CHAOSS

aid: chaoss
name: CHAOSS
kind: opensource
description: 'CHAOSS (Community Health Analytics in Open Source Software) is a Linux Foundation project that develops metrics,
  methodologies, software, and practitioner guides for measuring and improving open source community health and sustainability.
  It maintains a metrics catalog organized into focus areas (Common, DEI, Risk, Value, Evolution) plus metrics models, and
  ships the open source software that computes them: CollectOSS, a Python data-collection tool that stores forge data in PostgreSQL
  and exposes a 137-operation REST API of CHAOSS-aligned metrics, and GrimoireLab, a Python toolchain and OpenSearch dashboard
  that ingests 30+ data sources. Both are self-hosted — CHAOSS operates no hosted API and sells nothing. CHAOSS also runs
  the DEI Project Badging program and publishes practitioner guides for OSPOs, maintainers and funders. Augur, formerly the
  CHAOSS reference implementation, left the project in March 2026 and was superseded by CollectOSS.'
type: Index
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  model: unknown
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - repository-unlicensed
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Producing
access: Open Source
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/chaoss.png
tags:
- Analytics
- Community Health
- DEI
- Linux Foundation
- Metrics
- Observability
- Open-Source
- Risk
- Sustainability
tags_raw:
- Analytics
- Community Health
- DEI
- Linux Foundation
- Metrics
- Observability
- Open Source
- Risk
- Sustainability
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-09-05'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chaoss/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: chaoss:collectoss-api
  name: CollectOSS REST API
  description: CollectOSS (pronounced "collect us") is the CHAOSS reference data collection and storage tool for open source
    community health. It harvests data from GitHub and GitLab forges into a PostgreSQL schema and exposes a Flask/Gunicorn
    REST API of 137 operations that return CHAOSS-aligned metrics grouped by the CHAOSS focus areas — evolution, risk, value,
    complexity, experimental — plus utility, visualization, DEI Badging and OAuth login endpoints. It is the successor to
    Augur, which left the CHAOSS project in March 2026; CollectOSS is self-hosted, so each deployment serves the API from
    its own host under /api/unstable/.
  humanURL: https://docs.collectoss.org/en/latest/
  baseURL: https://collectoss.example.com/api/unstable
  tags:
  - CHAOSS Metrics
  - CollectOSS
  - Community Health
  - Metrics
  - REST
  - Self-Hosted
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chaoss-collectoss-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/chaoss-collectoss-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.collectoss.org/en/latest/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.collectoss.org/en/latest/rest-api/api.html
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/chaoss/CollectOSS
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/chaoss-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/chaoss-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/chaoss-data-model.yml
  - type: X-MCPServerCandidate
    url: mcp/chaoss-mcp.yml
  - type: AgentSkill
    url: skills/_index.yml
- aid: chaoss:metrics-catalog
  name: CHAOSS Metrics Catalog
  description: The CHAOSS Metrics catalog is a community-maintained, structured reference of community-health metrics organized
    into focus areas (Common, DEI, Risk, Value, Evolution) plus metrics models that compose them. The catalog is openly licensed
    and published on the CHAOSS website. The chaoss/metrics repository was archived and the working groups now maintain the
    definitions; the catalog is consumed by CollectOSS, GrimoireLab and third-party implementations.
  humanURL: https://www.chaoss.community/kb-metrics-and-metrics-models/
  tags:
  - Catalog
  - Documentation
  - Metrics
  - Models
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://chaoss.community/kbtopic/all-metrics/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/chaoss/wg-metrics-models
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/chaoss/community
- aid: chaoss:grimoirelab
  name: CHAOSS GrimoireLab
  description: GrimoireLab is an open source platform for software development analytics. It pulls data from 30+ data sources
    (Git, GitHub, GitLab, mailing lists, IRC, Slack, Jira, Bugzilla, etc.) and provides a Python toolkit (Perceval, Sortinghat,
    GrimoireELK) plus a Kibana-based dashboard, exposing CHAOSS metrics for community health analysis.
