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# Retrofit

Type-safe HTTP client for Android and JVM applications.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 73/100
- Health score: 78/100
- Shipping score: 65/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 75/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-14

## Classification

- Use case: Mobile App Development (mobile-app-development)
- Category: Frameworks & Libraries (frameworks)
- Tool mode: Library Framework
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: Apache-2.0
- Tags: open-source, android, java, api-client, http, jvm, type-safe, mobile-development, native-app, mobile-sdk

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [lysine-dev/retrofit](https://github.com/lysine-dev/retrofit)
- Stars: 43938 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 7340
- Open issues: 173
- Last commit date: 2026-09-11
- Releases in 90 days: 0

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://lysine.dev/retrofit/) — checked 2026-09-14
- [Source repository](https://github.com/lysine-dev/retrofit) — checked 2026-09-14

## 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.