# gocd/gocd

GoCD - Continuous Delivery server main repository

Repository: https://github.com/gocd/gocd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gocd
Homepage: https://www.gocd.org
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ci, cd, gocd, ci-cd, continuous-integration, continuous-delivery-server, continuous-delivery, infrastructure-as-code, continuous-deployment, continuous-testing
Last push: 2026-08-26T05:44:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4646, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 58, "gap_med": 92.5, "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 7430, forks 980 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:59.837599+00:00)

## What it is
GoCD is an open-source continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) server that automates and visualizes build-test-release pipelines. It uses a server-agent architecture with value stream mapping, fan-in/fan-out dependency management, and an extensible plugin system.

## Use cases
- automate build test and release pipelines
- visualize the full path to production with a value stream map
- model complex deployment workflows with fan-in fan-out dependencies
- run tests in parallel across a grid of agents
- run CI/CD on Kubernetes or Docker
- track every change from commit to deploy
- configure pipelines as code
- deploy any known good version on demand

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted CI/CD server with strong end-to-end pipeline visualization
- your delivery workflow has complex dependencies that simpler CI tools model poorly
- you want pipelines-as-code, elastic agents, and a mature plugin ecosystem
- you need traceability and build comparison for auditing deployments

## When to avoid
- you only need lightweight CI without delivery/release automation
- you prefer a fully managed SaaS CI/CD service
- your team is entirely on a platform-native solution like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: ci-cd, deployment, workflow-automation, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: jvm, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: continuous-delivery, continuous-integration, value-stream-map, pipelines-as-code, release-automation, server-agent-architecture, devops, automation, docker, kubernetes, web-server

## Member repositories
- gocd/gocd (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.837599+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 2026-08-29T17:37:43.992274+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gocd/gocd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.837599+00:00, sha 732fa69992bc)
  - homepage: https://www.gocd.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:16.414064+00:00, sha 6e9eae46be87)
  - site_page: https://docs.gocd.org/current (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:16.425126+00:00, sha 91c32e2cf158)
  - site_page: https://www.gocd.org/getting-started/part-1 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:16.435536+00:00, sha 490789c7cb90)
  - site_page: https://www.gocd.org/why-gocd (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:16.423094+00:00, sha 6a406ab4955e)
  - site_page: https://www.gocd.org/releases.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:16.427511+00:00, sha cf5945196fa3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.