probot/probot
🤖 A framework for building GitHub Apps to automate and improve your workflow observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 77
- 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: 6.0
- age_days: 3638
- days_rel: 152
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 27
Adoption not part of the score
9595 stars · 1037 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Probot is a Node.js/TypeScript framework for building GitHub Apps that respond to webhook events and automate repository workflows. It provides a simple event-driven API on top of the GitHub API via Octokit, with granular permissions and webhook handling built in.
Use cases
- build a GitHub App that comments on new issues
- automate pull request labeling and merging rules
- draft release notes automatically when PRs merge
- keep forks up to date with upstream
- manage repository settings via pull requests
- run a code review bot on pull requests
- listen to GitHub webhooks and call the GitHub API
When to choose
- you want to extend GitHub with custom automation triggered by repository events
- you need a first-class GitHub App with granular permissions and webhook handling
- you want a large ecosystem of pre-built apps and templates to start from
- you prefer a simple event-driven JavaScript/TypeScript API over raw GitHub API calls
When to avoid
- you need automation for Git platforms other than GitHub
- you want a no-code solution without writing JavaScript or TypeScript
- you only need simple CI/CD pipelines that GitHub Actions already covers
- you need a standalone bot outside the GitHub Apps ecosystem
Facets
framework · maturity stable
web-framework webhook workflow-automation http-server middleware developer-tools apis web-development serverless self-hosted github-apps github-api octokit webhooks bot-framework repository-automation automation nodejs typescript web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/probot/probot · fetched 2026-08-28 · a3b2bd9d832f
- homepage: https://probot.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 081cb08f75c4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| probot/probot | main | 92 |
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