
+		rawDataGitlab, errGL = gitlab.Packaging(c)
+		// Appending results of checks
+		rawData.Packages = append(rawData.Packages, rawDataGithub.Packages...)
+		rawData.Packages = append(rawData.Packages, rawDataGitlab.Packages...)
+		// checking for errors
+		if errG != nil {
+			err = errG
+		} else if errGL != nil {
+			err = errGL
+		}
 	case *githubrepo.Client:
 		rawData, err = github.Packaging(c)
 	case *gitlabrepo.Client:
diff --git a/checks/permissions.go b/checks/permissions.go
index 3014d8997b8..e9fa1b15082 100644
--- a/checks/permissions.go
+++ b/checks/permissions.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const CheckTokenPermissions = "Token-Permissions"
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
-		checker.FileBased,
 		checker.CommitBased,
+		checker.FileBased,
 	}
 	if err := registerCheck(CheckTokenPermissions, TokenPermissions, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// This should never happen.
diff --git a/checks/pinned_dependencies.go b/checks/pinned_dependencies.go
index a82cd6e9373..8a7ac0cdc8b 100644
--- a/checks/pinned_dependencies.go
+++ b/checks/pinned_dependencies.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const CheckPinnedDependencies = "Pinned-Dependencies"
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
-		checker.FileBased,
 		checker.CommitBased,
+		checker.FileBased,
 	}
 	if err := registerCheck(CheckPinnedDependencies, PinningDependencies, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// This should never happen.
diff --git a/checks/raw/fuzzing.go b/checks/raw/fuzzing.go
index f4475e729d4..4bf07c388a6 100644
--- a/checks/raw/fuzzing.go
+++ b/checks/raw/fuzzing.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package raw
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -208,6 +209,10 @@ func Fuzzing(c *checker.CheckRequest) (checker.FuzzingData, error) {
 
 	langs, err := c.RepoClient.ListProgrammingLanguages()
 	if err != nil {
+		// ListProgrammingLanguages is unsupported by local client so just return
+		if errors.Is(err, clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature) {
+			return checker.FuzzingData{Fuzzers: detectedFuzzers}, nil
+		}
 		return checker.FuzzingData{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot get langs of repo: %w", err)
 	}
 	prominentLangs := getProminentLanguages(langs)
diff --git a/checks/raw/github/packaging.go b/checks/raw/github/packaging.go
index 4deb99563a9..beeba6d907e 100644
--- a/checks/raw/github/packaging.go
+++ b/checks/raw/github/packaging.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package github
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/checker"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/checks/fileparser"
+	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/clients"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/finding"
 )
 
@@ -73,7 +75,12 @@ func Packaging(c *checker.CheckRequest) (checker.PackagingData, error) {
 
 		runs, err := c.RepoClient.ListSuccessfulWorkflowRuns(filepath.Base(fp))
 		if err != nil {
-			return data, fmt.Errorf("Client.Actions.ListWorkflowRunsByFileName: %w", err)
+			// appending empty run for localdir client
+			if errors.Is(err, clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature) {
+				runs = append(runs, clients.WorkflowRun{})
+			} else {
+				return data, fmt.Errorf("Client.Actions.ListWorkflowRunsByFileName: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		if len(runs) > 0 {
diff --git a/checks/raw/sast.go b/checks/raw/sast.go
index 1806adcaeb9..0d654c2c118 100644
--- a/checks/raw/sast.go
+++ b/checks/raw/sast.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/checker"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/checks/fileparser"
+	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/clients"
 	sce "github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/errors"
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v5/finding"
 )
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ func sastToolInCheckRuns(c *checker.CheckRequest) ([]checker.SASTCommit, error)
 	var sastCommits []checker.SASTCommit
 	commits, err := c.RepoClient.ListCommits()
 	if err != nil {
+		// ignoring check for local dir
+		if errors.Is(err, clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature) {
+			return sastCommits, nil
+		}
 		return sastCommits,
 			sce.WithMessage(sce.ErrScorecardInternal, fmt.Sprintf("RepoClient.ListCommits: %v", err))
 	}
diff --git a/checks/raw/security_policy.go b/checks/raw/security_policy.go
index c1cb1b68200..1dcd65816b7 100644
--- a/checks/raw/security_policy.go
+++ b/checks/raw/security_policy.go
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ func SecurityPolicy(c *checker.CheckRequest) (checker.SecurityPolicyData, error)
 	case errors.Is(err, sce.ErrRepoUnreachable), errors.Is(err, clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature):
 		break
 	default:
-		return checker.SecurityPolicyData{}, err
+		if !errors.Is(err, clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature) {
+			return checker.SecurityPolicyData{}, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Return raw results.
diff --git a/checks/sast.go b/checks/sast.go
index f09a6ba4d7a..05f20846c1d 100644
--- a/checks/sast.go
+++ b/checks/sast.go
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ const CheckSAST = "SAST"
 
