# Gatsby

React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.

Repository: https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gatsby
Homepage: https://www.gatsbyjs.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: gatsby, static-site-generator, react, blog, web-app, compiler, graphql
Last push: 2026-08-21T19:12:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 69, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4122, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 204, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 55941, forks 10128 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:18.428392+00:00)

## What it is
Gatsby is an open-source React-based framework for building fast, content-rich websites and apps, combining static-site generation with dynamic rendering options. It provides a unified GraphQL data layer that pulls content from Markdown, headless CMSs, or APIs, backed by a large plugin and starter ecosystem.

## Use cases
- build a fast static blog from markdown files
- create a marketing site pulling content from a headless CMS like Contentful or WordPress
- generate a documentation site with search
- build an e-commerce storefront with static generation
- create a progressive web app with React
- pre-render pages from a REST or GraphQL API

## When to choose
- you want a React-based static or hybrid site with strong performance out of the box
- your content comes from multiple sources and you want a unified GraphQL data layer
- you need SEO-friendly pre-rendered pages with dynamic app capabilities
- you want a large ecosystem of plugins and starters

## When to avoid
- you need a heavily dynamic, server-rendered application with frequent real-time data
- your team prefers minimal tooling or a simpler static site generator
- you want the fastest-moving React meta-framework ecosystem (e.g., Next.js)
- build times for very large sites are a concern

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: static-site-generator, ssr, frontend-framework, graphql, web-framework, build-tool
- domain: web-development, frontend, cms, documentation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, jamstack, headless-cms, performance, blog, data-layer, plugins, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- gatsbyjs/gatsby (main) score 88
- gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-blog (examples) score 69
- gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-default (examples) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.428392+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 2026-08-29T16:18:49.055247+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.428392+00:00, sha d7f0901ba7bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.