# probot/probot

🤖 A framework for building GitHub Apps to automate and improve your workflow

Repository: https://github.com/probot/probot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/probot
Homepage: https://probot.github.io
Language: TypeScript
License: ISC
License Family: permissive
Topics: probot, github-apps
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:59:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3638, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 152, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9595, forks 1037 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:36.154119+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, webhook, workflow-automation, http-server, middleware
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development
- platform: serverless, self-hosted
- tags: github-apps, github-api, octokit, webhooks, bot-framework, repository-automation, automation, nodejs, typescript, web-server

## Member repositories
- probot/probot (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.154119+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 2026-08-29T17:21:53.992710+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/probot/probot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.154119+00:00, sha a3b2bd9d832f)
  - homepage: https://probot.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:43.700005+00:00, sha 081cb08f75c4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.