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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-11 03:35 UTC

kubernetes-client / csharp

Officially supported dotnet Kubernetes Client library

C#Apache-2.0★ 1,218 stars⑂ 307 forkssince May 2017View on GitHub ↗

kubernetes-client/csharp holds a health index of 95 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Vitality (90/100) and lowest on AI Readiness (64/100). It was last updated today. 2 contributors account for most of its recent work.

95
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.

95
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 82 is calibrated to 95 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Kubernetes ClientsOrganization · verified domain
678 followers13 public repossince Mar 2017

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
NuGetKubernetesClient.Aot19.0.2-16198 days agokubernetesdockercontainers
NuGetKubernetesClient.Classic19.0.2-42198 days agokubernetesdockercontainers
NuGetKubernetesClient19.0.2-223198 days agokubernetesdockercontainers

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

90Excellent · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 0 days ago
24.2/36Commit cadence35/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume135 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_year135
human_commit_share0.04
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year35
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases64 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 37 days ago
19.8/27Release cadencea release every ~62.3 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count64
latest_release_tagv20.0.84
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release37
mean_days_between_releases62.3
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?

86Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
50/60Stars1,218 stars
20.7/25Forks307 forks
7.9/15Watchers27 watchers
Inputs used
forks307
stars1,218
watchers27
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 (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_badges4
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_servicesgithub.com, shields.io
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
80/80Total downloads156,151,143 downloads all-time across nuget
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagesKubernetesClient.Aot, KubernetesClient.Classic, KubernetesClient
dependents
ecosystemsnuget
total_downloads156,151,143
monthly_downloads
unverified_packages_excluded
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Registry dependents. Remaining weights renormalized.

Sustainability & Governance

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

83Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
25.2/54Bus factor2 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
13.9/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 38% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth98 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 15 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor2
contributors_sampled98
top_contributor_share0.38
How it's scored
41.7/42Issue resolution99% of issues closed
25.1/30PR acceptance958/1,145 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
15/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
Inputs used
merged_prs958
open_issues4
closed_issues618
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d0
prs_decided_30d0
issue_closed_ratio0.994
closed_unmerged_prs187
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
20/20Verified domain
20.4/25Owner reach678 followers of kubernetes-client
20.3/25Track record13 public repos, account ~9 yr old
Inputs used
followers678
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_loginkubernetes-client
public_repos13
account_age_days3,458
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable3 package(s) on nuget
26/35Publish recencylatest publish 198 days ago
20/20Version history223 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesKubernetesClient.Aot, KubernetesClient.Classic, KubernetesClient
ecosystemsnuget
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish198

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

73Good · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows5 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
6.4/6.4.editorconfig
18/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests29 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigyes
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
0/15Documentation / homepage site
10/10Repository description
0/10Topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topics
has_wikiyes
homepage
docs_site
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

78Good · 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
2.2/2.5CI-Tests29 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
7.5/7.5Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 15 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
5/5Packagingpackaging workflow detected
5/5Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
4.5/5SASTSAST tool detected but not run on all commits
5/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated17
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive1
scorecard_aggregate7.8
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

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.

64Moderate · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
0/40Legible commit historyno data
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Legible commit history. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrapexamples/aks-kubelogin/aks-kubelogin.csproj, examples/aot/aot.csproj, examples/attach/attach.csproj (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingC# (statically typed)
10/10Reproducible environmentdevcontainer
10/10Demonstrated agent practice5 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
8/8Automated maintenance96 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_share0.05
toolchain_manifestsexamples/aks-kubelogin/aks-kubelogin.csproj, examples/aot/aot.csproj, examples/attach/attach.csproj, examples/clientset/clientset.csproj, examples/cp/cp.csproj, examples/csrApproval/csrApproval.csproj, examples/customResource/customResource.csproj, examples/exec/exec.csproj, examples/generic/generic.csproj, examples/labels/labels.csproj, examples/logs/logs.csproj, examples/metrics/metrics.csproj, examples/namespace/namespace.csproj, examples/openTelemetryConsole/openTelemetryConsole.csproj, examples/patch-aot/patch-aot.csproj, examples/patch/patch.csproj, examples/portforward/portforward.csproj, examples/resize/resize.csproj, examples/restart/restart.csproj, examples/simple/simple.csproj, examples/watch/watch.csproj, examples/webApiDependencyInjection/webApiDependencyInjection.csproj, examples/workerServiceDependencyInjection/workerServiceDependencyInjection.csproj, examples/yaml/yaml.csproj, src/KubernetesClient.Aot/KubernetesClient.Aot.csproj, src/KubernetesClient.Classic/KubernetesClient.Classic.csproj, src/KubernetesClient.Kubectl/KubernetesClient.Kubectl.csproj, src/KubernetesClient/KubernetesClient.csproj, src/LibKubernetesGenerator/generators/LibKubernetesGenerator/LibKubernetesGenerator.csproj, tests/E2E.Aot.Tests/E2E.Aot.Tests.csproj, tests/E2E.Classic.Tests/E2E.Classic.Tests.csproj, tests/E2E.Tests/E2E.Tests.csproj, tests/Kubectl.Tests/Kubectl.Tests.csproj, tests/KubernetesClient.Tests/KubernetesClient.Tests.csproj, tests/SkipTestLogger/SkipTestLogger.csproj
dependency_bot_commit_share0.96
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeC# (statically typed)
55/55Manageable file sizes0/242 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageC#
largest_source_bytes47,258
source_files_sampled242
oversized_source_files0
How it's scored
40/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)swagger.json
0/20MCP servernot applicable to this kind of software
40/40Runnable examplesexamples
Inputs used
example_dirsexamples
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_filesswagger.json
interfaces_expected_of
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): MCP server. Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

