# cloudfoundry/cli

The official command line client for Cloud Foundry

Repository: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cloudfoundry-cli
Homepage: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cloud-foundry, cli, cloud-foundry-cli, cf-cli
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:58:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 91, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4762, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 62, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 20}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1929, forks 987 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.991114+00:00)

## What it is
The official command line client for the Cloud Foundry platform as a service, written in Go. It lets developers log in, push and manage applications, services, orgs, and spaces on Cloud Foundry from the terminal, and supports an ecosystem of plugins.

## Use cases
- push and deploy apps to Cloud Foundry from the terminal
- manage Cloud Foundry orgs, spaces, and user roles
- create and bind services to applications
- ssh into running Cloud Foundry app containers
- extend the cf CLI with custom plugins
- script Cloud Foundry operations in CI/CD pipelines

## When to choose
- you deploy or operate applications on a Cloud Foundry platform
- you need to automate Cloud Foundry app lifecycle tasks from scripts or CI
- you want the officially supported client backed by the v3 Cloud Controller API

## When to avoid
- you use Kubernetes, Docker, or another platform without Cloud Foundry
- you need a graphical interface for managing cloud deployments
- you are on unmaintained v6 or v7 CLI workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform, go
- tags: cloud-foundry, paas, cf-cli, app-deployment, plugin-system, command-line, devops

## Member repositories
- cloudfoundry/cli (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.991114+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 2026-08-30T03:08:57.443321+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.991114+00:00, sha 916edda08833)
  - homepage: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.895638+00:00, sha 0df5aaa6f739)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/bbr/installing.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.915230+00:00, sha b122f15c0ee1)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/bbr/experimental-features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.917218+00:00, sha aec4fc748fdd)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.904897+00:00, sha 088f2d444670)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/concepts/contribute.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.906936+00:00, sha 9384deadc5c0)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/install-go-cli.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.909075+00:00, sha b4cb9493b31d)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.911012+00:00, sha 283b1a254fbd)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/loggregator/cli-plugin.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.913055+00:00, sha 8842d9b3f7ec)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/buildpacks/java/getting-started-deploying-apps/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:30.919308+00:00, sha af2bdf31a555)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.