# aws-ia/taskcat

Test all the CloudFormation things! (with TaskCat)

Repository: https://github.com/aws-ia/taskcat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/taskcat
Homepage: https://aws-ia.github.io/taskcat/
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cloudformation, ci, cfn, cloudformation-launcher, cloudformation-testing-framework
Last push: 2026-07-24T18:30:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 56, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3579, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": 217, "gap_med": 79, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1205, forks 219 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.287616+00:00)

## What it is
TaskCat is a Python-based testing framework and CLI tool for AWS CloudFormation templates. It deploys templates across multiple AWS regions simultaneously and generates pass/fail reports with HTML dashboards.

## Use cases
- test cloudformation templates across multiple aws regions
- validate infrastructure as code before production deployment
- integrate cloudformation testing into ci/cd pipelines
- generate reports from cloudformation test deployments
- automate multi-region stack deployment testing

## When to choose
- you develop AWS CloudFormation templates and need automated multi-region validation
- you want pass/fail reports and HTML dashboards for template tests
- you need CI/CD integration for CloudFormation testing

## When to avoid
- you use Terraform, Pulumi, or other non-CloudFormation IaC tools
- you need unit testing of template syntax only rather than real deployments
- you cannot grant AWS credentials for test deployments

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: testing, infrastructure-as-code, ci-cd, deployment
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, testing
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: aws, cloudformation, iac-testing, multi-region, html-reports, devops

## Member repositories
- aws-ia/taskcat (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.287616+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 2026-08-30T06:19:24.687230+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aws-ia/taskcat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.287616+00:00, sha a650181dab92)
  - homepage: https://aws-ia.github.io/taskcat/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:07.391676+00:00, sha ffa52c9d5780)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.