# robotframework/robotframework

Generic automation framework for acceptance testing and RPA

Repository: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/robotframework
Homepage: http://robotframework.org
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: robotframework, testing, automation, testautomation, attd, bdd, rpa, python
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:47:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 61, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4450, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 183, "gap_med": 31.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11844, forks 2560 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:50.214478+00:00)

## What it is
Robot Framework is a generic open-source automation framework for acceptance testing, ATDD, and robotic process automation (RPA). It uses a simple plain-text keyword-driven syntax and is extensible with Python-based libraries.

## Use cases
- write acceptance tests in plain text
- automate browser end-to-end tests
- do robotic process automation of repetitive tasks
- run ATDD and BDD style test suites
- build keyword-driven test libraries in Python
- automate desktop and web application workflows

## When to choose
- you need readable, keyword-driven acceptance tests
- you want a mature framework with a large library ecosystem
- you need RPA automation alongside testing
- your team includes non-programmers writing tests

## When to avoid
- you prefer code-first unit testing frameworks like pytest
- you need very high-performance low-level test execution
- you want a lightweight single-purpose test runner

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: testing, e2e-testing, workflow-automation, cli
- domain: testing, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform, cli
- tags: acceptance-testing, atdd, bdd, rpa, keyword-driven, test-automation, automation

## Member repositories
- robotframework/robotframework (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.214478+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 2026-08-29T17:15:16.489338+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.214478+00:00, sha 68ad8782c18d)
  - homepage: http://robotframework.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:09.892700+00:00, sha 11cdb2a3439f)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/robotframework/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:09.901536+00:00, sha e6d802d0390e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.