# cla-assistant/cla-assistant

Contributor License Agreement assistant (CLA assistant)

Repository: https://github.com/cla-assistant/cla-assistant
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cla-assistant
Homepage: https://cla-assistant.io
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cla, contributor-license-agreement, github, github-integration, angular, nodejs
Last push: 2024-06-06T18:02:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4319, "days_push": 818, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1532, forks 282 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.507721+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: auth, webhook, workflow-automation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, version-control, legal, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: cla, contributor-license-agreement, github-integration, github-app, open-source-governance, angular, automation, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- cla-assistant/cla-assistant (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.507721+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:18.855552+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cla-assistant/cla-assistant (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.507721+00:00, sha 04e3eef36931)
  - homepage: https://cla-assistant.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:33:39.027089+00:00, sha 654cf5cb5577)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.