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cla-assistant/cla-assistant

Contributor License Agreement assistant (CLA assistant) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/cla-assistant/cla-assistant · homepage · JavaScript · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4319
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 818
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1532 stars · 282 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CLA assistant is a web service and self-hostable application that automates Contributor License Agreement handling for GitHub repositories. It comments on pull requests, lets contributors sign CLAs with GitHub authentication, and updates PR status checks once signed.

Use cases

  • require contributors to sign a CLA before merging pull requests
  • automatically comment on PRs asking for CLA signature
  • track who signed which version of a CLA
  • re-prompt contributors to re-sign when the CLA text changes
  • collect custom fields from contributors before signing
  • self-host CLA management for an organization

When to choose

  • you host open-source projects on GitHub and need legally binding CLA enforcement
  • you want a free hosted option (cla-assistant.io) or self-hosted deployment
  • you need per-version CLA signature tracking and automatic re-signing

When to avoid

  • you only need a lightweight check without a full web app (use the CLA Assistant GitHub Action instead)
  • your projects are not on GitHub
  • you prefer DCO-style sign-off rather than a formal CLA

Facets

service · maturity stable

auth webhook workflow-automation developer-tools developer-tools version-control legal self-hosted self-hosted cla contributor-license-agreement github-integration github-app open-source-governance angular automation nodejs web-server docker

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
cla-assistant/cla-assistantmain23

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