# ietf-tools/datatracker

The day-to-day front-end to the IETF database for people who work on IETF standards.

Repository: https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/datatracker
Homepage: https://datatracker.ietf.org
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: datatracker, ietf, database, django
Last push: 2026-09-03T00:11:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1644, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 6, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 64}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1069, forks 843 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:12.855359+00:00)

## What it is
The IETF Datatracker is a Django-based web application serving as the day-to-day front-end to the IETF database, tracking documents, working groups, meetings, agendas, minutes, and presentations related to IETF standards. It powers datatracker.ietf.org and is developed as an open-source project under the BSD-3-Clause license.

## Use cases
- search IETF RFCs and Internet-Drafts
- track IETF working groups and their documents
- look up IETF meeting agendas, minutes, and slides
- follow the status of Internet standards through the standards track
- find author and area director information for IETF documents
- run a local IETF datatracker instance for development

## When to choose
- you need authoritative data about IETF documents, groups, or meetings
- you want to contribute to or self-host the IETF's document tracking system
- you're building tooling on top of IETF document and meeting data

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose document management system
- you want a lightweight API client for IETF data rather than the full application
- you have no involvement with IETF standards work

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, search-engine, database, api-framework, documentation
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, documentation, apis
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: django, ietf, standards-tracking, rfc, internet-drafts, working-groups, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- ietf-tools/datatracker (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.855359+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 2026-08-30T06:56:04.510012+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.855359+00:00, sha a066ed353a3e)
  - homepage: https://datatracker.ietf.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.683686+00:00, sha f5b3985d3c45)
  - site_page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/iesg/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.692996+00:00, sha 43ff361ffa59)
  - site_page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/release/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.694868+00:00, sha 6992d03882bd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.