# dlmanning/gulp-sass

SASS plugin for gulp

Repository: https://github.com/dlmanning/gulp-sass
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gulp-sass
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-03-05T08:57:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 30/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 9, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4750, "days_push": 546, "days_rel": 546, "gap_med": 98, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1551, forks 372 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.292375+00:00)

## What it is
A Gulp plugin that compiles Sass/SCSS into CSS within Gulp build pipelines, supporting Dart Sass, Embedded Sass, and the deprecated Node Sass compilers. It exposes synchronous and asynchronous rendering functions for use in Gulp tasks.

## Use cases
- compile scss to css in a gulp build
- add sass compilation to my gulpfile
- automate css preprocessing with gulp
- build a css pipeline using dart sass
- watch and compile sass files in gulp

## When to choose
- you already use Gulp for your build pipeline and need Sass compilation
- you want a thin plugin that lets you pick your own Sass compiler
- you need synchronous rendering for faster Dart Sass builds

## When to avoid
- you use Webpack, Vite, or another bundler with native Sass support
- you are starting a new project without an existing Gulp setup
- you rely on Node Sass (LibSass), which is deprecated

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, css-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: gulp, sass, scss, css-preprocessing, build-pipeline, nodejs

## Member repositories
- dlmanning/gulp-sass (main) score 30

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.292375+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 2026-08-30T04:30:15.871125+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dlmanning/gulp-sass (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.292375+00:00, sha 0bd7bdb064c5)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/gulp-sass (fetched 2026-08-29T11:31:07.007025+00:00, sha c2fb79a44518)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.