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Description: linkerd/linkerd2 is a Go repo with 166,013 lines written. linkerd2 is built with github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, Tokio, tower, and 3 more.

# What's inside linkerd/linkerd2

linkerd/linkerd2 is a Go repo with 166,013 lines written. linkerd2 is built with github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, Tokio, tower, and 3 more.

Its description on GitHub: “Ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. Main repo for Linkerd 2.x.”

Go · Apache-2.0 · 11,530 stars · GitHub: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2

Read on November 12, 2026, at commit e9de42d.

## More on this repo

- [What is linkerd2 built with?](https://seerepo.com/r/linkerd/linkerd2/built): linkerd2 is built with github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, Tokio, tower, and 3 more.
- [How much of linkerd2 did AI write?](https://seerepo.com/r/linkerd/linkerd2/ai): No AI tool signed any of the 9,208 commits of linkerd2.

## In figures

- 166,013 lines written: The ones people and agents wrote: product, tests, schemas and tooling. Generated code doesn’t count.
- 423 product files: The product’s own files. Test files are counted apart.
- 248 test files: The files that test the code.
- 33 technologies: Each service with the file and line that prove it.

SeeRepo read the facts in its code and kept none of it. AI only helps sort its packages and folders by their names, and never sees its code.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is linkerd/linkerd2?

linkerd/linkerd2 is a Go repo with 166,013 lines written. Its description on GitHub: “Ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. Main repo for Linkerd 2.x.”

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2)

### What is linkerd2 built with?

linkerd2 is built with github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, Tokio, tower, and 3 more.

The proof: [each service with its file and line](https://seerepo.com/r/linkerd/linkerd2/built)

### What license does linkerd2 have?

linkerd2 is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2)

### How many stars does linkerd2 have on GitHub?

linkerd2 had 11,530 stars on GitHub on November 12, 2026.

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2)

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