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PowerShell/PowerShell

PowerShell for every system! observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell · homepage · C# · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 98
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 3885
  • days_rel: 19
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 30

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

55133 stars · 8437 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

PowerShell is a cross-platform command-line shell, scripting language, and automation framework built on .NET, supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is optimized for working with structured data (JSON, CSV, XML), REST APIs, and object models through its cmdlet pipeline.

Use cases

  • automate windows system administration tasks
  • write scripts to manage linux servers
  • parse and transform and csv data from the command line
  • manage azure resources with a shell
  • replace bash scripting with an object-oriented shell
  • run remote commands across machines
  • build automation pipelines for devops tasks

When to choose

  • you need a powerful scripting shell for Windows administration or mixed-platform automation
  • you work heavily with structured data, REST APIs, or .NET objects in scripts
  • you want one shell and scripting language consistent across Windows, Linux, and macOS

When to avoid

  • you only need simple POSIX shell scripting already covered by bash or zsh
  • you require Windows PowerShell 5.1 compatibility, since this repo only covers PowerShell 7+
  • you need a minimal shell for embedded or resource-constrained environments

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

cli developer-tools workflow-automation configuration-management csv http-client developer-tools operating-systems windows cross-platform cli shell scripting-language powershell system-administration dotnet cmdlets command-line automation devops linux macos docker

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
PowerShell/PowerShellmain99

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