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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-27 23:44 UTC

google / go-github

Go library for accessing the GitHub v3 API

GoBSD-3-Clause★ 11,287 stars⑂ 2,485 forkssince May 2013View on GitHub ↗

google/go-github holds a health index of 98 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Vitality (99/100) and lowest on Engineering Quality (76/100). It was last updated today. 2 contributors account for most of its recent work.

98
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.

98
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 87 is calibrated to 98 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

GoogleOrganization · verified domain
77,515 followers2,897 public repossince Jan 2012

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v90v90.0.0-123 days ago
Gogithub.com/google/go-githubv17.0.0+incompatible-162939 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

99Exceptional · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 0 days ago
33.9/36Commit cadence49/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume497 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained30 commit(s) and 13 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year497
human_commit_share0.9
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year49

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases100 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 23 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~23.4 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count100
latest_release_tagv90.0.0
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release23
mean_days_between_releases23.4
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?

92Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
60/60Stars11,287 stars
25/25Forks2,485 forks
12.8/15Watchers204 watchers
Inputs used
forks2,485
stars11,287
watchers204
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 (BSD-3-Clause)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges6
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesbestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org, codecov.io, github.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateno

Sustainability & Governance

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

86Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
25.2/54Bus factor2 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
15.6/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 31% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth99 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 85 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor2
contributors_sampled99
top_contributor_share0.307
How it's scored
41.2/42Issue resolution98% of issues closed
23.5/30PR acceptance2,359/3,011 decided PRs merged
13/13Newcomer PR acceptance4/4 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
10.5/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 21/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 7
Inputs used
merged_prs2,359
open_issues26
closed_issues1,348
prs_merged_7d8
prs_decided_7d8
prs_merged_30d33
prs_decided_30d34
issue_closed_ratio0.981
closed_unmerged_prs652
first_time_authors_30d3
first_time_prs_merged_30d4
first_time_prs_decided_30d4
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
20/20Verified domain
25/25Owner reach77,515 followers of google
25/25Track record2,897 public repos, account ~14 yr old
Inputs used
followers77,515
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_logingoogle
public_repos2,897
account_age_days5,335

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable2 package(s) on go
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 23 days ago
20/20Version history16 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesgithub.com/google/go-github/v90, github.com/google/go-github
ecosystemsgo
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish23

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

76Good · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows2 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config.golangci.yml
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests30 out of 30 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/google/go-github/v89/github
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics5 topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsgo, github-api, github, golang, hacktoberfest
has_wikino
homepagehttps://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v89/github
docs_sitehttps://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v89/github
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

81Excellent · 16% of overall

Security posture

85Excellent
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionno data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
1.2/2.5CII-Best-Practicesbadge detected: Passing
5.2/7.5Code-ReviewFound 21/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 7
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 85 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
5/5Fuzzingproject is fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained30 commit(s) and 13 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packagingno data
3.5/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 7
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
5/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
7.5/7.5Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
4.5/7.5Vulnerabilities4 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated15
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive3
scorecard_aggregate8.5
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
14/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories1 affected: golang.org/x/net 0.0.0-20191014212845-da9a3fd4c582 (high 7.5)
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
33.7/40No advisories left outstanding1 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 1,652 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories42
affected_packages6
assessed_packages109
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severityhigh 2, unknown 4
direct_affected_packages1
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 109 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.

88Excellent · 4% of overall
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructionsAGENTS.md
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history90 of 90 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share1
agent_instruction_filesAGENTS.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes588
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrapexample/go.mod, go.mod, otel/go.mod (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config.golangci.yml
11/11Static type checkingGo (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environmentlockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
8/8Automated maintenance10 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
7/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 7
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilesgo.sum
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifestsexample/go.mod, go.mod, otel/go.mod, scrape/go.mod, tools/check-structfield-settings/go.mod, tools/extraneousnew/go.mod, tools/fmtpercentv/go.mod, tools/go.mod, tools/paramcheck/go.mod, tools/redundantptr/go.mod, tools/sliceofpointers/go.mod, tools/structfield/go.mod
dependency_bot_commit_share0.1
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeGo (statically typed)
53.8/55Manageable file sizes11/485 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageGo
largest_source_bytes1,249,541
source_files_sampled485
oversized_source_files11
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
Inputs used
example_dirsexample
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

11,287GitHub stars
99contributors
497commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
100releases
2bus factor
26open issues
Gopackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
  • First-time contributor figures cover 12 of 15 authors (cap 12)

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 2,485 ⇿
0Stars
2,485Forks
59Releases

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.

