# google/mathsteps

Step by step math solutions for everyone

Repository: https://github.com/google/mathsteps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mathsteps
Homepage: https://socratic.org
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-06-26T18:13:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3572, "days_push": 1164, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2160, forks 279 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:20.767223+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js library that solves math expressions and equations and returns human-readable step-by-step explanations of each transformation. It is the open-source math engine behind Socratic-style homework help.

## Use cases
- show step-by-step solutions to algebra equations
- simplify expressions like 2x + 2x + x + x in code
- build a math tutoring or homework help app
- explain each algebraic change type programmatically
- solve linear equations like 2x + 3x = 35 with substeps

## When to choose
- you need explainable, pedagogical math steps rather than just final answers
- you are building a Node.js education or tutoring tool
- you want to inspect intermediate transformation states of expressions

## When to avoid
- you need a full computer algebra system with calculus or advanced math
- you need a numeric solver or high-performance computation
- you need a maintained project with frequent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: math, parser, developer-tools
- domain: mathematics, education
- platform: -
- tags: step-by-step-solver, algebra, math-education, symbolic-manipulation, natural-language-processing, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- google/mathsteps (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:20.767223+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 2026-08-30T02:50:18.299748+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/mathsteps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:20.767223+00:00, sha baa647929375)
  - homepage: https://socratic.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:30:27.870066+00:00, sha 742cb206a806)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.