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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-19 21:32 UTC

fastly / go-fastly

A Fastly API client for Go

GoApache-2.0★ 168 stars⑂ 134 forkssince Dec 2015View on GitHub ↗

fastly/go-fastly holds a health index of 96 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Vitality (93/100) and lowest on Community & Adoption (77/100). It was last updated today. 4 contributors account for most of its recent work.

96
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.

96
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 84 is calibrated to 96 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

FastlyOrganization
446 followers299 public repossince May 2011

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogithub.com/fastly/go-fastly/v17v17.4.0-72 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

93Exceptional · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 0 days ago
24.9/36Commit cadence36/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume103 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained30 commit(s) and 2 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year103
human_commit_share0.71
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year36

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases100 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 2 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~11.1 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count100
latest_release_tagv17.4.0
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release2
mean_days_between_releases11.1
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?

77Good · 17% of overall
How it's scored
36.1/60Stars168 stars
17.7/25Forks134 forks
9.9/15Watchers62 watchers
Inputs used
forks134
stars168
watchers62
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_badges1
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesshields.io
has_pull_request_templateyes

Sustainability & Governance

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

84Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
43.2/54Bus factor4 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
17.8/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 21% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth89 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 27 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor4
contributors_sampled89
top_contributor_share0.21
How it's scored
40.8/42Issue resolution97% of issues closed
27.5/30PR acceptance726/793 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance0/1 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
13.5/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 21/23 approved changesets -- score normalized to 9
Inputs used
merged_prs726
open_issues2
closed_issues68
prs_merged_7d5
prs_decided_7d6
prs_merged_30d9
prs_decided_30d10
issue_closed_ratio0.971
closed_unmerged_prs67
first_time_authors_30d1
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d1
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domain
19.1/25Owner reach446 followers of fastly
25/25Track record299 public repos, account ~15 yr old
Inputs used
followers446
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedno
owner_loginfastly
public_repos299
account_age_days5,612

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 2 days ago
20/20Version history7 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgithub.com/fastly/go-fastly/v17
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish2

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

80Excellent · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows3 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config.golangci.yaml
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_configyes
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://pkg.go.dev/github.com/fastly/go-fastly
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics2 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsapi-client, fastly-oss-tier1
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://pkg.go.dev/github.com/fastly/go-fastly
docs_sitehttps://pkg.go.dev/github.com/fastly/go-fastly
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

85Excellent · 16% of overall

Security posture

84Excellent
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionno data
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
6.8/7.5Code-ReviewFound 21/23 approved changesets -- score normalized to 9
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 27 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 2 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
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
7.5/7.5Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
6.8/7.5Vulnerabilities1 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated15
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive3
scorecard_aggregate8.4
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
26.6/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories1 affected: golang.org/x/crypto v0.56.0 (unknown)
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
40/40No advisories left outstandingno advisory has been public longer than 90 days
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories1
affected_packages1
assessed_packages12
unassessed_packages0
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 12 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.

79Good · 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.fastly.com/llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history68 of 71 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtyes
llms_txt_urlhttps://docs.fastly.com/llms.txt
legible_history_share0.958
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
18/18One-command bootstrapMakefile
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config.golangci.yaml
11/11Static type checkingGo (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environmentlockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
8/8Automated maintenance29 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
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_filesMakefile
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifestsgo.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0.29
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeGo (statically typed)
54.9/55Manageable file sizes1/527 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageGo
largest_source_bytes73,801
source_files_sampled527
oversized_source_files1

Key facts

168GitHub stars
89contributors
103commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
100releases
4bus factor
2open issues
Gopackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 134 ⇿
0Stars
134Forks
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.

025507510012515012962016-022021-052026-08
Major 11Minor 42Patch 43

Each point covers 10 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 8.4 / 10
8.4aggregate

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 21:31 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-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
9Code-ReviewFound 21/23 approved changesets -- score normalized to 9
10Contributorsproject has 27 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 2 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
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
10Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
9Vulnerabilities1 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 9
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Gogithub.com/dnaeon/go-vcrv1.2.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-cmpv0.7.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-querystringv1.2.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/jsonapiv1.0.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttpv0.5.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/mitchellh/mapstructurev1.5.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/peterhellberg/linkv1.2.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/stretchr/testifyv1.12.1go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/cryptov0.56.0go.mod
All dependencies 12

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 9 direct and 3 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Gogithub.com/dnaeon/go-vcrv1.2.0direct
Gogithub.com/google/go-cmpv0.7.0direct
Gogithub.com/google/go-querystringv1.2.0direct
Gogithub.com/google/jsonapiv1.0.0direct
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttpv0.5.2direct
Gogithub.com/mitchellh/mapstructurev1.5.0direct
Gogithub.com/peterhellberg/linkv1.2.0direct
Gogithub.com/stretchr/testifyv1.12.1direct
Gogolang.org/x/cryptov0.56.0direct
Gogo.yaml.in/yaml/v3v3.0.5indirect
Gogolang.org/x/sysv0.48.0indirect
Gogopkg.in/yaml.v2v2.4.0indirect
Dependency advisories 1

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 12 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 1 carry known advisories, of which 1 are direct.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
golang.org/x/cryptov0.56.0directunknown1

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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