# Serverless Framework

⚡ Serverless Framework – Effortlessly build apps that auto-scale, incur zero costs when idle, and require minimal maintenance using AWS Lambda and other managed cloud services.

Repository: https://github.com/serverless/serverless
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/serverless-framework
Homepage: https://serverless.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: serverless, serverless-framework, serverless-architectures, aws-lambda, google-cloud-functions, azure-functions, aws, microservice, aws-dynamodb
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:38:58+00:00
Link (homepage): https://serverless.com
Link (site_page): https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs
Link (site_page): https://www.serverless.com/pricing
Link (site_page): https://www.serverless.com/about
Link (site_page): https://www.serverless.com/security

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4152, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 5.5, "n_releases_24m": 95}
- 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 46918, forks 5725 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:11.144895+00:00)

## What it is
The Serverless Framework is a CLI tool and framework that deploys code and cloud infrastructure together using simple YAML syntax, primarily targeting AWS Lambda and other managed cloud services. It supports multiple languages, over 1,000 plugins, and includes features like Sandboxes, AI agent support via Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and an optional Dashboard for monitoring and collaboration.

## Use cases
- deploy serverless APIs to AWS Lambda
- build event-driven applications that auto-scale
- create scheduled tasks and data pipelines on AWS
- deploy AI agents to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
- run ephemeral compute sandboxes for untrusted code
- manage serverless infrastructure as YAML configuration
- deploy functions in Node.js, Python, Go, or Java

## When to choose
- building serverless applications on AWS Lambda with minimal infrastructure management
- you want YAML-based infrastructure deployment without deep cloud expertise
- your team needs multi-language function deployment with a large plugin ecosystem
- you want auto-scaling apps with zero idle costs and low maintenance

## When to avoid
- you need full control over infrastructure and prefer raw Terraform or CloudFormation
- your organization earns over $2M annually and you want to avoid the paid subscription
- you deploy to clouds with limited Serverless Framework provider support
- you need long-running compute workloads unsuited to Lambda's execution limits

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, infrastructure-as-code, cli, serverless, cloud, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: cloud-computing, backend, infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools, apis
- platform: cli, cloud, cross-platform
- tags: aws-lambda, serverless-architecture, yaml, cloudformation, faas, event-driven, plugins, ai-agents, bedrock, devops, nodejs

## Member repositories
- serverless/serverless (main) score 95
- serverless/examples (examples) score 76
- serverless/serverless-python-requirements (plugin) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.144895+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 2026-08-29T16:21:35.960066+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/serverless/serverless (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.144895+00:00, sha 5f1e4e249287)
  - homepage: https://serverless.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:20.783455+00:00, sha 67bc1f690e74)
  - site_page: https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:20.792987+00:00, sha a96fda2d551b)
  - site_page: https://www.serverless.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:20.798719+00:00, sha 22099a4badfc)
  - site_page: https://www.serverless.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:20.795147+00:00, sha 39d21aa791c9)
  - site_page: https://www.serverless.com/security (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:20.800871+00:00, sha b0d42def524a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.