1,0001,5002,0002,5002,485682022-052024-072026-08
Major 46Minor 13Patch 0

Each point covers 4 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 8.5 / 10
8.5aggregate

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 · 2026-08-27 23:44 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-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
5CII-Best-Practicesbadge detected: Passing
7Code-ReviewFound 21/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 7
10Contributorsproject has 85 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 13 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
7Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 7
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
10Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
6Vulnerabilities4 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 18
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Gogithub.com/google/go-cmpv0.7.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-querystringv1.2.0go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v90v90.0.0otel/go.mod
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otelv1.45.0otel/go.mod
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otel/metricv1.45.0otel/go.mod
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdkv1.45.0otel/go.mod
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otel/tracev1.45.0otel/go.mod
Gogithub.com/PuerkitoBio/goqueryv1.12.0scrape/go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-cmpv0.7.0scrape/go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v90v90.0.0scrape/go.mod
Gogithub.com/xlzd/gotpv0.1.0scrape/go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.58.0scrape/go.mod
Gogithub.com/alecthomas/kongv1.16.1tools/go.mod
Gogithub.com/getkin/kin-openapiv0.147.0tools/go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-cmpv0.7.0tools/go.mod
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v90v90.0.0tools/go.mod
Gogo.yaml.in/yaml/v3v3.0.5tools/go.mod
Gogolang.org/x/syncv0.22.0tools/go.mod
All dependencies 109

