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Renovate

Home of the Renovate CLI: Cross-platform Dependency Automation by Mend.io observed · 2026-10-19

github.com/renovatebot/renovate · homepage · TypeScript · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-10-19

Health v2 · maintenance only

96/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 88
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 3594
  • days_rel: 2
  • days_push: 2
  • n_releases_24m: 3404

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

22789 stars · 3375 forks observed · 2026-10-19

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.97

Renovate is an automated dependency update CLI that scans repositories for outdated packages and creates pull requests to upgrade them. It supports a wide range of languages, package managers, and repository platforms.

Use cases

  • automatically update npm dependencies in a repository
  • generate pull requests for outdated Python packages
  • keep Docker images up to date across multiple projects
  • schedule regular dependency checks for a monorepo
  • integrate automated dependency updates into CI pipelines

When to choose

  • You need a self‑hosted solution that can run on any CI system
  • Your projects use many different languages and package managers
  • You want automated PRs with detailed update information and merge confidence

When to avoid

  • You only need a one‑off manual dependency bump
  • Your environment cannot run Node.js or Docker containers
  • You require a fully managed SaaS service with no self‑hosting

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli workflow-automation cross-platform cli dependency-automation pull-request-generator self-hosted cloud-hosted typescript package-management devops software-development nodejs

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