Browsing projects
Navigate to Projects from the top navigation bar or visit nest.owasp.org/projects directly. Each project card in the list displays:- Project name and AI-generated summary
- Project level badge (Flagship, Production, Lab, or Incubator)
- GitHub statistics: forks, stars, and contributor count
- Top contributors (avatar list)
- A View Details button linking to the project’s detail page
Search and filtering
The search bar at the top of the page queries the Algoliaprojects index in real time. You can search by:
- Project name or keywords in the description
- Technology tags and topics
- Project type (Code, Tool, Documentation)
| Sort option | Description |
|---|---|
| Default (relevance) | Algolia relevance ranking |
| Stars | GitHub star count |
| Forks | GitHub fork count |
| Contributors | Number of contributors |
| Activity | Most recently active |
Project detail page
Click View Details on any project card to open the full project page at/projects/<key>.
The detail page shows:
Overview
Project description, level, type, audience, programming languages, licenses, and topics sourced from the OWASP GitHub repository.
GitHub statistics
Commits, contributors, forks, stars, open issues, open pull requests, releases, and watchers aggregated across all project repositories.
Open issues
A list of open GitHub issues across the project’s repositories. Each issue links directly to GitHub and may include an AI-generated hint.
AI insights
An AI-generated summary of the project and its current focus areas, produced by the LangGraph-based RAG agent using OpenAI.
Project levels
OWASP assigns each project a maturity level:| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| Flagship | Highest maturity. Strategic projects that demonstrate OWASP’s mission. |
| Production | Stable, actively maintained projects with a track record. |
| Lab | Experimental or newer projects under active development. |
| Incubator | Early-stage projects seeking community validation. |
GitHub data synchronization
Project data is kept current through a scheduled background task:- The backend fetches repository metadata, issues, pull requests, and contributor data from the GitHub API using PyGitHub.
- Each project’s aggregated statistics (
commits_count,contributors_count,forks_count,stars_count,open_issues_count,releases_count) are recomputed and saved to PostgreSQL. - Updated project records are re-indexed in Algolia so search results reflect the latest data.
- If a project does not yet have an AI-generated summary, one is generated automatically on save using the configured OpenAI prompt.
Data freshness depends on the GitHub sync schedule. Metrics shown on the platform reflect the most recent completed sync.