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RolifyCommunity/rolify

Role management library with resource scoping observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/RolifyCommunity/rolify · homepage · Ruby · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

52/100

  • Activity 64
  • Release rhythm 8
  • 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: n/a
  • age_days: 5570
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 221
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3177 stars · 396 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

rolify is a Ruby gem providing simple role management for Rails applications, with support for scoping roles to specific resource objects. It does not enforce authorization itself but integrates with gems like CanCanCan, Pundit, Devise, and AuthLogic.

Use cases

  • manage user roles in a rails app
  • scope roles to specific resources like forums
  • check if a user has a role on a resource
  • integrate roles with cancancan or pundit
  • add role-based permissions to activerecord or mongoid models

When to avoid

  • you need full authorization enforcement, not just role storage
  • you are not using Rails with ActiveRecord or Mongoid
  • you need a batteries-included access control system

Facets

library · maturity stable

authorization auth web-development backend security ruby roles rbac rails activerecord mongoid cancancan devise web-server

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
RolifyCommunity/rolifymain52

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