# nuke-build/nuke

🏗 The AKEless Build System for C#/.NET

Repository: https://github.com/nuke-build/nuke
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nuke-build-nuke
Homepage: https://nuke.build
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: build-automation, continuous-integration, orchestration, nuke
Last push: 2025-12-02T09:17:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 55, release rhythm 59, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3373, "days_push": 274, "days_rel": 274, "gap_med": 12.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3749, forks 458 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:17.648862+00:00)

## What it is
NUKE is a build automation system for C#/.NET that lets you define builds as regular C# console applications instead of Makefiles or XML. It provides strongly-typed targets, CI integration, and tooling for orchestrating compilation, testing, and deployment pipelines.

## Use cases
- write build scripts in c# instead of make
- automate dotnet build and test pipelines
- replace cake or psake with a typed build system
- run local builds identical to ci
- orchestrate multi-project .net builds
- integrate build automation with github actions and azure devops

## When to choose
- your team is .NET-centric and wants builds in a familiar, strongly-typed language
- you need shared build logic, code completion, and refactoring across build scripts
- you want first-class CI server integration without separate YAML/DSL logic

## When to avoid
- your project is not .NET-based and you prefer shell scripts or Make
- you need a minimal zero-dependency build for a tiny project
- your team has no C# experience and a simpler DSL would suffice

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, ci-cd, workflow-automation, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, dotnet, cli, windows
- tags: dotnet, csharp, build-automation, make-alternative, nuget, continuous-integration, devops, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- nuke-build/nuke (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.648862+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 2026-08-29T18:29:01.311347+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nuke-build/nuke (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.648862+00:00, sha 105660c7ba10)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.