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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-13 19:38 UTC

anchore / scan-action

Anchore container analysis and scan provided as a GitHub Action

JavaScriptMIT★ 286 stars⑂ 95 forkssince Oct 2019View on GitHub ↗

anchore/scan-action holds a health index of 95 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Vitality (96/100) and lowest on AI Readiness (56/100). It was last updated 2 days ago. 3 contributors account for most of its recent work.

95
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.

95
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 82 is calibrated to 95 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Anchore, Inc.Organization · verified domain
593 followers107 public repossince Dec 2015

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogithub.com/anchore/scan-actionv7.4.2+incompatible-7116 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 2 days ago
29.1/36Commit cadence42/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume189 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year189
human_commit_share0.16
days_since_last_push2
active_weeks_last_year42

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases70 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 15 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~34.4 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count70
latest_release_tagv7.4.2
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release15
mean_days_between_releases34.4
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Community & Adoption

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

73Good · 17% of overall
How it's scored
39.8/60Stars286 stars
16.4/25Forks95 forks
5.6/15Watchers11 watchers
Inputs used
forks95
stars286
watchers11
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

85Excellent
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges3
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesshields.io
has_pull_request_templateno

Sustainability & Governance

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

83Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
36/54Bus factor3 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
17.3/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 23% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth37 contributors
3/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 1 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 3
Inputs used
bus_factor3
contributors_sampled37
top_contributor_share0.232
How it's scored
34.4/42Issue resolution82% of issues closed
22.9/30PR acceptance478/627 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance0/1 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
15/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
Inputs used
merged_prs478
open_issues23
closed_issues105
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d1
prs_merged_30d1
prs_decided_30d2
issue_closed_ratio0.82
closed_unmerged_prs149
first_time_authors_30d1
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d1
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
20/20Verified domain
19.9/25Owner reach593 followers of anchore
25/25Track record107 public repos, account ~10 yr old
Inputs used
followers593
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_loginanchore
public_repos107
account_age_days3,932

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 16 days ago
20/20Version history71 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgithub.com/anchore/scan-action
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish16

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

78Good · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows4 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter configeslint.config.mjs
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
6.4/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigyes
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

60Moderate
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
0/15Documentation / homepage site
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics6 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsvulnerabilities, workflow, actions, github-actions, policy-evaluation, anchore-engine
has_wikiyes
homepage
docs_site
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

82Excellent · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
3/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
2.5/2.5CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
7.5/7.5Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
0.8/2.5Contributorsproject has 1 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 3
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packagingno data
5/5Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
5/5SASTSAST tool is run on all commits
5/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
7.5/7.5Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
0/7.5Vulnerabilities33 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated16
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive2
scorecard_aggregate7.7
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Packaging, Signed-Releases. 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
sourceosv
advisories17
affected_packages4
assessed_packages192
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severityhigh 3, unknown 1
direct_affected_packages0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories, No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 192 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.

56Moderate · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
15/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)llms.txt present
0/40Legible commit historyno data
Inputs used
has_llms_txtyes
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Legible commit history. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrapMakefile
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format configeslint.config.mjs
0/11Static type checking
10/10Reproducible environmentlockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
8/8Automated maintenance84 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesgo.sum, package-lock.json, yarn.lock
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageno
bootstrap_filesMakefile
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifests.make/go.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0.84
How it's scored
0/45Type-checkable codeJavaScript without a type-check config
55/55Manageable file sizes0/13 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageJavaScript
largest_source_bytes15,714
source_files_sampled13
oversized_source_files0

Key facts

286GitHub stars
37contributors
189commits, last 12 months
2days since last push
70releases
3bus factor
23open issues
Go, npmpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
  • Could not fetch npm package 'anchore-scan-action' from its registry

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 95 ⇿
0Stars
95Forks
68Releases

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.

0204060801009432019-122023-042026-08
Major 6Minor 19Patch 43

Each point covers 7 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 7.7 / 10
7.7aggregate

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 · 2026-09-13 19:37 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
4Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
10CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
10Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
3Contributorsproject has 1 contributing companies or organizations -- score normalized to 3
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained30 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
10Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
10SASTSAST tool is run on all commits
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
10Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
0Vulnerabilities33 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 6
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Gogithub.com/anchore/go-makev0.8.0.make/go.mod
npm@actions/cache^6.0.0package.json
npm@actions/core^3.0.1package.json
npm@actions/exec^3.0.0package.json
npm@actions/tool-cache^4.0.0package.json
npmlodash^4.18.1package.json
All dependencies 192

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 6 direct and 186 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Gogithub.com/anchore/go-makev0.8.0direct
npm@actions/cache6.0.0direct
npm@actions/core3.0.1direct
npm@actions/exec3.0.0direct
npm@actions/tool-cache4.0.0direct
npmlodash4.18.1direct
Gogithub.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4v4.10.0indirect
Gogithub.com/goccy/go-yamlv1.19.2indirect
Gogolang.org/x/modv0.37.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/sysv0.46.0indirect
npm@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap1.2.6indirect
npm@actions/glob0.6.1indirect
npm@actions/http-client4.0.0indirect
npm@actions/io3.0.2indirect
npm@azure/abort-controller2.1.2indirect
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npm@azure/core-http-compat2.3.2indirect
npm@azure/core-lro2.7.2indirect
npm@azure/core-paging1.6.2indirect
npm@azure/core-rest-pipeline1.22.2indirect
npm@azure/core-tracing1.3.1indirect
npm@azure/core-util1.13.1indirect
npm@azure/core-xml1.5.0indirect
npm@azure/logger1.3.0indirect
npm@azure/storage-blob12.31.0indirect
npm@azure/storage-common12.3.0indirect
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npm@esbuild/linux-loong640.28.2indirect
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npm@esbuild/win32-ia320.28.2indirect
npm@esbuild/win32-x640.28.2indirect
npm@eslint-community/eslint-utils4.8.0indirect
npm@eslint-community/regexpp4.12.2indirect
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npmtype-check0.4.0indirect
npmundici6.24.1indirect
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npmxml-naming0.1.0indirect
npmyallist5.0.0indirect
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Dependency advisories 4

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 192 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 4 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
brace-expansion1.1.12indirecthigh45.0.9
brace-expansion5.0.5indirecthigh45.0.9
undici6.24.1indirecthigh78.9.0
golang.org/x/modv0.37.0indirectunknown21.27.0-rc.3

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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