speced/bikeshed
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:bike: A preprocessor for anyone writing specifications that converts source files into actual specs. observed · 2026-09-29
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4985
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 26
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1328 stars · 220 forks observed · 2026-09-29
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Bikeshed is a preprocessor for writing technical specification documents, converting lightly-decorated Markdown/HTML source files into full spec documents with boilerplate, bibliographies, indexes, and cross-spec autolinking. It is used by W3C working groups, WHATWG, and other standards bodies.
Use cases
- generate a W3C or WHATWG specification from a Markdown source file
- automatically link terms in a spec to their definitions across specs
- generate boilerplate, table of contents, and indexes for a standards document
- syntax-check and process Web IDL blocks in a spec
- generate railroad diagrams for grammar productions
- write a spec with automatic heading IDs and bibliography references
When to choose
- you are authoring a web standards or W3C/WHATWG-style specification
- you need cross-specification autolinking and automatic reference management
- you want boilerplate, indexes, and IDL processing generated automatically
When to avoid
- you are writing general documentation rather than a formal specification
- you need a simple static site generator without spec-specific conventions
- you are not working in a standards-writing context
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
documentation markdown templating parser documentation web-development developer-tools apis python cli cross-platform specifications w3c whatwg standards preprocessor autolinking html-generation web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/speced/bikeshed · fetched 2026-09-29 · ec36b80c7cf0
- homepage: https://speced.github.io/bikeshed · fetched 2026-08-29 · 81cb60fd52cc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| speced/bikeshed | main | 66 |
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