1,218GitHub stars
98contributors
135commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
64releases
2bus factor
4open issues
package ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token
  • No resolved dependencies carried a version and a supported ecosystem

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 307 ⇿
0Stars
307Forks
63Releases

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.

012525037530452017-052021-122026-07
Major 0Minor 2Patch 60

Each point covers 9 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 7.8 / 10
7.8aggregate

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 · 2026-09-11 03:35 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
3Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
9CI-Tests29 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
10Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
10Contributorsproject has 15 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
10Packagingpackaging workflow detected
10Pinned-Dependenciesall dependencies are pinned
9SASTSAST tool detected but not run on all commits
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 11
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
NuGetFractionssrc/KubernetesClient.Aot/KubernetesClient.Aot.csproj
NuGetYamlDotNetsrc/KubernetesClient.Aot/KubernetesClient.Aot.csproj
NuGetVecc.YamlDotNet.Analyzers.StaticGeneratorsrc/KubernetesClient.Aot/KubernetesClient.Aot.csproj
NuGetBouncyCastle.Cryptographysrc/KubernetesClient.Classic/KubernetesClient.Classic.csproj
NuGetMicrosoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfacessrc/KubernetesClient.Classic/KubernetesClient.Classic.csproj
NuGetFractionssrc/KubernetesClient.Classic/KubernetesClient.Classic.csproj
NuGetYamlDotNetsrc/KubernetesClient.Classic/KubernetesClient.Classic.csproj
NuGetSystem.Text.Jsonsrc/KubernetesClient.Classic/KubernetesClient.Classic.csproj
NuGetJsonPatch.Netsrc/KubernetesClient.Kubectl/KubernetesClient.Kubectl.csproj
NuGetFractionssrc/KubernetesClient/KubernetesClient.csproj
NuGetYamlDotNetsrc/KubernetesClient/KubernetesClient.csproj
All dependencies 36

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 7 direct and 29 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
NuGetBouncyCastle.Cryptographydirect
NuGetFractionsdirect
NuGetJsonPatch.Netdirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfacesdirect
NuGetSystem.Text.Jsondirect
NuGetVecc.YamlDotNet.Analyzers.StaticGeneratordirect
NuGetYamlDotNetdirect
NuGetAutofacindirect
NuGetFluentAssertionsindirect
NuGetMartinCostello.Logging.XUnitindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.CodeAnalysis.Commonindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharpindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Hostingindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.Extensions.Loggingindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.NET.Test.Sdkindirect
NuGetMicrosoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModelindirect
NuGetMoqindirect
NuGetNamotion.Reflectionindirect
NuGetNewtonsoft.Jsonindirect
NuGetNito.AsyncExindirect
NuGetNito.AsyncEx.Coordinationindirect
NuGetNJsonSchemaindirect
NuGetNJsonSchema.Annotationsindirect
NuGetNSwag.Coreindirect
NuGetOpenTelemetry.Exporter.Consoleindirect
NuGetOpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Httpindirect
NuGetPortable.BouncyCastleindirect
NuGetSharpZipLibindirect
NuGetSwashbuckle.AspNetCoreindirect
NuGetSystem.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSourceindirect
NuGetSystem.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpersindirect
NuGetSystem.Reactiveindirect
NuGetWireMock.Netindirect
NuGetxunitindirect
NuGetxunit.runner.visualstudioindirect
NuGetXunit.StaFactindirect
Dependency advisories not assessed

Advisory matching could not run for this report: No resolved dependencies carried a version and a supported ecosystem

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