# apache/maven

Apache Maven core

Repository: https://github.com/apache/maven
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/maven
Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/ref/current
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: maven, java, build-management, apache-maven, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:23:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 81, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6313, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 51, "gap_med": 40, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5323, forks 3111 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.615407+00:00)

## What it is
Apache Maven is the standard build automation and dependency management tool for Java projects, driven by a declarative pom.xml project object model. It manages builds, testing, documentation, site publication, and artifact distribution through an extensive plugin ecosystem.

## Use cases
- build a java project from the command line
- manage maven dependencies for a java project
- create a pom.xml build configuration
- publish artifacts to maven central
- run unit tests as part of a java build lifecycle
- set up ci/cd builds for a java repository

## When to choose
- you are building a Java or JVM project and want convention-over-configuration builds
- you need mature dependency management with transitive resolution from Maven Central
- your team already uses Maven plugins, archetypes, or CI integrations

## When to avoid
- you prefer Gradle's scriptable Kotlin/Groovy DSL or incremental builds
- you are not on the JVM and need a polyglot build tool
- you want minimal build overhead for small scripts or prototypes

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: build-tool, package-manager, dependency-audit, ci-cd, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform, cli
- tags: pom, maven-central, java-build, project-management, reproducible-builds, jvm, java, build-automation, dependency-management

## Member repositories
- apache/maven (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.615407+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 2026-08-30T08:09:58.386193+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/maven (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.615407+00:00, sha b477f9b5153c)
  - homepage: https://maven.apache.org/ref/current (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:29.062961+00:00, sha 6833ee65c173)
  - site_page: https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.9.16/apidocs/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:29.072099+00:00, sha 711ece6b62d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.