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 20 direct and 89 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Gogithub.com/alecthomas/kongv1.16.1direct
Gogithub.com/getkin/kin-openapiv0.147.0direct
Gogithub.com/google/go-cmp0.3.1direct
Gogithub.com/google/go-cmpv0.7.0direct
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v90v90.0.0direct
Gogithub.com/google/go-querystringv1.2.0direct
Gogithub.com/puerkitobio/goquery1.5.0direct
Gogithub.com/puerkitobio/goqueryv1.12.0direct
Gogithub.com/xlzd/gotp0.0.0-20181030022105-c8557ba2c119direct
Gogithub.com/xlzd/gotpv0.1.0direct
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otelv1.45.0direct
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otel/metricv1.45.0direct
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdkv1.45.0direct
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otel/tracev1.45.0direct
Gogo.yaml.in/yaml/v3v3.0.4direct
Gogo.yaml.in/yaml/v3v3.0.5direct
Gogolang.org/x/net0.0.0-20191014212845-da9a3fd4c582direct
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.57.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/netv0.58.0direct
Gogolang.org/x/syncv0.22.0direct
Gogithub.com/andybalholm/cascadiav1.3.3indirect
Gogithub.com/asaskevich/govalidatorv0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2indirect
Gogithub.com/blang/semverv3.5.1+incompatibleindirect
Gogithub.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2v2.19.0indirect
Gogithub.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5v5.0.3indirect
Gogithub.com/cespare/xxhash/v2v2.3.0indirect
Gogithub.com/cloudflare/circlv1.6.3indirect
Gogithub.com/cyberphone/json-canonicalizationv0.0.0-20241213102144-19d51d7fe467indirect
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Gogithub.com/digitorus/timestampv0.0.0-20231217203849-220c5c2851b7indirect
Gogithub.com/go-logr/logrv1.4.4indirect
Gogithub.com/go-logr/stdrv1.2.2indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/analysisv0.25.2indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/errorsv0.22.8indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/jsonpointerv0.22.5indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/jsonpointerv0.23.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/jsonreferencev0.21.6indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/loadsv0.24.0indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/runtimev0.32.4indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/runtime/server-middlewarev0.30.0indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/specv0.22.6indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/strfmtv0.26.4indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swagv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/cmdutilsv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/convv0.27.0indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/fileutilsv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonnamev0.25.5indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonnamev0.26.1indirect
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Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/loadingv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/manglingv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/netutilsv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutilsv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/typeutilsv0.27.0indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/swag/yamlutilsv0.26.1indirect
Gogithub.com/go-openapi/validatev0.26.0indirect
Gogithub.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2v2.5.0indirect
Gogithub.com/gofri/go-github-paginationv1.0.1indirect
Gogithub.com/gofri/go-github-ratelimit/v2v2.0.2indirect
Gogithub.com/gokillers/libsodium-go0.0.0-20171022220152-dd733721c3cbindirect
Gogithub.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4v4.5.2indirect
Gogithub.com/golangci/plugin-module-registerv0.1.2indirect
Gogithub.com/google/certificate-transparency-gov1.3.3indirect
Gogithub.com/google/go-containerregistryv0.21.7indirect
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v3232.1.0indirect
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v3737.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/google/go-github/v88v88.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/google/uuidv1.6.0indirect
Gogithub.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2v2.29.0indirect
Gogithub.com/in-toto/attestationv1.2.0indirect
Gogithub.com/in-toto/in-toto-golangv0.11.0indirect
Gogithub.com/kr/prettyv0.3.1indirect
Gogithub.com/oasdiff/yamlv0.1.1indirect
Gogithub.com/oasdiff/yaml3v0.0.14indirect
Gogithub.com/oklog/ulid/v2v2.1.1indirect
Gogithub.com/opencontainers/go-digestv1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/pkg/errorsv0.9.1indirect
Gogithub.com/pmezard/go-difflib1.0.0indirect
Gogithub.com/protonmail/go-cryptov1.4.1indirect
Gogithub.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6v6.0.2indirect
Gogithub.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslibv0.11.0indirect
Gogithub.com/shibumi/go-pathspecv1.3.0indirect
Gogithub.com/sigstore/protobuf-specsv0.5.1indirect
Gogithub.com/sigstore/rekorv1.5.3indirect
Gogithub.com/sigstore/rekor-tiles/v2v2.3.0indirect
Gogithub.com/sigstore/sigstorev1.10.8indirect
Gogithub.com/sigstore/sigstore-gov1.2.2indirect
Gogithub.com/sigstore/timestamp-authority/v2v2.1.2indirect
Gogithub.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2v2.4.2indirect
Gogithub.com/transparency-dev/formatsv0.1.1indirect
Gogithub.com/transparency-dev/merklev0.0.2indirect
Gogithub.com/youmark/pkcs8v0.0.0-20240726163527-a2c0da244d78indirect
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdkv1.2.1indirect
Gogo.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttracev1.45.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/cryptov0.55.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/modv0.38.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/modv0.39.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/oauth20.0.0-20200902213428-5d25da1a8d43indirect
Gogolang.org/x/sysv0.47.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/termv0.45.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/textv0.14.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/textv0.41.0indirect
Gogolang.org/x/toolsv0.49.0indirect
Gogoogle.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/apiv0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaaindirect
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Gogoogle.golang.org/grpcv1.82.1indirect
Gogoogle.golang.org/protobufv1.36.11indirect
Gogopkg.in/yaml.v22.3.0indirect
Gok8s.io/klog/v2v2.140.0indirect
Dependency advisories 6

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 109 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 6 carry known advisories, of which 1 are direct.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
golang.org/x/net0.0.0-20191014212845-da9a3fd4c582directhigh3412.0.2
golang.org/x/oauth20.0.0-20200902213428-5d25da1a8d43indirecthigh20.27.0
golang.org/x/cryptov0.55.0indirectunknown1
golang.org/x/modv0.38.0indirectunknown21.27.0-rc.3
golang.org/x/modv0.39.0indirectunknown21.27.0-rc.3
golang.org/x/textv0.14.0indirectunknown10.39.0

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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