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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-28 04:33 UTC

bfenetworks / bfe

A modern layer 7 load balancer from baidu

GoApache-2.0★ 6,261 stars⑂ 948 forkssince Jul 2019View on GitHub ↗
KindLibraryApplicationhow this is determined

bfenetworks/bfe holds a health index of 90 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Community & Adoption (92/100) and lowest on Security (41/100). It was last updated today. 3 contributors account for most of its recent work.

90
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.

90
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 76 is calibrated to 90 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

84 followers15 public repossince May 2020

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/bfev1.8.5-266 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

76Good · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 0 days ago
12.5/36Commit cadence18/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume173 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained30 commit(s) and 6 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year173
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year18
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases26 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 6 days ago
12.6/27Release cadencea release every ~190.5 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count26
latest_release_tagv1.8.5
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release6
mean_days_between_releases190.5

Community & Adoption

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

92Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
60/60Stars6,261 stars
24.8/25Forks948 forks
12.8/15Watchers198 watchers
Inputs used
forks948
stars6,261
watchers198
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 (Apache-2.0)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges5
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesbestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org, goreportcard.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateno

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
15.6/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 30% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth98 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 8 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor3
contributors_sampled98
top_contributor_share0.305
How it's scored
38.9/42Issue resolution92% of issues closed
25.4/30PR acceptance729/862 decided PRs merged
13/13Newcomer PR acceptance1/1 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 0/12 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
merged_prs729
open_issues24
closed_issues298
prs_merged_7d16
prs_decided_7d16
prs_merged_30d43
prs_decided_30d45
issue_closed_ratio0.925
closed_unmerged_prs133
first_time_authors_30d1
first_time_prs_merged_30d1
first_time_prs_decided_30d1
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domain
13.9/25Owner reach84 followers of bfenetworks
20.8/25Track record15 public repos, account ~6 yr old
Inputs used
followers84
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedno
owner_loginbfenetworks
public_repos15
account_age_days2,294

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 6 days ago
20/20Version history26 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgithub.com/bfenetworks/bfe
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish6

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

87Excellent · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows1 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config
9.6/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
4/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests3 out of 12 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 2
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configyes

Documentation

100Exceptional
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://www.bfe-networks.net
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics5 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsbfe, reverse-proxy, load-balancer, golang, cncf
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://www.bfe-networks.net
docs_sitehttps://www.bfe-networks.net
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

41Weak · 16% of overall
How it's scored
6.8/7.5Binary-Artifactsbinaries present in source code
0/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
0.5/2.5CI-Tests3 out of 12 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 2
1.2/2.5CII-Best-Practicesbadge detected: Passing
0/7.5Code-ReviewFound 0/12 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 8 contributing companies or organizations
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 6 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
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
5/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0/7.5Vulnerabilities36 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated17
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive1
scorecard_aggregate4.3
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Packaging. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
3.8/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories6 affected: golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0 (critical 10.0), google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1 (critical 9.1), github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.5 (high 7.5), +3 more
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
19.1/40No advisories left outstanding6 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 548 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories59
affected_packages7
assessed_packages79
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severitycritical 2, high 2, moderate 1, unknown 2
direct_affected_packages6
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 79 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.

84Excellent · 4% of overall
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructionsAGENTS.md
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
37.9/40Legible commit history71 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share0.71
agent_instruction_filesAGENTS.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes6,693
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrapMakefile, docs/Makefile
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingGo (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-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesgo.sum
has_dockerfileyes
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_filesMakefile, docs/Makefile
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifestsgo.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeGo (statically typed)
54.8/55Manageable file sizes3/710 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageGo
largest_source_bytes87,372
source_files_sampled710
oversized_source_files3
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

6,261GitHub stars
98contributors
173commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
26releases
3bus factor
24open issues
Gopackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 948 ⇿
0Stars
948Forks
26Releases

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.

