# directus/directus

The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.

Repository: https://github.com/directus/directus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/directus
Homepage: https://directus.com
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: api, cms, graphql, app, database, vue, sqlite, mysql, postgresql, mssql, directus, node, headless-cms, no-code, typescript, javascript, data-visualization, sql, composable, mariadb
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:07:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5013, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 60}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 37603, forks 4910 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:01.464937+00:00)

## What it is
Directus is an open-source backend application that wraps any SQL database into instant REST and GraphQL APIs, a no-code data studio, and a native MCP server. It provides role-based access control, automations, dashboards, and extensibility for building headless CMS, admin panels, and apps.

## Use cases
- turn an existing SQL database into a headless CMS
- build admin panels without writing backend code
- generate instant REST and GraphQL APIs from a database
- manage content for websites and mobile apps
- add granular role-based permissions to a data backend
- visualize data with dashboards and insights panels
- self-host a collaborative backend for a team

## When to choose
- you need a headless CMS or admin UI on top of an existing SQL database
- you want instant APIs, auth, and RBAC without building a backend
- your team includes non-developers who need a no-code data interface
- you want self-hosting with a permissive free tier and extensibility

## When to avoid
- you need a fully custom backend with complex domain-specific business logic
- your data is not relational/SQL-based
- you need a lightweight library to embed rather than a standalone application
- strict copyleft-free licensing is required since the license is not a standard OSI-approved one

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: api-framework, http-server, auth, authorization, graphql, web-framework, data-visualization, mcp, database
- domain: cms, web-development, backend, apis, databases, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: headless-cms, no-code, admin-panel, instant-apis, sql-databases, data-studio, rbac, flows-automation, extensions, nodejs, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- directus/directus (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.464937+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 2026-08-29T16:25:37.544004+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/directus/directus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.464937+00:00, sha 27e34519ae4f)
  - homepage: https://directus.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:31.395128+00:00, sha bd1ef7bef896)
  - site_page: https://directus.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:31.404187+00:00, sha 50471f7b48b7)
  - site_page: https://directus.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:31.400989+00:00, sha fb99b0d49289)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.