greenkeeperio/greenkeeper
:robot: :palm_tree: Real-time automated dependency updates for npm and GitHub observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 4036
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1879
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1612 stars · 95 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Greenkeeper was a hosted service and bot that automated npm dependency updates for GitHub repositories, opening branches and pull requests for each update and reporting CI test results as actionable issues. The service was shut down on June 3, 2020, with users encouraged to migrate to Snyk.
Use cases
- automatically update npm dependencies in my GitHub repo
- get notified when a dependency update breaks my build
- open pull requests for new package versions
- keep package. and lockfiles up to date automatically
- monitor npm dependency updates in real time
- manage dependency updates in a JavaScript monorepo
When to choose
- you are studying historical dependency-update tooling or maintaining a legacy fork
- you need the open-source components like greenkeeper-lockfile for existing setups
When to avoid
- you need a working dependency-update service today - Greenkeeper is shut down and new installations are impossible
- you want automated dependency updates - use Snyk, Dependabot, or Renovate instead
Facets
service · maturity abandoned
developer-tools ci-cd workflow-automation developer-tools version-control cloud npm dependency-updates github-bot discontinued snyk-migration automation nodejs web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/greenkeeperio/greenkeeper · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8ca40c4a713c
- homepage: https://greenkeeper.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · b6c28d13f451
- site_page: https://greenkeeper.io/docs.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 588e0dc46974
- site_page: https://greenkeeper.io/about.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 63ad77a011cc
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/greenkeeper · fetched 2026-08-29 · 73b7ce4763cb
- site_page: https://greenkeeper.io/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4e1867becaf1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| greenkeeperio/greenkeeper | main | 23 |
For agents
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Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem