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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-08-28 01:25 UTC

karatelabs / karate

Test Automation Made Simple

JavaMIT★ 8,931 stars⑂ 2,048 forkssince Feb 2017View on GitHub ↗
KindLibraryCommand-line toolhow this is determined

karatelabs/karate holds a health index of 96 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Vitality (95/100) and lowest on Sustainability & Governance (70/100). It was last updated 1 day ago. A single contributor accounts 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

Karate LabsOrganization · verified domain
270 followers16 public repossince Sep 2021

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Mavenio.karatelabs:karate-js2.1.2-1613 days ago
Mavenio.karatelabs:karate-core2.1.2-3013 days ago
Mavenio.karatelabs:karate-image2.1.2-413 days ago
Mavenio.karatelabs:karate-junit62.1.2-1613 days ago
Mavenio.karatelabs:karate-gatling2.1.2-3013 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 recencylast push 1 days ago
33.9/36Commit cadence49/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume1,671 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained30 commit(s) and 26 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year1,671
human_commit_share0.9
days_since_last_push1
active_weeks_last_year49
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases70 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 13 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~12.7 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Inputs used
releases_count70
latest_release_tagv2.1.2
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release13
mean_days_between_releases12.7

Community & Adoption

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

95Exceptional · 17% of overall
How it's scored
60/60Stars8,931 stars
25/25Forks2,048 forks
12.9/15Watchers213 watchers
Inputs used
forks2,048
stars8,931
watchers213
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 (MIT)
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_badges6
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesgithub.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateyes

Sustainability & Governance

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

70Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
1.8/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 92% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth99 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 32 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled99
top_contributor_share0.918
How it's scored
41.9/42Issue resolution100% of issues closed
21.4/30PR acceptance491/688 decided PRs merged
9.8/13Newcomer PR acceptance3/4 first-time contributors' PRs merged in 30d
0/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 1/25 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
merged_prs491
open_issues5
closed_issues2,311
prs_merged_7d1
prs_decided_7d1
prs_merged_30d4
prs_decided_30d5
issue_closed_ratio0.998
closed_unmerged_prs197
first_time_authors_30d4
first_time_prs_merged_30d3
first_time_prs_decided_30d4
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
20/20Verified domain
17.5/25Owner reach270 followers of karatelabs
18.8/25Track record16 public repos, account ~4 yr old
Inputs used
followers270
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_loginkaratelabs
public_repos16
account_age_days1,798

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable5 package(s) on maven
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 13 days ago
20/20Version history30 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesio.karatelabs:karate-js, io.karatelabs:karate-core, io.karatelabs:karate-image, io.karatelabs:karate-junit6, io.karatelabs:karate-gatling
ecosystemsmaven
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish13

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

81Excellent · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows7 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests6 out of 6 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

100Exceptional
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://docs.karatelabs.io
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics16 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicstest-automation, assertions, testing-tools, mock-server, automated-testing, webdriver, load-testing, api-testing, contract-testing, microservices, cucumber, bdd, automation, testing, testing-framework, developer-tools
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://docs.karatelabs.io
docs_sitehttps://docs.karatelabs.io
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

79Good · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
2.2/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
2.5/2.5CI-Tests6 out of 6 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
0/7.5Code-ReviewFound 1/25 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 32 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 26 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
5/5Packagingpackaging workflow detected
5/5Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
5/5SASTSAST tool is run on all commits
5/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
7.5/7.5Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated18
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive0
scorecard_aggregate7.4

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisoriesno direct dependency carries a known advisory
25/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriesno indirect dependency carries a known advisory
0/40No advisories left outstandingno advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories0
affected_packages0
assessed_packages3
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severitynone
direct_affected_packages0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched the maven:io.karatelabs:karate-js@2.1.2 runtime dependency closure — what installing the published package pulls in — 3 packages. 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.

92Excellent · 4% of overall
How it's scored
45/45Agent instructionsCLAUDE.md
15/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)llms.txt served by the project website (https://docs.karatelabs.io/llms.txt)
40/40Legible commit history88 of 90 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtyes
llms_txt_urlhttps://docs.karatelabs.io/llms.txt
legible_history_share0.978
agent_instruction_filesCLAUDE.md
agent_instruction_max_bytes941
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrapkarate-core/pom.xml, karate-gatling/pom.xml, karate-image/pom.xml (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingJava (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environmentdevcontainer
10/10Demonstrated agent practice84 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
8/8Automated maintenance10 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfiles
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files
has_devcontaineryes
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share0.84
toolchain_manifestskarate-core/pom.xml, karate-gatling/pom.xml, karate-image/pom.xml, karate-js-test262/pom.xml, karate-js/pom.xml, karate-junit6/pom.xml, karate-profiling/pom.xml, pom.xml
dependency_bot_commit_share0.1
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeJava (statically typed)
53.9/55Manageable file sizes18/873 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageJava
largest_source_bytes200,450
source_files_sampled873
oversized_source_files18

Key facts

8,931GitHub stars
99contributors
1,671commits, last 12 months
1days since last push
70releases
1bus factor
5open issues
Mavenpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
  • Could not fetch maven package 'io.karatelabs:karate-profiling' from its registry
  • Could not fetch maven package 'io.karatelabs:karate-js-test262' from its registry

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 2,048 ⇿
0Stars
2,048Forks
35Releases

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.

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,048142021-032023-122026-08
Major 1Minor 6Patch 17

Each point covers 5 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 7.4 / 10
7.4aggregate

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 · 2026-08-28 01:25 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
3Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
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
0Code-ReviewFound 1/25 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0
10Contributorsproject has 32 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 26 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
10Packagingpackaging workflow detected
10Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
10SASTSAST tool is run on all commits
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0Signed-ReleasesProject has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
10Token-PermissionsGitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 30
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
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All dependencies 92

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 30 direct and 62 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

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Dependency advisories 0

Installing maven:io.karatelabs:karate-js@2.1.2 pulls in 3 packages, direct and transitive: 0 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct dependencies.

No known advisories affect the assessed dependencies.

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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