# greenkeeperio/greenkeeper

:robot: :palm_tree: Real-time automated dependency updates for npm and GitHub

Repository: https://github.com/greenkeeperio/greenkeeper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/greenkeeper
Homepage: https://greenkeeper.io/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: greenkeeper, npm, dependencies, dependency-manager, github
Last push: 2021-07-11T06:35:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4036, "days_push": 1879, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1612, forks 95 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.107771+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, ci-cd, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cloud
- tags: npm, dependency-updates, github-bot, discontinued, snyk-migration, automation, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- greenkeeperio/greenkeeper (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.107771+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 2026-08-30T03:51:09.838772+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/greenkeeperio/greenkeeper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.107771+00:00, sha 8ca40c4a713c)
  - homepage: https://greenkeeper.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:23:23.324937+00:00, sha b6c28d13f451)
  - site_page: https://greenkeeper.io/docs.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:23:23.334145+00:00, sha 588e0dc46974)
  - site_page: https://greenkeeper.io/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:23:23.338494+00:00, sha 63ad77a011cc)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/greenkeeper (fetched 2026-08-29T11:23:23.340144+00:00, sha 73b7ce4763cb)
  - site_page: https://greenkeeper.io/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:23:23.336522+00:00, sha 4e1867becaf1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.