# transitive-bullshit/create-react-library

CLI for creating reusable react libraries.

Repository: https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/create-react-library
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/create-react-library
Homepage: https://transitivebullsh.it/javascript-dev-tools-in-2022
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: react, library, cli, component, rollup, create-react-app, babel, preact
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-04-04T16:18:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3104, "days_push": 1247, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4756, forks 291 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:58.902326+00:00)

## What it is
A CLI tool for scaffolding reusable, modern React component libraries using Rollup, Babel, and create-react-app for local development. It generates a complete project template with bundling, testing via Jest, and an example app linked for local development.

## Use cases
- scaffold a new react component library
- create a reusable react npm package
- bootstrap a react library with rollup and babel
- set up a react library with a local dev example app
- generate a react library project with commonjs and es module builds
- start a react component library with css modules support

## When to choose
- you need to quickly bootstrap a React library with a proven template
- you want a ready-made dev setup with rollup watch mode and a linked create-react-app example
- you're maintaining an older project already built with this tool

## When to avoid
- starting a new project in 2022 or later - the tool is no longer actively maintained
- you want modern, fast tooling - prefer tsup, tsdx, or microbundle as the author recommends
- you need long-term support or up-to-date dependency versions

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: react, rollup, babel, create-react-app, scaffolding, component-library, npm-package, preact, typescript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- transitive-bullshit/create-react-library (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:58.902326+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:53.396398+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/create-react-library (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:58.902326+00:00, sha 901146e77470)
  - homepage: https://transitivebullsh.it/javascript-dev-tools-in-2022 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:34.474175+00:00, sha f0a01445c9e4)
  - site_page: https://transitivebullsh.it/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:34.483621+00:00, sha 7c34c6648c4d)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/create-react-library (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:34.485342+00:00, sha 09fa044e5ba6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.