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# CocoaPods

Dependency manager for Swift and Objective-C Cocoa projects.

## Decision context

- Status: critical
- ToolVitals score: 42/100
- Health score: 45/100
- Shipping score: 38/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 85/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-15

## Classification

- Use case: Package Management (package-management)
- Category: Developer Tools (developer-tools)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: MIT
- Tags: open-source, cocoapods, dependency-manager, ios, mac, objective-c, package-manager, swift

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [CocoaPods/CocoaPods](https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods)
- Stars: 14831 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 2677
- Open issues: 837
- Last commit date: 2026-07-08
- Releases in 90 days: 1

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://cocoapods.org/) — checked 2026-09-15
- [Source repository](https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods) — checked 2026-09-15

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.