# joeyespo/grip

Preview GitHub README.md files locally before committing them.

Repository: https://github.com/joeyespo/grip
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/grip
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: github, readme, commandline-interface, python, flask, html
Last push: 2024-07-10T06:39:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5037, "days_push": 784, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6825, forks 438 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:48.850300+00:00)

## What it is
Grip is a Python command-line tool that renders local GitHub README.md files exactly as they will appear on GitHub, using GitHub's markdown API and styles. It runs a small local Flask server with instant browser refresh and can also export markdown to a standalone HTML file.

## Use cases
- preview github readme locally before committing
- render markdown with github styling
- export readme to html file
- live preview markdown while editing
- check how markdown renders on github
- pipe markdown through a renderer in terminal

## When to choose
- you want pixel-accurate GitHub rendering of README files before pushing
- you need to export GitHub-styled markdown to a self-contained HTML file
- you do readme-driven development and want instant feedback

## When to avoid
- you need fully offline rendering without GitHub API access or rate limits
- you need a general-purpose markdown editor or static site generator
- you are rendering non-GitHub-flavored markdown documents

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, templating, markdown, cli
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, web-development
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: github, readme-preview, markdown-rendering, flask, live-reload, command-line

## Member repositories
- joeyespo/grip (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.850300+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 2026-08-29T17:41:54.204785+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joeyespo/grip (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.850300+00:00, sha 2c2b275fed47)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/grip/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:53.762981+00:00, sha 0783c9915198)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.