# frctl/fractal

A tool to help you build and document website component libraries and design systems.

Repository: https://github.com/frctl/fractal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/frctl-fractal
Homepage: https://fractal.build
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: pattern-library, design-systems
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-09-05T10:57:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4075, "days_push": 1093, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2128, forks 166 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:16.991803+00:00)

## What it is
Fractal is a Node.js tool for building, previewing, and documenting website component libraries and design systems. It supports any templating language and can generate static documentation sites or run a live dev server with hot reloading.

## Use cases
- build a component library for a design system
- document UI patterns with live previews
- generate a static styleguide site from components
- preview reusable UI components in isolation
- organize pattern libraries with any templating language

## When to choose
- you need to document and preview a component or pattern library
- your team is building a design system with flexible templating choices
- you want a static styleguide site generated from your components

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose static site generator for content sites
- your project is not component-based
- you need actively developed tooling with frequent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: static-site-generator, documentation, templating, web-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, documentation, web-design
- platform: cli
- tags: pattern-library, styleguide, design-systems, component-library, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- frctl/fractal (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.991803+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 2026-08-30T02:52:26.966528+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/frctl/fractal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.991803+00:00, sha c49d33e7cdf0)
  - homepage: https://fractal.build (fetched 2026-08-29T10:32:41.752116+00:00, sha 9ae4bfbcd5d1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.