02004006008001,0009451462019-072023-022026-08
Major 1Minor 20Patch 5

Each point covers 7 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 4.3 / 10
4.3aggregate

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 · 2026-08-28 04:32 UTC

9Binary-Artifactsbinaries present in source code
0Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
2CI-Tests3 out of 12 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 2
5CII-Best-Practicesbadge detected: Passing
0Code-ReviewFound 0/12 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
10Contributorsproject has 8 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained30 commit(s) and 6 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
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0Vulnerabilities36 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 41
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Gogithub.com/abbot/go-http-authv0.4.1-0.20181019201920-860ed7f246ffgo.mod
Gogithub.com/andybalholm/brotliv1.0.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/armon/go-radixv1.0.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/go-libv0.0.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/golang-jwt/jwtv3.2.2+incompatiblego.mod
Gogithub.com/gomodule/redigov2.0.0+incompatiblego.mod
Gogithub.com/json-iterator/gov1.1.12go.mod
Gogithub.com/microcosm-cc/bluemondayv1.0.16go.mod
Gogithub.com/miekg/dnsv1.1.29go.mod
Gogithub.com/opentracing/opentracing-gov1.1.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/openzipkin-contrib/zipkin-go-opentracingv0.4.5go.mod
Gogithub.com/openzipkin/zipkin-gov0.2.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/oschwald/geoip2-golangv1.4.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/prometheus/client_golangv1.22.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/prometheus/commonv0.62.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/russross/blackfriday/v2v2.0.1go.mod
Gogithub.com/spaolacci/murmur3v1.1.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/stretchr/testifyv1.10.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/tjfoc/gmsmv1.3.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/uber/jaeger-client-gov2.25.0+incompatiblego.mod
Gogithub.com/uber/jaeger-libv2.4.0+incompatiblego.mod
Gogithub.com/zmap/go-iptreev0.0.0-20170831022036-1948b1097e25go.mod
Gogo.elastic.co/apmv1.11.0go.mod
Gogo.elastic.co/apm/module/apmotv1.7.2go.mod
Gogo.uber.org/automaxprocsv1.4.0go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/cryptov0.32.0go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.33.0go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/sysv0.30.0go.mod
Gogopkg.in/gcfg.v1v1.2.3go.mod
Gogithub.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2v2.34.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/proxy-wasm-go-hostv0.0.1go.mod
Gogithub.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoyv1.32.3go.mod
Gogithub.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4v4.0.5go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/uuidv1.6.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/tidwall/gjsonv1.18.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/tidwall/sjsonv1.2.5go.mod
Gogoogle.golang.org/protobufv1.36.5go.mod
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/bfe-access-pbv0.2.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/bfe-mock-wafv0.1.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/bwiv0.1.2go.mod
Gogoogle.golang.org/grpcv1.67.1go.mod
All dependencies 79