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
-	if err := registerCheck(CheckSAST, SAST, nil); err != nil {
+	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
+		checker.FileBased,
+	}
+	if err := registerCheck(CheckSAST, SAST, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// This should never happen.
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/checks/security_policy.go b/checks/security_policy.go
index dd292494930..00118725d60 100644
--- a/checks/security_policy.go
+++ b/checks/security_policy.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const CheckSecurityPolicy = "Security-Policy"
 func init() {
 	supportedRequestTypes := []checker.RequestType{
 		checker.CommitBased,
+		checker.FileBased,
 	}
 	if err := registerCheck(CheckSecurityPolicy, SecurityPolicy, supportedRequestTypes); err != nil {
 		// This should never happen.
diff --git a/clients/localdir/client.go b/clients/localdir/client.go
index eb270f10b56..170c6d20dc9 100644
--- a/clients/localdir/client.go
+++ b/clients/localdir/client.go
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	_                clients.RepoClient = &localDirClient{}
+	_                clients.RepoClient = &LocalDirClient{}
 	errInputRepoType                    = errors.New("input repo should be of type repoLocal")
 )
 
 //nolint:govet
-type localDirClient struct {
+type LocalDirClient struct {
 	logger      *log.Logger
 	ctx         context.Context
 	path        string
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type localDirClient struct {
 }
 
 // InitRepo sets up the local repo.
-func (client *localDirClient) InitRepo(inputRepo clients.Repo, commitSHA string, commitDepth int) error {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) InitRepo(inputRepo clients.Repo, commitSHA string, commitDepth int) error {
 	localRepo, ok := inputRepo.(*Repo)
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errInputRepoType, inputRepo)
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ func (client *localDirClient) InitRepo(inputRepo clients.Repo, commitSHA string,
 }
 
 // URI implements RepoClient.URI.
-func (client *localDirClient) URI() string {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) URI() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", client.path)
 }
 
 // IsArchived implements RepoClient.IsArchived.
-func (client *localDirClient) IsArchived() (bool, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) IsArchived() (bool, error) {
 	return false, fmt.Errorf("IsArchived: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func applyPredicate(
 }
 
 // LocalPath implements RepoClient.LocalPath.
-func (client *localDirClient) LocalPath() (string, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) LocalPath() (string, error) {
 	clientPath, err := filepath.Abs(client.path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("error during filepath.Abs: %w", err)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (client *localDirClient) LocalPath() (string, error) {
 }
 
 // ListFiles implements RepoClient.ListFiles.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListFiles(predicate func(string) (bool, error)) ([]string, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListFiles(predicate func(string) (bool, error)) ([]string, error) {
 	client.once.Do(func() {
 		client.files, client.errFiles = listFiles(client.path)
 	})
@@ -175,102 +175,102 @@ func getFile(clientpath, filename string) (*os.File, error) {
 }
 
 // GetFileReader implements RepoClient.GetFileReader.
-func (client *localDirClient) GetFileReader(filename string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) GetFileReader(filename string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	return getFile(client.path, filename)
 }
 
