# lowdefy/lowdefy

Build apps that AI can generate, humans can review, and teams can maintain. Config that works between code and natural language.

Repository: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lowdefy
Homepage: https://lowdefy.com
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: web-app, web-app-generator, lowdefy, crud-apps, yaml, admin-panels, internal-tools, selfhosted, webdev, workflow-automation, internal-tool, low-code-plattform, nextjs, dashboards
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:32:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2162, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 75, "gap_med": 10, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3003, forks 189 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.544172+00:00)

## What it is
Lowdefy is an open-source, config-first web application framework where entire full-stack apps are described in YAML/JSON configuration instead of code. Built on Next.js and Auth.js, it provides 70+ UI components, logic operators, data connectors, and auth/RBAC, and is designed so AI can generate and humans can review the config.

## Use cases
- build internal tools and admin panels from YAML config
- generate CRUD web apps with AI and review them as config
- create dashboards connected to MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or REST APIs
- self-host business apps with built-in auth and role-based access control
- rapidly prototype client portals without writing React code
- maintain many apps with a single framework upgrade path

## When to choose
- you need internal tools, admin panels, or dashboards fast
- you want AI-generated apps that are schema-validated and reviewable
- your team prefers declarative YAML over maintaining custom codebases
- you need built-in auth, RBAC, and many data connectors out of the box

## When to avoid
- you need highly custom UI or pixel-perfect design beyond the provided blocks
- your app requires complex custom business logic better expressed in code
- you want a drag-and-drop no-code builder for non-developers
- you need a stack outside the Next.js/Node.js ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, ui-components, form-handling, auth, authorization, data-visualization, templating, plugin-system, workflow-automation
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: low-code, yaml-config, internal-tools, admin-panels, crud-apps, nextjs, ai-generated-apps, config-first, dashboards, automation, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- lowdefy/lowdefy (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.544172+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 2026-08-30T07:30:25.542127+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.544172+00:00, sha 575c46f82f2e)
  - homepage: https://lowdefy.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:46:05.077783+00:00, sha aae3d64201d2)
  - site_page: https://docs.lowdefy.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:46:05.087167+00:00, sha 2711e9bc576b)
  - site_page: https://lowdefy.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:46:05.089008+00:00, sha d950260d714e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.