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Software health reportschema 0.31.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-12 23:14 UTC

NVIDIA / nccl

Optimized primitives for collective multi-GPU communication

C++ · Cuda · CCustom license★ 4,988 stars⑂ 1,375 forkssince Nov 2015View on GitHub ↗

NVIDIA/nccl holds a health index of 84 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Vitality (96/100) and lowest on Security (21/100). It was last updated today. 10 contributors account for most of its recent work.

84
overall / 100
Excellent

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.

84
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 71 is calibrated to 84 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

NVIDIA CorporationOrganization
28,898 followers789 public repossince May 2012

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
PyPIpacepoints to another repo — not scored1.0.1b1-103779 days agodispersivehydrodynamicsdataqualitystraightness
PyPInccl4py0.4.1634,83940 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

96Exceptional · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 0 days ago
29.8/36Commit cadence43/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume1,035 commits in the last year
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintainedno data
Inputs used
commits_last_year1,035
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year43

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases14 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 1 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~21 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count14
latest_release_tagv2.31.2-1
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release1
mean_days_between_releases21

Community & Adoption

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

88Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
60/60Stars4,988 stars
25/25Forks1,375 forks
12.3/15Watchers167 watchers
Inputs used
forks1,375
stars4,988
watchers167
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
16.9/22.5Licenselicense 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
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readme_badge_services
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How it's scored
77.4/80Monthly downloads634,839 downloads/month across pypi
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesnccl4py
dependents
ecosystemspypi
total_downloads
monthly_downloads634,839
unverified_packages_excluded
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Registry dependents. Remaining weights renormalized.

Sustainability & Governance

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

86Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
54/54Bus factor10 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
20/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 11% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth100 contributors
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsno data
Inputs used
bus_factor10
contributors_sampled100
top_contributor_share0.113
How it's scored
36.1/42Issue resolution86% of issues closed
7.9/30PR acceptance79/299 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance0/15 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Reviewno data
Inputs used
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closed_issues1,614
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prs_decided_7d12
prs_merged_30d1
prs_decided_30d25
issue_closed_ratio0.859
closed_unmerged_prs220
first_time_authors_30d11
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d15
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domainverified-domain status not read for this organization
25/25Owner reach28,898 followers of NVIDIA
25/25Track record789 public repos, account ~14 yr old
Inputs used
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owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_loginNVIDIA
public_repos789
account_age_days5,207
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on pypi
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 0 days ago
12/20Version history4 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesnccl4py
ecosystemspypi
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish0

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

54Moderate · 19% of overall
How it's scored
0/24CI workflows
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
0/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Testsno data
Inputs used
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Documentation

90Excellent
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://docs.nvidia.com/deeplearning/nccl/user-guide/docs/index.html
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics6 topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicscommunications, cpp, cuda, deep-learning, gpu, nvidia
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has_docs_diryes
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Security

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

21At Risk · 16% of overall
How it's scored
0/30Security policy (SECURITY.md)
0/25Dependabot config
0/25Dependency lockfilesno dependency manifests — not applicable
0/20CodeQL workflow
Inputs used
sourcefile_signals
lockfilesCargo.lock, uv.lock
manifests
has_codeql_workflowno
has_security_policyno
has_dependabot_configno
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Dependency lockfiles. Remaining weights renormalized.

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisoriesno direct dependency carries a known advisory
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
0/40No advisories left outstandingno advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
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Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories, No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 89 resolved dependencies against OSV. 15 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list. 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.

