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. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 5.5
- age_days: 4152
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 95
Adoption not part of the score
46918 stars · 5725 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
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
framework · maturity active
deployment infrastructure-as-code cli serverless cloud developer-tools workflow-automation cloud-computing backend infrastructure-as-code developer-tools apis cli cloud cross-platform aws-lambda serverless-architecture yaml cloudformation faas event-driven plugins ai-agents bedrock devops nodejs
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/serverless/serverless · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5f1e4e249287
- homepage: https://serverless.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 67bc1f690e74
- site_page: https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · a96fda2d551b
- site_page: https://www.serverless.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 22099a4badfc
- site_page: https://www.serverless.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 39d21aa791c9
- site_page: https://www.serverless.com/security · fetched 2026-08-29 · b0d42def524a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| serverless/serverless | main | 95 |
| serverless/examples | examples | 76 |
| serverless/serverless-python-requirements | plugin | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="serverless/serverless")
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