# PowerShell Team — developer ecosystem report

> https://microsoft.com/powershell

- GitHub org: `PowerShell`
- Category: dev_tool
- Overall score: 51.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #203
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-14

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 74.0 | #62 | ~22% |
| Education | 73.0 | #239 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 20.0 | #588 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 52.0 | #122 | ~16% |
| Reach | 70.0 | #73 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 33.0 | #454 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/PowerShell
- Website: https://microsoft.com
- Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 86,067 |
| Forks | 14,063 |
| Open issues | 5,305 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [PowerShell](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell) | 54,841 | C# | PowerShell for every system! |
| [Win32-OpenSSH](https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH) | 8,238 | — | Win32 port of OpenSSH |
| [PSReadLine](https://github.com/PowerShell/PSReadLine) | 4,332 | C# | A bash inspired readline implementation for PowerShell |
| [PSScriptAnalyzer](https://github.com/PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer) | 2,142 | C# | Download ScriptAnalyzer from PowerShellGallery |
| [openssh-portable](https://github.com/PowerShell/openssh-portable) | 2,039 | C | Portable OpenSSH, all Win32-OpenSSH releases and wiki are managed at https://github.com/powershell/Win32-OpenSSH |
| [vscode-powershell](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell) | 1,899 | TypeScript | Provides PowerShell language and debugging support for Visual Studio Code |
| [ConsoleGuiTools](https://github.com/PowerShell/ConsoleGuiTools) | 955 | C# | Modules that mix PowerShell and GUIs/CUIs! |
| [platyPS](https://github.com/PowerShell/platyPS) | 871 | C# | Write PowerShell External Help in Markdown |
| [DscResources](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources) | 774 | — | Central repository for PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources. |
| [PowerShellEditorServices](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices) | 761 | C# | A common platform for PowerShell development support in any editor or application! |
| [PSResourceGet](https://github.com/PowerShell/PSResourceGet) | 570 | C# | PSResourceGet is the package manager for PowerShell |
| [AIShell](https://github.com/PowerShell/AIShell) | 517 | C# | An interactive shell to work with AI-powered assistance providers |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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