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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-09 00:45 UTC

getgauge / gauge

Light weight cross-platform test automation

GoApache-2.0★ 3,184 stars⑂ 355 forkssince Mar 2014View on GitHub ↗
KindLibraryNetwork serviceCommand-line toolhow this is determined

getgauge/gauge holds a health index of 94 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Community & Adoption (88/100) and lowest on AI Readiness (63/100). It was last updated 6 days ago. 3 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

GaugeOrganization
61 followers76 public repossince Mar 2014

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogithub.com/getgauge/gaugev1.6.36-11518 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

87Excellent · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recency — last push 6 days ago
21.5/36Commit cadence — 31/52 weeks with commits
17.9/18Commit volume — 98 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 27 commit(s) and 2 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year98
human_commit_share0.45
days_since_last_push6
active_weeks_last_year31
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases — 100 releases published
36/36Release recency — latest release 18 days ago
27/27Release cadence — a release every ~17.9 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — Project has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count100
latest_release_tagv1.6.36
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release18
mean_days_between_releases17.9

Community & Adoption

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

88Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
56.8/60Stars — 3,184 stars
21.2/25Forks — 355 forks
11.6/15Watchers — 124 watchers
Inputs used
forks355
stars3,184
watchers124
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

85Excellent
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5License — recognized 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_badges3
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesgithub.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateno

Sustainability & Governance

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

79Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
36/54Bus factor — 3 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
17.4/22.5Commit distribution — top contributor authored 23% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth — 66 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 22 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor3
contributors_sampled66
top_contributor_share0.227
How it's scored
40.5/42Issue resolution — 96% of issues closed
26.3/30PR acceptance — 750/855 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance — 0/1 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
9/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — Found 7/11 approved changesets -- score normalized to 6
Inputs used
merged_prs750
open_issues57
closed_issues1,543
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d2
prs_decided_30d4
issue_closed_ratio0.964
closed_unmerged_prs105
first_time_authors_30d1
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d1
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backing — organization-owned
0/20Verified domain
12.9/25Owner reach — 61 followers of getgauge
25/25Track record — 76 public repos, account ~12 yr old
Inputs used
followers61
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedno
owner_logingetgauge
public_repos76
account_age_days4,551

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable — 1 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recency — latest publish 18 days ago
20/20Version history — 115 published versions
20/20Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgithub.com/getgauge/gauge
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish18

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

80Excellent · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows — 6 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config — .golangci.yml
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 27 out of 27 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 site — https://gauge.org
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics — 9 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicstest-automation, agile, testing-tools, behavior-driven-development, golang, bdd, markdown, acceptance-testing, hacktoberfest
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://gauge.org
docs_sitehttps://gauge.org
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

70Good · 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 — 27 out of 27 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
4.5/7.5Code-Review — Found 7/11 approved changesets -- score normalized to 6
2.5/2.5Contributors — project has 22 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected
0/5Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5License — license file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained — 27 commit(s) and 2 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
5/5Packaging — packaging workflow detected
0/5Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
5/5SAST — SAST tool is run on all commits
0/5Security-Policy — security policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releases — Project has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
6.8/7.5Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0/7.5Vulnerabilities — 11 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated17
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive1
scorecard_aggregate6.3
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection. Remaining weights renormalized.

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories — no direct dependency carries a known advisory
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisories — transitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
0/40No advisories left outstanding — no advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories11
affected_packages5
assessed_packages142
unassessed_packages2
affected_by_severityhigh 3, moderate 2
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 142 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.

63Moderate · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructions — no CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history — 35 of 45 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url—
legible_history_share0.778
agent_instruction_files—
agent_instruction_max_bytes—
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrap — go.mod (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config — .golangci.yml
11/11Static type checking — Go (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environment — lockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practice — no agent-authored commits among the last 100
8/8Automated maintenance — 55 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesgo.sum, package-lock.json
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files—
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs—
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifestsgo.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0.55
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable code — Go (statically typed)
55/55Manageable file sizes — 0/224 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageGo
largest_source_bytes57,927
source_files_sampled224
oversized_source_files0
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)
0/20MCP server
40/40Runnable examples — sample
Inputs used
example_dirssample
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files—
interfaces_expected_ofnetwork-service

Key facts

3,184GitHub stars
66contributors
98commits, last 12 months
6days since last push
100releases
3bus factor
57open 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 ★ / 355 ⇿
0Stars
355Forks
99Releases

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.

