# consolidation/robo

Modern task runner for PHP

Repository: https://github.com/consolidation/robo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/robo
Homepage: http://robo.li
Language: PHP
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-11-14T23:30:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 46/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 52, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4605, "days_push": 292, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2709, forks 308 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:11.749777+00:00)

## What it is
Robo is a modern PHP task runner inspired by Gulp and Rake that lets developers define and automate common project tasks in PHP. It ships as a Phar or Composer package and provides built-in tasks for asset processing, testing, filesystem watching, and deployment.

## Use cases
- automate repetitive php project tasks
- run asset compilation like sass and minification
- write cross-platform build scripts in php
- deploy code over sftp ssh or docker
- watch files for changes and rerun tasks
- run tests and daemons from a single command

## When to choose
- your project is PHP-based and you want task automation in the same language
- you need a Gulp/Rake-style runner with PHP task definitions
- you want built-in tasks for ssh, sftp, docker, and filesystem watching

## When to avoid
- you prefer JavaScript-based task runners like Gulp or npm scripts
- your build pipeline is not PHP-centric
- you need a general-purpose CI/CD system rather than a local task runner

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation, build-tool, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: php, cli, cross-platform
- tags: task-runner, php, build-automation, gulp-inspired, deployment, command-line, automation

## Member repositories
- consolidation/robo (main) score 46

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.749777+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 2026-08-30T02:15:39.822628+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/consolidation/robo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.749777+00:00, sha eea289ca1917)
  - homepage: http://robo.li (fetched 2026-08-29T09:58:47.673274+00:00, sha 09fadb504f0c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.