google/go-licenses
A lightweight tool to report on the licenses used by a Go package and its dependencies. Highlight! Versioned external URL to licenses can be found at the same time. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 47
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 6
- age_days: 2486
- days_rel: 359
- days_push: 55
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1012 stars · 138 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Go CLI tool that analyzes a Go package's dependency tree and reports the licenses of all libraries used, with versioned URLs to each license. It can also collect license documents, copyright notices, and source code into a directory to comply with redistribution terms.
Use cases
- generate a license report for a Go binary's dependencies
- check which licenses my Go project's dependencies use
- collect license files and copyright notices for redistribution compliance
- find versioned URLs to dependency licenses
- audit Go module licenses in CI
- detect forbidden licenses in a Go dependency tree
When to choose
- you build Go software and need license compliance reporting or redistribution artifacts
- you want a lightweight, installable-via-go-install tool maintained by Google
When to avoid
- you need license scanning for non-Go languages
- you need full SBOM generation or policy enforcement beyond license reporting
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools security dependency-audit cli developer-tools legal version-control go cli cross-platform license-compliance go-modules dependency-analysis license-reporting redistribution
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/google/go-licenses · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9e1a9f46c6cb
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| google/go-licenses | main | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="google/go-licenses")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem