golang/dep
Go dependency management tool experiment (deprecated) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
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: 3618
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2188
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
12730 stars · 1028 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
dep was the official experimental dependency management tool for Go, handling dependency resolution and vendoring. It has been deprecated since 2020 and archived in favor of Go modules built into the Go toolchain.
Use cases
- manage dependencies for a legacy Go project
- vendor Go project dependencies
- resolve Go package versions
- maintain an old Go codebase still using Gopkg.toml
- migrate a project from dep to Go modules
When to choose
- you must maintain a legacy Go project that already uses dep and Gopkg.toml
- you are pinned to a Go version older than 1.11
When to avoid
- starting any new Go project - use Go modules instead
- you need ongoing support or updates - the project is archived and unmaintained
- you are on Go 1.11 or newer
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
package-manager dependency-audit cli build-tool developer-tools version-control go cli cross-platform windows golang deprecated go-modules vendoring dependency-management command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/golang/dep · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8f3372d18e01
- homepage: https://golang.github.io/dep/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 272ea8c93947
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| golang/dep | main | 10 |
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