# google/git-appraise

Distributed code review system for Git repos

Repository: https://github.com/google/git-appraise
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-appraise
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-08-12T01:06:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4030, "days_push": 1118, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5309, forks 147 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.409669+00:00)

## What it is
A distributed code review system for Git repositories, implemented as a Go command line tool. Reviews are stored as git objects (git-notes) inside the repo itself, so no server-side setup is needed and reviews sync via normal git push/pull.

## Use cases
- do code reviews without GitHub or a review server
- store code review comments inside the git repository
- request and review changes from the command line
- sync review history across a team using git push/pull
- review code with any git hosting provider

## When to choose
- you want serverless, fully distributed code review tied to the repo
- your team lives in the terminal and uses plain git workflows
- you need reviews to work with any git host

## When to avoid
- you prefer a web-based review UI like GitHub pull requests or Gerrit
- you need rich integrations, dashboards, or CI-triggered review flows
- the project appears minimally maintained, with the last release in 2023

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: code-review, version-control, cli, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: git, distributed-code-review, git-notes, go, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- google/git-appraise (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.409669+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 2026-08-29T17:58:59.331078+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/git-appraise (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.409669+00:00, sha b086a2e7627c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.