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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-19 17:51 UTC

aws-controllers-k8s / rds-controller

ACK service controller for Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Go · PythonApache-2.0★ 103 stars⑂ 66 forkssince Feb 2021View on GitHub ↗
KindNetwork serviceLibraryhow this is determined

aws-controllers-k8s/rds-controller holds a health index of 86 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Vitality (88/100) and lowest on Engineering Quality (57/100). It was last updated 1 day ago. 3 contributors account for most of its recent work.

86
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.

86
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 72 is calibrated to 86 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

363 followers104 public repossince Jan 2021

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogithub.com/aws-controllers-k8s/rds-controllerv1.12.0-11221 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

88Excellent · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 1 days ago
18.7/36Commit cadence27/52 weeks with commits
15.8/18Commit volume57 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained12 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year57
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push1
active_weeks_last_year27

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases100 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 21 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~9.6 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count100
latest_release_tagv1.12.0
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release21
mean_days_between_releases9.6
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?

71Good · 17% of overall
How it's scored
32.6/60Stars103 stars
15.1/25Forks66 forks
4.3/15Watchers7 watchers
Inputs used
forks66
stars103
watchers7
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

92Excellent
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (Apache-2.0)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges0
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateyes

Sustainability & Governance

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

78Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
36/54Bus factor3 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
16.5/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 26% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth22 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 17 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor3
contributors_sampled22
top_contributor_share0.265
How it's scored
0/42Issue resolutionno issues or no data
23.7/30PR acceptance248/314 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_prs248
open_issues0
closed_issues0
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d2
prs_decided_30d5
issue_closed_ratio
closed_unmerged_prs66
first_time_authors_30d1
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d1
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Issue resolution. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domain
18.4/25Owner reach363 followers of aws-controllers-k8s
24.3/25Track record104 public repos, account ~5 yr old
Inputs used
followers363
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedno
owner_loginaws-controllers-k8s
public_repos104
account_age_days2,060

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 21 days ago
20/20Version history112 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgithub.com/aws-controllers-k8s/rds-controller
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish21

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

57Moderate · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows2 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests28 out of 28 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
0/15Documentation / homepage site
10/10Repository description
0/10Topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topics
has_wikino
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?

63Moderate · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
2.5/2.5CI-Tests28 out of 28 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
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 17 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
0/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained12 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packagingno data
0/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
2/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 4
5/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
6/7.5Vulnerabilities2 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated16
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive2
scorecard_aggregate5.7
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
26.6/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories1 affected: github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.49.0 (unknown)
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
37.2/40No advisories left outstanding1 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 1,680 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories2
affected_packages1
assessed_packages84
unassessed_packages1
affected_by_severityunknown 1
direct_affected_packages1
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 84 resolved dependencies against OSV. 1 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.

65Good · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
15/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)llms.txt served by the project website (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history98 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtyes
llms_txt_urlhttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/llms.txt
legible_history_share0.98
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrapMakefile
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingGo (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environmentlockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
0/8Automated maintenanceno automated dependency updates observed
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesgo.sum
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_filesMakefile
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifestsgo.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeGo (statically typed)
53.3/55Manageable file sizes5/162 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageGo
largest_source_bytes250,129
source_files_sampled162
oversized_source_files5

Key facts

103GitHub stars
22contributors
57commits, last 12 months
1days since last push
100releases
3bus factor
0open issues
Gopackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 66 ⇿
0Stars
66Forks
96Releases

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.

01325385063756632021-032023-112026-07
Major 1Minor 11Patch 84

Each point covers 5 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 5.7 / 10
5.7aggregate

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 · 2026-09-19 17:50 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
10CI-Tests28 out of 28 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
10Contributorsproject has 17 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
0Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained12 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
0Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
4SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 4
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
8Vulnerabilities2 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 15
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Gogithub.com/aws-controllers-k8s/ec2-controllerv1.1.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/aws-controllers-k8s/iam-controllerv1.7.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/aws-controllers-k8s/kms-controllerv1.0.8go.mod
Gogithub.com/aws-controllers-k8s/runtimev0.63.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/aws/aws-sdk-gov1.49.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2v1.34.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/rdsv1.93.8go.mod
Gogithub.com/aws/smithy-gov1.22.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/go-logr/logrv1.4.3go.mod
Gogithub.com/spf13/pflagv1.0.9go.mod
Gogithub.com/stretchr/testifyv1.11.1go.mod
Gok8s.io/apiv0.35.0go.mod
Gok8s.io/apimachineryv0.35.0go.mod
Gok8s.io/client-gov0.35.0go.mod
Gosigs.k8s.io/controller-runtimev0.23.0go.mod
All dependencies 85

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 15 direct and 70 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
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Gogithub.com/aws-controllers-k8s/iam-controllerv1.7.2direct
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Gogithub.com/aws/aws-sdk-gov1.49.0direct
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Gogithub.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentialsv1.17.47indirect
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Gok8s.io/apiextensions-apiserverv0.35.0indirect
Gok8s.io/klog/v2v2.130.1indirect
Gok8s.io/kube-openapiv0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912indirect
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PyPIacktestindirect
Dependency advisories 1

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 84 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 1 carry known advisories, of which 1 are direct. 1 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-gov1.49.0directunknown2

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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