# fossas/fossa-cli

Fast, portable and reliable dependency analysis for any codebase.  Supports license & vulnerability scanning for large monoliths.  Language-agnostic; integrates with 20+ build systems.

Repository: https://github.com/fossas/fossa-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fossa-cli
Homepage: https://fossa.com
Language: Haskell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: open-source-licensing, open-source-vulnerabilities
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:10:32+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": 3157, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 91}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1516, forks 205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:56.635623+00:00)

## What it is
FOSSA CLI is a zero-configuration, language-agnostic dependency analysis tool that detects dependencies in any codebase across 20+ build systems. It integrates with the FOSSA platform for license compliance scanning, vulnerability detection, and attribution report generation.

## Use cases
- scan my repo for open source license compliance
- find CVEs in my project dependencies
- generate an SBOM for my codebase
- analyze dependencies in a large monorepo
- generate license attribution reports for release
- enforce license policy in CI/CD
- detect vendored dependencies without manifests

## When to choose
- you need license and vulnerability scanning across many languages and build systems
- you have a large monolith or monorepo that other scanners struggle with
- you want CI/CD policy enforcement for open source compliance
- you need attribution notices or SBOMs for legal/regulatory requirements

## When to avoid
- you want a fully offline, self-contained scanner without the FOSSA cloud service
- you only need a simple SBOM export from a single ecosystem's package manager
- you cannot send code metadata to a third-party service

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, vulnerability-scanning, dependency-audit, developer-tools, ci-cd
- domain: security, developer-tools, legal
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: license-scanning, sbom, dependency-analysis, software-supply-chain, polyglot, monorepo, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- fossas/fossa-cli (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.635623+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 2026-08-30T04:32:06.174044+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fossas/fossa-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.635623+00:00, sha ed1ef5f6ffca)
  - homepage: https://fossa.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.496633+00:00, sha 289a43e868b6)
  - site_page: https://docs.fossa.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.507844+00:00, sha c8a4c8c0a011)
  - site_page: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/privacy-policy (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.509609+00:00, sha 256a659804eb)
  - site_page: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.511909+00:00, sha 27af66e53ea1)
  - site_page: https://docs.fossa.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.513489+00:00, sha c8a4c8c0a011)
  - site_page: https://fossa.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.515525+00:00, sha 812081bcd90b)
  - site_page: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/terms-of-service (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.517321+00:00, sha dfe5f1e9c4c6)
  - site_page: https://fossa.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.505656+00:00, sha 0cfb3515fc00)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.