# layer5io/layer5

Layer5, expect more from your infrastructure

Repository: https://github.com/layer5io/layer5
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/layer5
Homepage: https://layer5.io
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: playground, management-plane, meshery, hacktoberfest, kubernetes, cncf, cloud-native, gatsbyjs, cloud, internship, lfx, configuration-management, orchestration, design-patterns, design-system, kanvas, visual-designer, visualization
Last push: 2026-09-02T06:45:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3010, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1115, forks 1618 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:14.325690+00:00)

## What it is
Layer5 is the umbrella repository and website for Layer5's cloud native infrastructure management projects, most notably Meshery (a CNCF collaborative Kubernetes and cloud native management plane) and Kanvas (a visual, drag-and-drop designer and operator for cloud native infrastructure). The repository itself hosts the Gatsby-based layer5.io website and community resources.

## Use cases
- manage kubernetes clusters visually without yaml
- design and deploy cloud native infrastructure by drag-and-drop diagram
- collaboratively review infrastructure designs with my team
- discover and visualize existing kubernetes deployments
- run performance tests against my service mesh
- learn kubernetes and cloud native patterns in a sandbox playground
- adopt gitops with visual infrastructure designs

## When to choose
- you want a visual, collaborative management plane for Kubernetes and multi-cloud infrastructure
- you prefer designing and deploying workloads via diagrams instead of hand-written YAML
- you need infrastructure discovery, visualization, and best-practice analysis for cloud native deployments
- you want an open source, CNCF-governed, extensible platform with REST/GraphQL APIs

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight single-purpose CLI with no web UI
- you are not working with Kubernetes or cloud native infrastructure
- you require fully offline operation without any browser-based collaboration
- you want a minimal tool with a small dependency footprint

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: static-site-generator, data-visualization, infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cloud, self-hosted
- tags: gatsby, kubernetes-management, meshery, kanvas, cloud-native, cncf, infrastructure-visualization, designer-mode, gitops, community-website, devops, containers, web-server, nodejs, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- layer5io/layer5 (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.325690+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 2026-08-30T06:42:48.205041+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/layer5io/layer5 (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.325690+00:00, sha c145b33c0cea)
  - homepage: https://layer5.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:41.348376+00:00, sha 022fa3a11cc8)
  - site_page: https://docs.layer5.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:41.362746+00:00, sha b49d31391b0c)
  - site_page: https://layer5.io/company/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:41.368350+00:00, sha 3c717767d8d1)
  - site_page: https://layer5.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:41.357400+00:00, sha 40ce002cfba3)
  - site_page: https://layer5.io/cloud-native-management/meshery/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:41.360393+00:00, sha b1a6af41b506)
  - site_page: https://layer5.io/cloud-native-management/kanvas (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:41.364278+00:00, sha 61326fa49338)
  - site_page: https://layer5.io/company/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:41.365954+00:00, sha b19d4fcc3b26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.