# activeadmin/inherited_resources

Repository: https://github.com/activeadmin/inherited_resources
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/inherited_resources
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rails
Last push: 2026-07-31T14:52:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6419, "days_push": 33, "days_rel": 634, "gap_med": 41.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2714, forks 380 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:11.994444+00:00)

## What it is
Inherited Resources is a Ruby gem for Rails that lets controllers inherit all standard RESTful actions, so developers only write the parts that differ from the default behavior. It promotes the fat-model/skinny-controller convention and integrates with the responders and has_scope gems.

## Use cases
- reduce boilerplate in Rails RESTful controllers
- generate default CRUD actions for a resource controller
- keep controllers skinny by inheriting restful behavior
- customize redirects and flash messages for resource controllers
- scope controller collections with has_scope

## When to choose
- you maintain an existing Rails app already using Inherited Resources
- you want DRY, convention-based RESTful controllers in Rails
- you work within the ActiveAdmin ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - the README recommends Rails' respond_with with the responders gem instead
- you need highly custom controller behavior that fights the inherited defaults
- you expect new features or active upstream development

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, routing, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: ruby
- tags: rails, restful-controllers, dry-controllers, activeadmin, responders, web-server

## Member repositories
- activeadmin/inherited_resources (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.994444+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 2026-08-30T02:15:31.590880+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/activeadmin/inherited_resources (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.994444+00:00, sha ab961c16e152)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.