# PowerShell/PowerShell

PowerShell for every system!

Repository: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/powershell
Homepage: https://microsoft.com/PowerShell
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: powershell, windows, macos, linux, command-line, shell, netcore, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:45:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3885, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 30}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 55133, forks 8437 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:18.387374+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation, configuration-management, csv, http-client
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: shell, scripting-language, powershell, system-administration, dotnet, cmdlets, command-line, automation, devops, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- PowerShell/PowerShell (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.387374+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 2026-08-29T16:18:58.076511+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.387374+00:00, sha bc6747c44315)
  - homepage: https://microsoft.com/PowerShell (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.415697+00:00, sha db57ae5f8b71)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-windows (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.429741+00:00, sha 687616547e90)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-linux (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.432373+00:00, sha 5f6be5a878ec)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-macos (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.434676+00:00, sha 7be090182916)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.427153+00:00, sha 5a420dfb47a2)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/quickstart?tabs=powershell (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.441006+00:00, sha 27103c9265a7)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/gallery/faqs (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.437341+00:00, sha bf498ddf4ba0)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/developer/windows-powershell (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.439368+00:00, sha ae5d59457d69)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:11.424473+00:00, sha c363b2f43d4b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.