  humanURL: https://chaoss.github.io/grimoirelab/
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - Data Pipeline
  - GrimoireLab
  - Kibana
  - Metrics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://chaoss.github.io/grimoirelab/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/chaoss/grimoirelab
- aid: chaoss:8knot
  name: CHAOSS 8Knot Dashboard
  description: 8Knot is an open source community analytics dashboard built on top of Augur that provides ready-made visualizations
    of CHAOSS metrics for stakeholders evaluating open source project health.
  humanURL: https://github.com/oss-aspen/8knot
  tags:
  - Dashboard
  - Visualization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/oss-aspen/8knot
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/oss-aspen/8knot
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/chaoss/CollectOSS/issues
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/chaoss/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/chaoss-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://chaoss.community/
- type: Documentation
  name: CHAOSS Documentation
  description: Official documentation for CHAOSS metrics and software.
  url: https://chaoss.community/kbtopic/all-metrics/
- type: GitHub
  name: CHAOSS GitHub
  description: Source code and repositories for CHAOSS.
  url: https://github.com/chaoss
- type: WorkingGroups
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/kb/working-groups/
- type: Events
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/chaoss-calendar/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/blog/
- type: PractitionerGuides
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/about-chaoss-practitioner-guides/
- type: ParentOrganization
  url: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/kb-getting-started/
- type: Community
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/chaoss-calendar/
- type: Slack
  url: https://join.slack.com/t/chaoss-workspace/shared_invite/zt-35ir7w0jr-aiwTPYShbj~mMsMbzhGWWQ
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@CHAOSStube
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chaoss
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/chaossproj
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/chaoss
- type: Support
  url: https://github.com/chaoss/community/discussions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/data-policies/
- type: GovernanceRules
  url: https://www.chaoss.community/governance/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/chaoss-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/chaoss-cli.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/chaoss-conventions.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/chaoss-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/chaoss-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/chaoss-changelog.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/chaoss-sandbox.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/chaoss-scopes.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/chaoss-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/chaoss-rate-limits.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/chaoss-llms.txt
- type: Security
  url: security/chaoss-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/chaoss-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- name: Features
  type: Features
  data:
  - name: Community Health Metrics
  - name: Metrics Models
  - name: DEI Metrics
  - name: Risk Metrics
  - name: Value Metrics
  - name: Evolution Metrics
  - name: Common Metrics
  - name: Open Source Software
  - name: Practitioner Guides
  - name: Working Groups
  - name: Reference Implementations
  - name: REST API (Augur)
  - name: Data Pipeline (GrimoireLab)
  - name: Dashboards (8Knot, Bitergia)
  - name: SaaS Adopter Services
- name: UseCases
  type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Open Source Project Health Assessment
  - name: Contributor Sustainability Analysis
  - name: DEI in Open Source Communities
  - name: Open Source Risk and Security Assessment
  - name: Open Source Investment ROI
  - name: Funding Impact Measurement
  - name: Community Onboarding Improvement
  - name: Foundation-Level Reporting
  - name: OSPO Health Reporting
  - name: Maintainer Burnout Detection
- name: Tools
  type: Tools
  data:
  - name: CollectOSS
  - name: GrimoireLab
  - name: 8Knot
  - name: Perceval
  - name: Sortinghat
  - name: GrimoireELK
  - name: SirMordred
  - name: Graal
  - name: Kidash
  - name: Cereslib
  - name: DEI Project Badging
- name: WorkingGroups
  type: WorkingGroups
  data:
  - name: Common Metrics
  - name: DEI Metrics
  - name: Risk Metrics
  - name: Value Metrics
  - name: Evolution Metrics
  - name: Software (Augur and GrimoireLab)
  - name: Education
  - name: Practitioner Guides
- name: Integrations
  type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: GitHub
  - name: GitLab
  - name: Bitbucket
  - name: Git
  - name: Mailing Lists
  - name: Jira
  - name: Bugzilla
  - name: Discourse
  - name: Slack
  - name: IRC
  - name: Stack Exchange
  - name: Meetup
  - name: Linux Foundation
  - name: CNCF
  - name: Apache Software Foundation
  - name: OpenSSF
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
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