# golang/net

[mirror] Go supplementary network libraries

Repository: https://github.com/golang/net
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/net
Homepage: https://golang.org/x/net
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:17:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4290, "days_push": 7, "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 3037, forks 1428 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:39.141268+00:00)

## What it is
golang/net (golang.org/x/net) is the official supplementary networking library for Go, maintained by the Go team. It provides packages beyond the standard library such as HTTP/2, WebSockets, proxies, and other network protocol support.

## Use cases
- add http2 support to a go server
- use websockets in go
- connect through a proxy in go
- supplementary networking packages for go
- parse html in go
- idna and punycode handling in go

## When to choose
- you need networking features not in Go's standard library
- you want official, well-maintained Go networking packages
- you need HTTP/2, WebSocket, or proxy support in Go

## When to avoid
- you need a high-level application framework rather than low-level libraries
- your needs are fully covered by the standard net/http package

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, websocket, networking, proxy
- domain: networking, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: golang-org-x, http2, supplementary-libraries, official-mirror

## Member repositories
- golang/net (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.141268+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 2026-08-30T07:29:17.922889+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/golang/net (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.141268+00:00, sha 90745f4b2aec)
  - homepage: https://golang.org/x/net (fetched 2026-08-29T09:44:25.795087+00:00, sha f40b2ff82d55)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.