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 41 direct and 38 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Gogithub.com/abbot/go-http-authv0.4.1-0.20181019201920-860ed7f246ffdirect
Gogithub.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2v2.34.0direct
Gogithub.com/andybalholm/brotliv1.0.2direct
Gogithub.com/armon/go-radixv1.0.0direct
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/bfe-access-pbv0.2.0direct
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/bfe-mock-wafv0.1.0direct
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/bwiv0.1.2direct
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/go-libv0.0.2direct
Gogithub.com/bfenetworks/proxy-wasm-go-hostv0.0.1direct
Gogithub.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoyv1.32.3direct
Gogithub.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4v4.0.5direct
Gogithub.com/golang-jwt/jwtv3.2.2+incompatibledirect
Gogithub.com/gomodule/redigov2.0.0+incompatibledirect
Gogithub.com/google/uuidv1.6.0direct
Gogithub.com/json-iterator/gov1.1.12direct
Gogithub.com/microcosm-cc/bluemondayv1.0.16direct
Gogithub.com/miekg/dnsv1.1.29direct
Gogithub.com/opentracing/opentracing-gov1.1.0direct
Gogithub.com/openzipkin-contrib/zipkin-go-opentracingv0.4.5direct
Gogithub.com/openzipkin/zipkin-gov0.2.2direct
Gogithub.com/oschwald/geoip2-golangv1.4.0direct
Gogithub.com/prometheus/client_golangv1.22.0direct
Gogithub.com/prometheus/commonv0.62.0direct
Gogithub.com/russross/blackfriday/v2v2.0.1direct
Gogithub.com/spaolacci/murmur3v1.1.0direct
Gogithub.com/stretchr/testifyv1.10.0direct
Gogithub.com/tidwall/gjsonv1.18.0direct
Gogithub.com/tidwall/sjsonv1.2.5direct
Gogithub.com/tjfoc/gmsmv1.3.2direct
Gogithub.com/uber/jaeger-client-gov2.25.0+incompatibledirect
Gogithub.com/uber/jaeger-libv2.4.0+incompatibledirect
Gogithub.com/zmap/go-iptreev0.0.0-20170831022036-1948b1097e25direct
Gogo.elastic.co/apmv1.11.0direct
Gogo.elastic.co/apm/module/apmotv1.7.2direct
Gogo.uber.org/automaxprocsv1.4.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/cryptov0.32.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.33.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/sysv0.30.0direct
Gogoogle.golang.org/grpcv1.67.1direct
Gogoogle.golang.org/protobufv1.36.5direct
Gogopkg.in/gcfg.v1v1.2.3direct
Gogithub.com/alicebob/gopher-jsonv0.0.0-20230218143504-906a9b012302indirect
Gogithub.com/asergeyev/nradixv0.0.0-20170505151046-3872ab85bb56indirect
Gogithub.com/aymerick/douceurv0.2.0indirect
Gogithub.com/beorn7/perksv1.0.1indirect
Gogithub.com/cespare/xxhash/v2v2.3.0indirect
Gogithub.com/cncf/xds/gov0.0.0-20240723142845-024c85f92f20indirect
Gogithub.com/davecgh/go-spewv1.1.1indirect
Gogithub.com/elastic/go-sysinfov1.1.1indirect
Gogithub.com/elastic/go-windowsv1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validatev1.1.0indirect
Gogithub.com/gorilla/cssv1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/hdrhistogram/hdrhistogram-gov1.0.1indirect
Gogithub.com/jehiah/go-strftimev0.0.0-20171201141054-1d33003b3869indirect
Gogithub.com/joeshaw/multierrorv0.0.0-20140124173710-69b34d4ec901indirect
Gogithub.com/modern-go/concurrentv0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1ddindirect
Gogithub.com/modern-go/reflect2v1.0.2indirect
Gogithub.com/munnerz/goautonegv0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822indirect
Gogithub.com/opentracing-contrib/go-observerv0.0.0-20170622124052-a52f23424492indirect
Gogithub.com/oschwald/maxminddb-golangv1.6.0indirect
Gogithub.com/pkg/errorsv0.9.1indirect
Gogithub.com/planetscale/vtprotobufv0.6.1-0.20240319094008-0393e58bdf10indirect
Gogithub.com/pmezard/go-difflibv1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/prometheus/client_modelv0.6.1indirect
Gogithub.com/prometheus/procfsv0.15.1indirect
Gogithub.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschemav1.2.4indirect
Gogithub.com/shurcool/sanitized_anchor_namev1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/tetratelabs/wazerov1.2.1indirect
Gogithub.com/tidwall/matchv1.1.1indirect
Gogithub.com/tidwall/prettyv1.2.0indirect
Gogithub.com/yuin/gopher-luav1.1.1indirect
Gogo.elastic.co/apm/module/apmhttpv1.7.2indirect
Gogo.elastic.co/fastjsonv1.1.0indirect
Gogo.uber.org/atomicv1.7.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/textv0.21.0indirect
Gogoogle.golang.org/genprotov0.0.0-20230410155749-daa745c078e1indirect
Gogopkg.in/warnings.v0v0.1.2indirect
Gogopkg.in/yaml.v3v3.0.1indirect
Gohowett.net/plistv0.0.0-20181124034731-591f970eefbbindirect
Dependency advisories 7

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 79 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 7 carry known advisories, of which 6 are direct.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
golang.org/x/cryptov0.32.0directcritical340.52.0
google.golang.org/grpcv1.67.1directcritical41.82.1
github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4v4.0.5directhigh24.1.4
github.com/golang-jwt/jwtv3.2.2+incompatibledirecthigh25.2.2
golang.org/x/netv0.33.0directmoderate151.27.0-rc.3
golang.org/x/sysv0.30.0directunknown10.44.0
golang.org/x/textv0.21.0indirectunknown10.39.0

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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