# google/go-cloud

The Go Cloud Development Kit (Go CDK): A library and tools for open cloud development in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/google/go-cloud
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-cloud
Homepage: https://gocloud.dev/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cloud, golang, portable, server, multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud, go, aws, gcp, azure
Last push: 2026-08-24T17:58:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 62, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3087, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 92, "gap_med": 91.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9910, forks 855 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:38.776002+00:00)

## What it is
The Go Cloud Development Kit (Go CDK) is a Go library providing stable, vendor-neutral APIs for common cloud services like blob storage, document stores, and pub/sub, so applications can run on AWS, GCP, Azure, or locally with minimal changes. It works like 'database/sql' for cloud products, with URL-based driver opening and integration with the Wire code generator.

## Use cases
- write Go code that works on AWS, GCP, and Azure without rewrites
- abstract blob storage across S3, GCS, and Azure Blob
- use one API for DynamoDB, Firestore, and MongoDB document stores
- test cloud applications locally with in-memory implementations
- avoid vendor lock-in for cloud-native Go applications
- build hybrid cloud deployments combining on-prem and cloud services

## When to choose
- you need portable Go code across multiple cloud providers
- you want to test locally then deploy to any cloud with minimal changes
- you prefer idiomatic Go interfaces over vendor-specific SDKs
- you want to avoid vendor lock-in

## When to avoid
- you only target a single cloud provider and can use its native SDK directly
- you need cutting-edge features of specific cloud services not covered by the portable APIs
- you need APIs beyond the supported set (blob, docstore, pub/sub, runtimevar, secrets)
- you require a fully stabilized, out-of-alpha API contract

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: database, object-storage, sdk, tracing, auth, configuration-management
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, backend, apis
- platform: go, windows, cross-platform
- tags: multi-cloud, portable-apis, blob-storage, docstore, pubsub, hybrid-cloud, aws, gcp, azure, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- google/go-cloud (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:38.776002+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 2026-08-29T17:20:19.271497+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/go-cloud (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:38.776002+00:00, sha 724f95064d93)
  - homepage: https://gocloud.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:20:03.844925+00:00, sha 8fa022c68f50)
  - site_page: https://gocloud.dev/howto/docstore (fetched 2026-08-29T08:20:03.854007+00:00, sha c98c3de99170)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.