012525037535282014-102020-092026-08
Major 1Minor 14Patch 84

Each point covers 11 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 6.3 / 10
6.3aggregate

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 · 2026-09-09 00:45 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-Tests27 out of 27 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
6Code-ReviewFound 7/11 approved changesets -- score normalized to 6
10Contributorsproject has 22 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained27 commit(s) and 2 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
10Packagingpackaging workflow detected
0Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
10SASTSAST tool is run on all commits
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
9Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0Vulnerabilities11 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 19
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
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Gogithub.com/daviddengcn/go-colortextv1.0.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/fsnotify/fsnotifyv1.10.1go.mod
Gogithub.com/getgauge/commonv0.0.0-20260806063137-3d3cc21f3722go.mod
Gogithub.com/getgauge/gauge-proto/go/gauge_messagesv0.0.0-20260806060657-8a89f7a070a9go.mod
Gogithub.com/golang/protobufv1.5.4go.mod
Gogithub.com/magiconair/propertiesv1.18.11go.mod
Gogithub.com/natefinch/lumberjackv2.0.0+incompatiblego.mod
Gogithub.com/op/go-loggingv0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7go.mod
Gogithub.com/russross/blackfriday/v2v2.1.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/schollz/closestmatchv2.1.0+incompatiblego.mod
Gogithub.com/sourcegraph/go-langserverv2.0.0+incompatiblego.mod
Gogithub.com/sourcegraph/jsonrpc2v0.2.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/spf13/cobrav1.10.2go.mod
Gogithub.com/spf13/pflagv1.0.10go.mod
Gogoogle.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpcv0.0.0-20260819154853-08b0e4226688go.mod
Gogoogle.golang.org/grpcv1.83.2go.mod
Gogoogle.golang.org/protobufv1.36.12go.mod
Gogopkg.in/check.v1v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6cgo.mod
All dependencies 144

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 19 direct and 125 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Gogithub.com/apoorvam/goterminalv0.0.0-20180523175556-614d345c47e5direct
Gogithub.com/daviddengcn/go-colortextv1.0.0direct
Gogithub.com/fsnotify/fsnotifyv1.10.1direct
Gogithub.com/getgauge/commonv0.0.0-20260806063137-3d3cc21f3722direct
Gogithub.com/getgauge/gauge-proto/go/gauge_messagesv0.0.0-20260806060657-8a89f7a070a9direct
Gogithub.com/golang/protobufv1.5.4direct
Gogithub.com/magiconair/propertiesv1.18.11direct
Gogithub.com/natefinch/lumberjackv2.0.0+incompatibledirect
Gogithub.com/op/go-loggingv0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7direct
Gogithub.com/russross/blackfriday/v2v2.1.0direct
Gogithub.com/schollz/closestmatchv2.1.0+incompatibledirect
Gogithub.com/sourcegraph/go-langserverv2.0.0+incompatibledirect
Gogithub.com/sourcegraph/jsonrpc2v0.2.2direct
Gogithub.com/spf13/cobrav1.10.2direct
Gogithub.com/spf13/pflagv1.0.10direct
Gogoogle.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpcv0.0.0-20260819154853-08b0e4226688direct
Gogoogle.golang.org/grpcv1.83.2direct
Gogoogle.golang.org/protobufv1.36.12direct
Gogopkg.in/check.v1v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6cdirect
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Gogithub.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2v2.0.7indirect
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Gogithub.com/inconshreveable/mousetrapv1.1.0indirect
Gogithub.com/kr/prettyv0.3.1indirect
Gogithub.com/kr/textv0.2.0indirect
Gogithub.com/mattn/go-isattyv0.0.24indirect
Gogithub.com/rogpeppe/go-internalv1.16.0indirect
Gogo.yaml.in/yaml/v3v3.0.5indirect
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.58.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/sysv0.47.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/textv0.41.0indirect
Gogopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2v2.2.1indirect
Gogopkg.in/yaml.v2v2.4.0indirect
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Dependency advisories 5

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 142 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 5 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct. 2 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
brace-expansion2.0.2indirecthigh45.0.9
js-yaml4.2.0indirecthigh34.3.2
serialize-javascript6.0.2indirecthigh27.0.5
adm-zip0.6.0indirectmoderate1—
diff7.0.0indirectmoderate18.0.3

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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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 v2.10.0, schema v0.34.0 — full methodology · metrics wiki.

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