# golang/proposal

Go Project Design Documents

Repository: https://github.com/golang/proposal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/proposal
Language: HTML
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-07T11:49:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4053, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3455, forks 401 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.489185+00:00)

## What it is
The official repository of design documents and the proposal process for the Go programming language project. It documents how significant changes to Go's language, libraries, and tools are proposed, discussed, and accepted.

## Use cases
- understand how Go language changes are proposed and accepted
- write a design document for a Go feature proposal
- track the history of Go language design decisions
- learn the Go project's governance and contribution process
- find past proposals to avoid duplicating effort

## When to choose
- you want to propose a change to the Go language, standard library, or tools
- you are researching the rationale behind Go's design decisions
- you are a contributor needing to follow the official proposal process

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable library or tool rather than documentation
- you are looking for Go tutorials or learning materials for beginners

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: design-documents, proposal-process, governance, go-language-evolution

## Member repositories
- golang/proposal (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.489185+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 2026-08-29T18:37:30.735545+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/golang/proposal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.489185+00:00, sha f698e4579cba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.