 // GetBranch implements RepoClient.GetBranch.
-func (client *localDirClient) GetBranch(branch string) (*clients.BranchRef, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) GetBranch(branch string) (*clients.BranchRef, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListBranches: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // GetDefaultBranch implements RepoClient.GetDefaultBranch.
-func (client *localDirClient) GetDefaultBranch() (*clients.BranchRef, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) GetDefaultBranch() (*clients.BranchRef, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetDefaultBranch: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // GetDefaultBranchName implements RepoClient.GetDefaultBranchName.
-func (client *localDirClient) GetDefaultBranchName() (string, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) GetDefaultBranchName() (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("GetDefaultBranchName: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListCommits implements RepoClient.ListCommits.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListCommits() ([]clients.Commit, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListCommits() ([]clients.Commit, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListCommits: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListIssues implements RepoClient.ListIssues.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListIssues() ([]clients.Issue, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListIssues() ([]clients.Issue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListIssues: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListReleases implements RepoClient.ListReleases.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListReleases() ([]clients.Release, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListReleases() ([]clients.Release, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListReleases: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListContributors implements RepoClient.ListContributors.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListContributors() ([]clients.User, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListContributors() ([]clients.User, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListContributors: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListSuccessfulWorkflowRuns implements RepoClient.WorkflowRunsByFilename.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListSuccessfulWorkflowRuns(filename string) ([]clients.WorkflowRun, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListSuccessfulWorkflowRuns(filename string) ([]clients.WorkflowRun, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListSuccessfulWorkflowRuns: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListCheckRunsForRef implements RepoClient.ListCheckRunsForRef.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListCheckRunsForRef(ref string) ([]clients.CheckRun, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListCheckRunsForRef(ref string) ([]clients.CheckRun, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListCheckRunsForRef: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListStatuses implements RepoClient.ListStatuses.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListStatuses(ref string) ([]clients.Status, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListStatuses(ref string) ([]clients.Status, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListStatuses: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListWebhooks implements RepoClient.ListWebhooks.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListWebhooks() ([]clients.Webhook, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListWebhooks() ([]clients.Webhook, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListWebhooks: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // Search implements RepoClient.Search.
-func (client *localDirClient) Search(request clients.SearchRequest) (clients.SearchResponse, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) Search(request clients.SearchRequest) (clients.SearchResponse, error) {
 	return clients.SearchResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("Search: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // SearchCommits implements RepoClient.SearchCommits.
-func (client *localDirClient) SearchCommits(request clients.SearchCommitsOptions) ([]clients.Commit, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) SearchCommits(request clients.SearchCommitsOptions) ([]clients.Commit, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Search: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
-func (client *localDirClient) Close() error {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
 // ListProgrammingLanguages implements RepoClient.ListProgrammingLanguages.
 // TODO: add ListProgrammingLanguages support for local directories.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListProgrammingLanguages() ([]clients.Language, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListProgrammingLanguages() ([]clients.Language, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListProgrammingLanguages: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // ListLicenses implements RepoClient.ListLicenses.
 // TODO: add ListLicenses support for local directories.
-func (client *localDirClient) ListLicenses() ([]clients.License, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) ListLicenses() ([]clients.License, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListLicenses: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
-func (client *localDirClient) GetCreatedAt() (time.Time, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) GetCreatedAt() (time.Time, error) {
 	return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("GetCreatedAt: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
-func (client *localDirClient) GetOrgRepoClient(ctx context.Context) (clients.RepoClient, error) {
+func (client *LocalDirClient) GetOrgRepoClient(ctx context.Context) (clients.RepoClient, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetOrgRepoClient: %w", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
 }
 
 // CreateLocalDirClient returns a client which implements RepoClient interface.
 func CreateLocalDirClient(ctx context.Context, logger *log.Logger) clients.RepoClient {
-	return &localDirClient{
+	return &LocalDirClient{
 		ctx:    ctx,
 		logger: logger,
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 39d2881518d..23626a634bb 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -118,9 +118,11 @@ func rootCmd(o *options.Options) error {
 	}
 
 	var requiredRequestTypes []checker.RequestType
+	// if local option not set add file based
 	if o.Local != "" {
 		requiredRequestTypes = append(requiredRequestTypes, checker.FileBased)
 	}
+	// if commit option set to anything other than HEAD add commit based
 	if !strings.EqualFold(o.Commit, clients.HeadSHA) {
 		requiredRequestTypes = append(requiredRequestTypes, checker.CommitBased)
 	}
diff --git a/policy/policy_test.go b/policy/policy_test.go
index 8d762d9bc61..bf2050943f4 100644
--- a/policy/policy_test.go
+++ b/policy/policy_test.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func TestGetEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			name:                  "request types limit enabled checks",
 			argsChecks:            []string{},
 			requiredRequestTypes:  []checker.RequestType{checker.FileBased, checker.CommitBased},
-			expectedEnabledChecks: 5, // All checks which are FileBased and CommitBased
+			expectedEnabledChecks: 7, // All checks which are FileBased and CommitBased
 			expectedError:         false,
 		},
 		{