# akuity/kargo

Application lifecycle orchestration

Repository: https://github.com/akuity/kargo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kargo
Homepage: https://kargo.io/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: argocd, gitops, k8s, kubernetes, cd, delivery, hacktoberfest, promotions
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:34:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1511, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 86}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3604, forks 419 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.410413+00:00)

## What it is
Kargo is a GitOps-based application lifecycle orchestration tool that automates the promotion of software artifacts through multi-stage deployment environments on Kubernetes. Built by the creators of Argo, it complements Argo CD by orchestrating stage-to-stage promotions without custom scripts or CI pipelines.

## Use cases
- automate promotion of releases between dev, staging, and production environments
- orchestrate multi-stage gitops deployment pipelines on kubernetes
- progressive rollouts of application changes across environments with argocd
- replace custom promotion scripts and ci pipeline glue for deployments
- manage relationships between multiple application instances across environments
- continuous delivery of container images through lifecycle stages

## When to choose
- you use Argo CD and need automated multi-stage promotion of changes
- you want GitOps-native progressive delivery without custom automation scripts
- you run Kubernetes and need stage-to-stage deployment orchestration with visibility

## When to avoid
- you are not deploying to Kubernetes
- you need a full CI pipeline or build system rather than a promotion layer
- you want a tool that replaces Argo CD rather than complementing it

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, workflow-automation, ci-cd, microservices
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted
- platform: go, self-hosted, cloud
- tags: gitops, argocd, continuous-delivery, promotion-pipelines, kubernetes-operators, multi-stage-deployment, devops, containers, automation, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- akuity/kargo (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.410413+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 2026-08-29T18:33:42.990483+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/akuity/kargo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.410413+00:00, sha f415789c53f4)
  - homepage: https://kargo.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:57.625008+00:00, sha 328f8aabd84f)
  - site_page: https://docs.kargo.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:57.627526+00:00, sha fed0088fcfda)
  - site_page: https://kargo.io/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:57.630098+00:00, sha e83c1bfacf82)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.