69Good · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history100 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share1
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrapMakefile, bindings/ir/Makefile, bindings/nccl4py/Makefile, contrib/custom_algos/allreduce/Makefile, contrib/custom_algos/alltoall/Makefile, contrib/nccl4rust/Makefile, contrib/nccl_checkpoint/Makefile, contrib/nccl_checkpoint/python/tests/Makefile, contrib/nccl_ep/Makefile, contrib/nccl_ep/tests/Makefile, contrib/nccl_m2n/Makefile, contrib/nccl_m2n/benchmarks/Makefile, contrib/nccl_m2n/tests/Makefile, contrib/niin/Makefile, contrib/niin/perftest/Makefile, docs/examples/01_communicators/01_multiple_devices_single_process/c/Makefile, docs/examples/01_communicators/02_one_device_per_pthread/c/Makefile, docs/examples/01_communicators/03_one_device_per_process_mpi/c/Makefile, docs/examples/01_communicators/Makefile, docs/examples/02_point_to_point/01_ring_pattern/c/Makefile, docs/examples/02_point_to_point/Makefile, docs/examples/03_collectives/01_allreduce/c/Makefile, docs/examples/03_collectives/Makefile, docs/examples/04_user_buffer_registration/01_allreduce/c/Makefile, docs/examples/04_user_buffer_registration/Makefile, docs/examples/05_symmetric_memory/01_allreduce/c/Makefile, docs/examples/05_symmetric_memory/02_allgather/c/Makefile, docs/examples/05_symmetric_memory/Makefile, docs/examples/06_device_api/01_allreduce_lsa/c/Makefile, docs/examples/06_device_api/02_alltoall_gin/c/Makefile, docs/examples/06_device_api/03_alltoall_hybrid/c/Makefile, docs/examples/06_device_api/04_cft_barrier/c/Makefile, docs/examples/06_device_api/Makefile, docs/examples/07_kernel_fusion/01_rmsnorm_lsa/c/Makefile, docs/examples/07_kernel_fusion/02_rmsnorm_multimem/c/Makefile, docs/examples/07_kernel_fusion/03_rmsnorm_gin/c/Makefile, docs/examples/07_kernel_fusion/04_rmsnorm_hybrid/c/Makefile, docs/examples/07_kernel_fusion/Makefile, docs/examples/08_ras/01_fault_detection/c/Makefile, docs/examples/08_ras/Makefile, docs/examples/Makefile, docs/userguide/Makefile, pkg/Makefile, pkg/debian/Makefile, pkg/python_wheel/Makefile, pkg/redhat/Makefile, pkg/srctxz/Makefile, pkg/txz/Makefile, plugins/env/example/Makefile, plugins/gin/example/Makefile, plugins/mixed/example/Makefile, plugins/net/example/Makefile, plugins/net/google-fastsocket/Makefile, plugins/profiler/example/Makefile, plugins/profiler/google-CoMMA/Makefile, plugins/profiler/inspector/Makefile, plugins/rma/example/Makefile, plugins/tuner/basic/Makefile, plugins/tuner/example/Makefile, plugins/tuner/example/test/Makefile, src/Makefile, src/device/Makefile, src/diagnostics/device/Makefile
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingC++ (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environmentDockerfile, lockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
0/8Automated maintenanceno automated dependency updates observed
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesno data
Inputs used
has_nixno
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lockfilesCargo.lock, uv.lock
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has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifestscontrib/nccl4rust/Cargo.toml, contrib/nccl4rust/crates/nccl-device-sys/Cargo.toml, contrib/nccl4rust/crates/nccl-device/Cargo.toml, contrib/nccl4rust/crates/nccl-sys/Cargo.toml, contrib/nccl4rust/crates/nccl/Cargo.toml, contrib/nccl4rust/tests/cuda-oxide-smoke/Cargo.toml, contrib/nccl4rust/tests/runtime-smoke/Cargo.toml
dependency_bot_commit_share0
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeC++ (statically typed)
53.2/55Manageable file sizes27/834 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageC++
largest_source_bytes224,669
source_files_sampled834
oversized_source_files27
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)not applicable to this kind of software
0/20MCP servernot applicable to this kind of software
40/40Runnable examplesexample, examples
Inputs used
example_dirsexample, examples
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files
interfaces_expected_of
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto), MCP server. Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

4,988GitHub stars
100contributors
1,035commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
14releases
10bus factor
264open issues
package ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
  • First-time contributor figures cover 12 of 19 authors (cap 12)
  • Could not fetch pypi package 'pace_cpp' from its registry
  • Could not fetch pypi package 'ubx._C' from its registry
  • pypi package 'pace' points at a different repository (https://github.com/Dispersive-Hydrodynamics-Lab/PACE); excluded from ecosystem scoring
  • Could not fetch pypi package 'ubx' from its registry
  • OpenSSF Scorecard did not return a usable result (2026/08/12 23:13:18 Warning: PATs stored in env variables GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN and GITHUB_TOKEN differ. Scorecard will use the former.); skipping Scorecard checks

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 1,375 ⇿
0Stars
1,375Forks
12Releases

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.

Only the most recent history is shown — this repository exceeds the collection window, so the earliest history is not captured.

2004006008001,0001,2001,4001,375152020-082023-082026-08
Major 0Minor 0Patch 0

Each point covers 6 days.

Direct dependencies 5
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
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PyPItorch>=2.1contrib/nccl_ubx/pyproject.toml
All dependencies 104

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 8 direct and 96 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

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Dependency advisories 0

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 89 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 0 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct. 15 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list.

No known advisories affect the assessed dependencies.

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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