JustinBeckwith/linkinator
Broken link checker that crawls websites and validates links. Find broken links, dead links, and invalid URLs in websites, documentation, and local files. Perfect for SEO audits and CI/CD. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2.0
- age_days: 2760
- days_rel: 16
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 27
Adoption not part of the score
1254 stars · 109 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Linkinator is a broken link checker that crawls websites, local HTML files, and markdown documentation to find dead links and invalid URLs. It provides both a Node.js API and a CLI, with standalone binaries and Docker images available.
Use cases
- find broken links on my website
- check markdown docs for dead links
- run a link check in CI/CD pipeline
- audit site for 404 errors for SEO
- validate links in local HTML files
- crawl a site and report dead URLs
When to choose
- you need a fast, scriptable link checker with CLI and API
- you want to integrate link validation into CI/CD
- you need to scan markdown files or local HTML without a server
- you want standalone binaries or Docker without Node.js installed
When to avoid
- you need a full SEO audit beyond link checking
- you need a GUI-based crawler with visual reports
- you need JavaScript-rendered SPA crawling with headless browser support
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
web-scraping testing cli http-client developer-tools web-development testing cli cross-platform link-checker broken-links crawler seo-audit ci-cd markdown-scanning seo automation nodejs docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/JustinBeckwith/linkinator · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4f9e4b1521fb
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/linkinator · fetched 2026-08-29 · 46a330f001f1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| JustinBeckwith/linkinator | main | 99 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="JustinBeckwith/linkinator")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem