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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-10 04:54 UTC

GetStream / stream-chat-android

:speech_balloon: Android Chat SDK ➜ Stream Chat API. UI component libraries for chat apps. Kotlin & Jetpack Compose messaging SDK for Android chat

KotlinCustom license★ 1,661 stars⑂ 320 forkssince Mar 2019View on GitHub ↗
KindMobile applicationNetwork servicehow this is determined
#chat-sdk#java#android#chat#chat-api#messaging#chatview#hacktoberfest#kotlin#android-chat#android-messaging#android-chat-sdk#kotlin-chat#jetpack-compose

GetStream/stream-chat-android holds a health index of 96 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Vitality (96/100) and lowest on Security (59/100). It was last updated today. 4 contributors account for most of its recent work.

96
overall / 100
Exceptional

Software health index

Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.

96
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
VitalityCommunity &AdoptionSustainability &GovernanceEngineeringQualitySecurityAI Readiness

Score profile

Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.

The weighted overall 83 is calibrated to 96 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

StreamOrganization · verified domain
1,572 followers495 public repossince Aug 2014

This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.

Metrics by category

Vitality

Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?

96Exceptional · 21% of overall

Development activity

100Exceptional
How it's scored
36/36Push recency — last push 0 days ago
36/36Commit cadence — 52/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume — 886 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year886
human_commit_share0.56
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year52

Release discipline

90Excellent
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases — 100 releases published
36/36Release recency — latest release 5 days ago
27/27Release cadence — a release every ~6.3 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — Project has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count100
latest_release_tagv6.43.0
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release5
mean_days_between_releases6.3

Community & Adoption

Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?

77Good · 17% of overall

Popularity & adoption

83Excellent
How it's scored
52.2/60Stars — 1,661 stars
20.9/25Forks — 320 forks
9.5/15Watchers — 52 watchers
Inputs used
forks320
stars1,661
watchers52
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

71Good
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
16.9/22.5License — license file present, not a recognized license
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges6
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_servicesgithub.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateyes

Sustainability & Governance

Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?

90Excellent · 23% of overall

Maintainer resilience (bus factor)

85Excellent
How it's scored
43.2/54Bus factor — 4 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
18.5/22.5Commit distribution — top contributor authored 18% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth — 63 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 26 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor4
contributors_sampled63
top_contributor_share0.177

Issue & PR responsiveness

89Excellent
How it's scored
41.8/42Issue resolution — 100% of issues closed
27.9/30PR acceptance — 4,595/4,947 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
7.5/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — Found 16/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 5
Inputs used
merged_prs4,595
open_issues8
closed_issues1,546
prs_merged_7d9
prs_decided_7d9
prs_merged_30d57
prs_decided_30d58
issue_closed_ratio0.995
closed_unmerged_prs352
first_time_authors_30d0
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.

Ownership & stewardship

98Exceptional
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backing — organization-owned
20/20Verified domain
23/25Owner reach — 1,572 followers of GetStream
25/25Track record — 495 public repos, account ~12 yr old
Inputs used
followers1,572
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_loginGetStream
public_repos495
account_age_days4,393

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

86Excellent · 19% of overall

Engineering practices

84Excellent
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows — 20 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config — .rubocop.yml
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 16 out of 16 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

90Excellent
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage site — https://getstream.io/chat/sdk/android/
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics — 14 topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicschat-sdk, java, android, chat, chat-api, messaging, chatview, hacktoberfest, kotlin, android-chat, android-messaging, android-chat-sdk, kotlin-chat, jetpack-compose
has_wikino
homepagehttps://getstream.io/chat/sdk/android/
docs_sitehttps://getstream.io/chat/sdk/android/
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?

59Moderate · 16% of overall

Security posture

59Moderate
How it's scored
6.8/7.5Binary-Artifacts — binaries present in source code
0/7.5Branch-Protection — no data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests — 16 out of 16 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practices — no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
3.8/7.5Code-Review — Found 16/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 5
2.5/2.5Contributors — project has 26 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected
0/5Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed
2.2/2.5License — license file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packaging — no data
1.5/5Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 3
5/5SAST — SAST tool is run on all commits
5/5Security-Policy — security policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-Releases — Project has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
0/7.5Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0/7.5Vulnerabilities — 29 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated16
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive2
scorecard_aggregate5.9
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Packaging. Remaining weights renormalized.

Dependency advisories

57Moderate
How it's scored
12.4/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories — 2 affected: puma 6.4.3 (high 7.5), sinatra 4.1.0 (moderate 5.3)
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisories — transitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
30.3/40No advisories left outstanding — 2 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 334 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories29
affected_packages9
assessed_packages117
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severitycritical 1, high 6, moderate 2
direct_affected_packages2
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 117 resolved dependencies against OSV. This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so the repository dependency graph was assessed instead. That graph mixes development and test pins with shipped dependencies, so only the declared runtime dependencies are scored; transitive findings are reported as context and excluded from the score. Reachability is not analyzed.

