digitalocean/doctl
The official command line interface for the DigitalOcean API. observed · 2026-10-12
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 6.5
- age_days: 4162
- days_rel: 9
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 69
Adoption not part of the score
3456 stars · 514 forks observed · 2026-10-12
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
doctl is the official command-line interface for the DigitalOcean API, written in Go. It lets users manage droplets, Kubernetes clusters, databases, load balancers, registries, and billing from the terminal.
Use cases
- manage digitalocean droplets from the command line
- create kubernetes clusters on digitalocean
- script provisioning of cloud infrastructure
- manage digitalocean databases and load balancers via cli
- check digitalocean account balance and invoices
- authenticate and automate digitalocean api tasks
When to choose
- you use DigitalOcean and want terminal or scripted control of resources
- you need to automate DigitalOcean infrastructure in CI/CD
- you prefer CLI over the web control panel
When to avoid
- you use a different cloud provider
- you need a GUI for managing cloud resources
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli cloud infrastructure-as-code developer-tools cloud-computing infrastructure-as-code cli windows go digitalocean api-client droplets kubernetes serverless devops command-line linux macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl · fetched 2026-10-12 · 89bf5df4354a
- homepage: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7c8199e7366e
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/databases/maintenance-window/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 93c74a9a91be
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/kubernetes/1-click/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · a9dc942e829b
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/serverless/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · c8e89a39bf1f
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/serverless/uninstall · fetched 2026-08-29 · a082d6692f78
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 316aa419dfb7
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/how-to/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 21534730d851
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/load-balancers/getting-started/with-doctl · fetched 2026-08-29 · 41c32d3bec9f
- site_page: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/metadata/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1e0d3cc4aade
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| digitalocean/doctl | main | 95 |
For agents
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