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Software health reportschema 0.27.0 · metrics 2.5.0 · 2026-07-28 22:09 UTC

canonical / workshop

Workshops are secure, fast, and composable development environments that come agent-ready.

GoGPL-3.0★ 102 stars⑂ 14 forkssince Dec 2022View on GitHub ↗
KindCommand-line toolhow this is determined

canonical/workshop holds a health index of 94 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Engineering Quality (96/100) and lowest on Community & Adoption (60/100). It was last updated today. 2 contributors account for most of its recent work.

94
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.

94
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 80 is calibrated to 94 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

CanonicalOrganization
3,880 followers2,386 public repossince Jul 2019

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogithub.com/canonical/workshopv0.9.4-358 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

95Exceptional · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recency — last push 0 days ago
35.3/36Commit cadence — 51/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume — 1,363 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 15 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year1,363
human_commit_share0.95
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year51
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases — 35 releases published
36/36Release recency — latest release 8 days ago
27/27Release cadence — a release every ~30.7 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — Project has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count35
latest_release_tagv0.9.4
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release8
mean_days_between_releases30.7

Community & Adoption

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

60Moderate · 17% of overall
How it's scored
32.5/60Stars — 102 stars
9.3/25Forks — 14 forks
3.9/15Watchers — 6 watchers
Inputs used
forks14
stars102
watchers6
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5License — recognized license (GPL-3.0)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateyes

Sustainability & Governance

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

77Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
25.2/54Bus factor — 2 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
13.1/22.5Commit distribution — top contributor authored 42% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth — 16 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 8 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor2
contributors_sampled16
top_contributor_share0.418
How it's scored
26.2/42Issue resolution — 62% of issues closed
26.6/30PR acceptance — 781/882 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
12/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — Found 6/7 approved changesets -- score normalized to 8
Inputs used
merged_prs781
open_issues27
closed_issues45
prs_merged_7d
prs_decided_7d
prs_merged_30d
prs_decided_30d
issue_closed_ratio0.625
closed_unmerged_prs101
first_time_authors_30d
first_time_prs_merged_30d
first_time_prs_decided_30d
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): newcomer_pr_acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backing — organization-owned
0/20Verified domain
25/25Owner reach — 3,880 followers of canonical
25/25Track record — 2,386 public repos, account ~7 yr old
Inputs used
followers3,880
owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_logincanonical
public_repos2,386
account_age_days2,567

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable — 1 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recency — latest publish 8 days ago
20/20Version history — 35 published versions
20/20Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgithub.com/canonical/workshop
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish8

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

96Exceptional · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows — 17 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config — .golangci.yaml
9.6/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 6 out of 6 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
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 site — https://ubuntu.com/workshop
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics — 5 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsai-agents, containers, dev-environments, development-environment, reproducible-environments
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://ubuntu.com/workshop
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

69Good · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifacts — no binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protection — no data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests — 6 out of 6 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
6/7.5Code-Review — Found 6/7 approved changesets -- score normalized to 8
2.5/2.5Contributors — project has 8 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected
5/5Fuzzing — project is fuzzed
2.5/2.5License — license file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 15 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packaging — no data
4.5/5Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 9
0/5SAST — SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
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 — 38 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated16
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive2
scorecard_aggregate6.5
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): branch_protection, packaging. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
24.7/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories — 2 affected: github.com/canonical/lxd v0.0.0-20260521084752-704f941eaeb2 (unknown), golang.org/x/crypto v0.54.0 (unknown)
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisories — transitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
37.2/40No advisories left outstanding — 1 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 265 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories61
affected_packages9
assessed_packages136
unassessed_packages2
affected_by_severitycritical 1, high 4, moderate 1, unknown 3
direct_affected_packages2
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 136 resolved dependencies against OSV. 2 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.

78Good · 4% of overall
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructions — .github/copilot-instructions.md
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
20.2/40Legible commit history — 36 of 95 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
legible_history_share0.379
agent_instruction_files.github/copilot-instructions.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes5,414
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrap — docs/Makefile
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config — .golangci.yaml
11/11Static type checking — Go (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environment — lockfile
4/10Demonstrated agent practice — 2 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
8/8Automated maintenance — 4 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
9/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 9
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesgo.sum
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_filesdocs/Makefile
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0.02
toolchain_manifestsgo.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0.04
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable code — Go (statically typed)
54.6/55Manageable file sizes — 4/490 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageGo
largest_source_bytes144,258
source_files_sampled490
oversized_source_files4
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)
0/20MCP server
40/40Runnable examples — examples
Inputs used
example_dirsexamples
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files

Key facts

102GitHub stars
16contributors
1,363commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
35releases
2bus factor
27open issues
Go, PyPIpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 14 ⇿
0Stars
14Forks
4Releases

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.

24681012141422026-052026-062026-07
Major 0Minor 0Patch 4
OpenSSF Scorecard 6.5 / 10
6.5aggregate

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 · 2026-07-28 22:08 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
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-Tests6 out of 6 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
8Code-ReviewFound 6/7 approved changesets -- score normalized to 8
10Contributorsproject has 8 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
10Fuzzingproject is fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained30 commit(s) and 15 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
9Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 9
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
0Vulnerabilities38 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 27
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Gogithub.com/adrg/xdgv0.5.3go.mod
Gogithub.com/canonical/gencodov0.2.1go.mod
Gogithub.com/canonical/lxdv0.0.0-20260521084752-704f941eaeb2go.mod
Gogithub.com/canonical/x-gov0.0.0-20230522092633-7947a7587f5bgo.mod
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Gogithub.com/spf13/aferov1.15.0go.mod
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Gogo.uber.org/mockv0.6.0go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/cryptov0.54.0go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.57.0go.mod
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Gogolang.org/x/termv0.45.0go.mod
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All dependencies 138

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 27 direct and 111 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Gogithub.com/adrg/xdgv0.5.3direct
Gogithub.com/canonical/gencodov0.2.1direct
Gogithub.com/canonical/lxdv0.0.0-20260521084752-704f941eaeb2direct
Gogithub.com/canonical/x-gov0.0.0-20230522092633-7947a7587f5bdirect
Gogithub.com/coreos/go-systemdv0.0.0-20191104093116-d3cd4ed1dbcfdirect
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Gogithub.com/spf13/pflagv1.0.10direct
Gogo.uber.org/mockv0.6.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/cryptov0.54.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.57.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/sysv0.47.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/termv0.45.0direct
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Dependency advisories 9

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 136 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 9 carry known advisories, of which 2 are direct. 2 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
pillow12.2.0indirectcritical2612.3.0
gitpython3.1.49indirecthigh93.1.55
soupsieve2.8.3indirecthigh42.8.4
starlette1.0.0indirecthigh101.3.1
urllib32.6.3indirecthigh42.7.0
idna3.13indirectmoderate23.15
github.com/canonical/lxdv0.0.0-20260521084752-704f941eaeb2directunknown4
golang.org/x/cryptov0.54.0directunknown1
go.opentelemetry.io/otelv1.43.0indirectunknown11.44.0

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.

Raw JSON report machine-readable

Scores are signals, not warranties. They reflect publicly visible practices on GitHub — not a code audit, and not a security guarantee.

Missing data is excluded and weights renormalized, never scored as zero. Methodology is versioned and open: metrics v2.5.0, schema v0.27.0 — full methodology · metrics wiki.

How one result sits in the wider record: aggregate statisticsGo.