AI Readiness

How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.

85Excellent · 4% of overall

Agent context & guidance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructions — AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md
15/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt) — llms.txt served by the project website (https://getstream.io/llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history — 51 of 56 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtyes
llms_txt_urlhttps://getstream.io/llms.txt
legible_history_share0.911
agent_instruction_filesAGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes7,361

Verify loop (build / test / typecheck)

84Excellent
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrap — build.gradle.kts, metrics/stream-chat-android-metrics/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-benchmark/build.gradle.kts (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config — .rubocop.yml
11/11Static type checking — Kotlin (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environment — lockfile
6/10Demonstrated agent practice — 3 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
8/8Automated maintenance — 1 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
3/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 3
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesGemfile.lock
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files—
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs—
agent_commit_share0.03
toolchain_manifestsbuild.gradle.kts, metrics/stream-chat-android-metrics/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-benchmark/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-client-test/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-client/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-compose-sample/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-compose/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-core/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-docs/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-e2e-test/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-markdown-transformer/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-previewdata/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-test/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-ui-common/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-ui-components/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-ui-guides/build.gradle.kts, stream-chat-android-ui-uitests/build.gradle.kts
dependency_bot_commit_share0.01

Code legibility for models

100Exceptional
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable code — Kotlin (statically typed)
54.6/55Manageable file sizes — 19/2,896 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageKotlin
largest_source_bytes223,336
source_files_sampled2,896
oversized_source_files19

Machine-readable interfaces

40Weak
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)
0/20MCP server
40/40Runnable examples — cookbook, sample
Inputs used
example_dirscookbook, sample
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files—
interfaces_expected_ofnetwork-service

Key facts

1,661GitHub stars
63contributors
886commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
100releases
4bus factor
8open issues
Maven, RubyGemspackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 320 ⇿
0Stars
320Forks
92Releases

When each star and fork was added, collected from GitHub and bucketed by day. Cumulative growth sits directly above the daily additions it is made of, so the two read against each other: steady organic accretion looks nothing like an abrupt, short-lived burst. Where that difference is measurable, it is reported as growth authenticity.

012525037532052019-102023-022026-07
Major 1Minor 47Patch 37

Each point covers 7 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 5.9 / 10
5.9aggregate

Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-09-10 04:54 UTC

9Binary-Artifactsbinaries present in source code
n/aBranch-Protectioninternal error: error during branchesHandler.setup: internal error: some github tokens can't read classic branch protection rules: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action/blob/main/docs/authentication/fine-grained-auth-token.md
10CI-Tests16 out of 16 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
5Code-ReviewFound 16/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 5
10Contributorsproject has 26 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
9Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
3Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 3
10SASTSAST tool is run on all commits
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0Vulnerabilities29 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 10
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
RubyGemsfastlane2.225.0Gemfile
RubyGemsjson—Gemfile
RubyGemsrubocop1.38Gemfile
RubyGemssinatra—Gemfile
RubyGemsrubocop-performance—Gemfile
RubyGemsrubocop-require_tools—Gemfile
RubyGemseventmachine—Gemfile
RubyGemsfaye-websocket—Gemfile
RubyGemspuma—Gemfile
RubyGemsrackup—Gemfile
All dependencies 117

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 10 direct and 107 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
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RubyGemsfastlane2.225.0direct
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RubyGemsjson2.8.1direct
RubyGemspuma6.4.3direct
RubyGemsrackup2.2.0direct
RubyGemsrubocop1.38.0direct
RubyGemsrubocop-performance1.19.1direct
RubyGemsrubocop-require_tools0.1.2direct
RubyGemssinatra4.1.0direct
RubyGemsaddressable2.8.7indirect
RubyGemsartifactory3.0.17indirect
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RubyGemscolored1.2indirect
RubyGemscolored23.1.2indirect
RubyGemscommander4.6.0indirect
RubyGemsdeclarative0.0.20indirect
RubyGemsdigest-crc0.6.5indirect
RubyGemsdomain_name0.6.20240107indirect
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Dependency advisories 9

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 117 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 9 carry known advisories, of which 2 are direct.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
rack-session2.1.1indirectcritical12.1.2
puma6.4.3directhigh28.0.2
addressable2.8.7indirecthigh12.9.0
faraday1.10.4indirecthigh22.14.3
jwt2.9.3indirecthigh13.2.0
rack3.1.17indirecthigh163.2.6
websocket-driver0.7.6indirecthigh40.8.2
sinatra4.1.0directmoderate14.2.0
excon0.112.0indirectmoderate11.5.0

An advisory means the version recorded in the dependency graph falls inside an advisory’s affected range. Reachability is not analysed, and the graph includes development and test pins — a finding may concern tooling rather than shipped software.

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