# superfly/flyctl

Command line tools for fly.io services

Repository: https://github.com/superfly/flyctl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flyctl
Homepage: https://fly.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: flyio-tools
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:33:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2595, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 316}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1699, forks 309 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.164380+00:00)

## What it is
flyctl (aliased as `fly`) is the official command-line interface for the Fly.io public cloud platform, written in Go. It lets developers authenticate, create, deploy, scale, and monitor applications running on Fly.io's micro-VM infrastructure directly from the terminal.

## Use cases
- deploy an app to fly.io from the terminal
- log in to my fly.io account from the command line
- list and check the status of my fly.io apps
- scale or manage fly machines without the web dashboard
- launch a new project on fly.io with fly launch

## When to choose
- you deploy or manage applications on the Fly.io platform
- you want to script or automate Fly.io infrastructure from CI/CD or shell scripts
- you prefer terminal workflows over the Fly.io web dashboard

## When to avoid
- you use a different cloud provider like AWS, GCP, or Heroku
- you need a GUI or web-based management interface only
- you are not a Fly.io customer

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, deployment, developer-tools, cloud
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: flyio, paas, cloud-cli, go, app-deployment, devops, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- superfly/flyctl (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.164380+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 2026-08-30T03:37:48.303029+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/superfly/flyctl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.164380+00:00, sha 8a5a247031e4)
  - homepage: https://fly.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:12:29.403070+00:00, sha d74e7c3aa19e)
  - site_page: https://fly.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:12:29.412067+00:00, sha 979fe7b8a11b)
  - site_page: https://fly.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:12:29.415645+00:00, sha 380b6b319039)
  - site_page: https://fly.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:12:29.413999+00:00, sha 01c2f0d6b1a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.