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Software health reportschema 0.31.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-05 00:42 UTC

go-gorm / gorm

The fantastic ORM library for Golang, aims to be developer friendly

GoMIT★ 39,893 stars⑂ 4,171 forkssince Oct 2013View on GitHub ↗

go-gorm/gorm holds a health index of 87 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Community & Adoption (87/100) and lowest on Security (58/100). It was last updated 40 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.

87
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.

87
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 73 is calibrated to 87 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

go-gormOrganization
459 followers29 public repossince Oct 2015

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogorm.io/gormv1.31.2-11943 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

66Good · 21% of overall
How it's scored
18/36Push recencylast push 40 days ago
10.4/36Commit cadence15/52 weeks with commits
14.9/18Commit volume45 commits in the last year
5/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained6 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 5
Inputs used
commits_last_year45
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push40
active_weeks_last_year15
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases12 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 40 days ago
19.8/27Release cadencea release every ~46 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count12
latest_release_tagv1.31.2
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release40
mean_days_between_releases46
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?

87Excellent · 17% of overall

Popularity & adoption

100Exceptional
How it's scored
60/60Stars39,893 stars
25/25Forks4,171 forks
14.9/15Watchers489 watchers
Inputs used
forks4,171
stars39,893
watchers489
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges4
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesgithub.com, goreportcard.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateyes

Sustainability & Governance

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

73Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
4.4/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 80% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth99 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 22 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled99
top_contributor_share0.805
How it's scored
38.9/42Issue resolution93% of issues closed
16.1/30PR acceptance790/1,474 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
13.5/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 27/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 9
Inputs used
merged_prs790
open_issues455
closed_issues5,689
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d0
prs_decided_30d2
issue_closed_ratio0.926
closed_unmerged_prs684
first_time_authors_30d0
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domainverified-domain status not read for this organization
19.1/25Owner reach459 followers of go-gorm
22.8/25Track record29 public repos, account ~10 yr old
Inputs used
followers459
owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_logingo-gorm
public_repos29
account_age_days3,947
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable1 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 43 days ago
20/20Version history119 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgorm.io/gorm
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish43

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

80Excellent · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows7 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config.golangci.yml
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests27 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 sitehttps://gorm.io
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics5 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsgo, golang, orm, web, gorm
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://gorm.io
docs_sitehttps://gorm.io
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

58Moderate · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionno data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests27 out of 27 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 27/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 9
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 22 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
3.8/7.5Maintained6 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 5
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
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0/7.5Vulnerabilities21 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated15
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive3
scorecard_aggregate5.1
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
24.7/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories2 affected: golang.org/x/text 0.20.0 (unknown), golang.org/x/text 0.30.0 (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
advisories41
affected_packages5
assessed_packages38
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severitycritical 2, low 1, unknown 2
direct_affected_packages2
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 38 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.

67Good · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history84 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share0.84
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrapgo.mod, tests/go.mod (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config.golangci.yml
11/11Static type checkingGo (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environmentDockerfile, lockfile
2/10Demonstrated agent practice1 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
5/8Automated maintenancedependency automation configured, none observed in the sampled commits
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_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0.01
toolchain_manifestsgo.mod, tests/go.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeGo (statically typed)
54.7/55Manageable file sizes1/162 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageGo
largest_source_bytes67,937
source_files_sampled162
oversized_source_files1

Key facts

39,893GitHub stars
99contributors
45commits, last 12 months
40days since last push
12releases
1bus factor
455open 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 ★ / 4,171 ⇿
0Stars
4,171Forks
11Releases

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.

Only the most recent history is shown — this repository exceeds the collection window, so the earliest history is not captured.

3,0003,2003,4003,6003,8004,0004,2004,171112022-112024-092026-07
Major 0Minor 3Patch 8

Each point covers 4 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 5.1 / 10
5.1aggregate

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 · 2026-08-05 00:41 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
9Code-ReviewFound 27/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 9
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
5Maintained6 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 5
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
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0Vulnerabilities21 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 3
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Gogithub.com/jinzhu/inflectionv1.0.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/jinzhu/nowv1.1.5go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/textv0.20.0go.mod
All dependencies 38

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 5 direct and 33 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Gogithub.com/jinzhu/inflection1.0.0direct
Gogithub.com/jinzhu/now1.1.2direct
Gogithub.com/jinzhu/now1.1.5direct
Gogolang.org/x/text0.20.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/text0.30.0direct
Gofilippo.io/edwards255191.1.0indirect
Gogithub.com/davecgh/go-spew1.1.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-sql-driver/mysql1.9.3indirect
Gogithub.com/golang-sql/civil0.0.0-20220223132316-b832511892a9indirect
Gogithub.com/golang-sql/sqlexp0.1.0indirect
Gogithub.com/google/uuid1.2.0indirect
Gogithub.com/google/uuid1.6.0indirect
Gogithub.com/huaweiclouddeveloper/gaussdb-go1.0.0-rc1indirect
Gogithub.com/jackc/pgpassfile1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/jackc/pgservicefile0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761indirect
Gogithub.com/jackc/pgx/v55.7.6indirect
Gogithub.com/jackc/puddle/v22.2.2indirect
Gogithub.com/lib/pq1.10.9indirect
Gogithub.com/lib/pq1.6.0indirect
Gogithub.com/mattn/go-sqlite31.14.22indirect
Gogithub.com/mattn/go-sqlite31.14.32indirect
Gogithub.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb1.9.3indirect
Gogithub.com/pmezard/go-difflib1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/stretchr/testify1.11.1indirect
Gogithub.com/tjfoc/gmsm1.4.1indirect
Gogolang.org/x/crypto0.43.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/sync0.17.0indirect
Gogopkg.in/yaml.v33.0.1indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/gaussdb0.1.0indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/mysql1.0.5indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/mysql1.6.0indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/postgres1.1.0indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/postgres1.6.0indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/sqlite1.1.4indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/sqlite1.6.0indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/sqlserver1.0.7indirect
Gogorm.io/driver/sqlserver1.6.1indirect
Gogorm.io/gorm1.21.9indirect
Dependency advisories 5

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 38 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 5 carry known advisories, of which 2 are direct.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
github.com/jackc/pgx/v55.7.6indirectcritical65.9.2
golang.org/x/crypto0.43.0indirectcritical310.52.0
filippo.io/edwards255191.1.0indirectlow21.1.1
golang.org/x/text0.20.0directunknown10.39.0
golang.org/x/text0.30.0directunknown10.39.0

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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