httpwg/http2-spec resource

Working copy of the HTTP/2 Specification observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/httpwg/http2-spec · homepage · Makefile observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

Activity 0
Release rhythm 8
Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

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: 4956
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 725
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3750 stars · 558 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

The working copy of the IETF HTTP/2 specification (the revision of RFC 7540, published as RFC 9113), maintained by the IETF HTTP Working Group. It is a standards document source repository, not software, rendered into HTML/text drafts at httpwg.org.

Use cases

read the authoritative HTTP/2 protocol specification
check how HTTP/2 framing, streams, and flow control are defined
contribute feedback or errata to the HTTP/2bis draft
verify protocol behavior when implementing an HTTP/2 client or server
reference HPACK header compression rules

When to choose

you need the normative definition of HTTP/2 for implementing or testing a protocol stack
you want to follow or participate in IETF standardization of HTTP/2
you need a citable reference for HTTP/2 semantics

When to avoid

you need an HTTP/2 library, client, or server implementation rather than a document
you want tutorials or beginner-friendly explanations of HTTP/2
you need runnable code or test suites

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

documentation developer-tools networking web-development documentation apis cross-platform http2 ietf rfc specification standards httpbis protocol-spec web-server

4 sources

readme: https://github.com/httpwg/http2-spec · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5a512082679d
homepage: https://httpwg.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 33615a27df0e
site_page: https://httpwg.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1bdbcbe036c
site_page: https://httpwg.org/specs · fetched 2026-08-29 · f33ddc8fcf2c

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
httpwg/http2-spec	main	23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="httpwg/http2-spec")

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