# vmware/govmomi

Go library for the VMware vSphere API

Repository: https://github.com/vmware/govmomi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/govmomi
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: vmware, go, sdk, vsphere
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:52:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4404, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 19.5, "n_releases_24m": 25}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2539, forks 970 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.269895+00:00)

## What it is
govmomi is a Go library for interacting with the VMware vSphere API (ESXi and vCenter Server). It also ships with govc (a vSphere CLI), vcsim (a vSphere API mock framework), and toolbox (a VM guest tools framework).

## Use cases
- manage vSphere VMs from Go code
- automate vCenter tasks via CLI
- mock vSphere API for testing
- script ESXi host operations
- build infrastructure automation against VMware

## When to choose
- you need programmatic vSphere/ESXi/vCenter access in Go
- you want a CLI for vSphere automation
- you need a mock vSphere API for tests

## When to avoid
- you use a language other than Go (consider pyvmomi or rbvmomi)
- you need vSphere versions older than 7.0

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, developer-tools, cli, mocking, workflow-automation
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: go, windows, cli
- tags: vsphere, vmware, esxi, vcenter, govc, vcsim, virtualization-api, infrastructure-automation, virtualization, infrastructure, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- vmware/govmomi (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.269895+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 2026-08-30T02:25:10.689141+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vmware/govmomi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.269895+00:00, sha 2cd48b37e83b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.