{
  "slug": "better-auth",
  "repo": "better-auth/better-auth",
  "name": "better-auth",
  "tagline": "The most comprehensive authentication framework",
  "category": "password-auth",
  "license_spdx": "MIT",
  "stars": 30633,
  "contributors": 50,
  "last_push_days": 0,
  "latest_release": "main",
  "safety_score": 92.1,
  "verdict": "healthy",
  "risk_reasons": [
    "Active developer activity and positive OpenSSF Scorecard evaluation."
  ],
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  "components": {
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    "maintenance": 94,
    "community": 87,
    "releases": 86
  },
  "language": "TypeScript",
  "self_host_difficulty": "Medium",
  "install_commands": {
    "clone": "git clone https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth.git"
  },
  "website_url": "https://better-auth.com",
  "ai_report": "### Autonomous Evaluation Report: better-auth\n\n**Category:** password-auth | **Self-Host Difficulty:** Medium | **Safety Score:** 92/100 (HEALTHY)\n\n#### 1. Architecture & Maintenance Cadence\nbetter-auth is an active open-source software project tracked under `better-auth/better-auth`. Maintenance telemetry scores 94/100 and community trust scores 87/100 based on repository activity and contributor adoption. The codebase is distributed under the `MIT` open-source license.\n\n#### 2. Security Health & Supply-Chain Signals\nSecurity health is rated at 96/100 based on licensing compliance, commit hygiene, and issue response indicators. Release cadence discipline is evaluated at 86/100.\n\n#### 3. Key Observations & Operational Risk\n- **Clean:** No critical unpatched vulnerabilities, dormant maintainers, or restrictive licensing flags detected.\n\n#### 4. Deployment Guidance\nRecommended for production deployment and self-hosting. Run containerized with unprivileged user permissions (non-root UID) and enforce reverse proxy authentication.",
  "ai_report_status": "approved",
  "scanned_at": "2026-11-07T08:26:23.091Z",
  "unlisted": false,
  "archived": false,
  "advisories_count": 0,
  "provenance": "Autonomous Heuristic Audit: Security Health 96 · Maintenance 94",
  "use_cases": [
    "Deploy better-auth in secure environments",
    "Integrate with developer and agent workflows"
  ],
  "audience": {
    "perfectFor": [
      "DevSecOps teams",
      "Homelab administrators",
      "Software engineers"
    ],
    "skipIf": [
      "Teams requiring proprietary vendor warranties"
    ]
  },
  "setup_steps": {
    "status": "none",
    "steps": [],
    "source_url": "https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth#readme",
    "model": "ag/gemini-3.8-flash-high",
    "written_at": "2026-11-05T17:58:47.199Z",
    "reason": "no self-host instructions in the README"
  }
}