# egoist/poi

⚡A zero-config bundler for JavaScript applications.

Repository: https://github.com/egoist/poi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/poi
Homepage: https://poi.js.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: webpack, build-tool, bundle, vuejs, react, preact, vue, svelte, typescript, babel, postcss
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-12-06T12:22:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3786, "days_push": 1731, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5166, forks 252 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.560236+00:00)

## What it is
Poi is a zero-config JavaScript application bundler built on top of webpack, designed to make developing and bundling web apps and npm libraries as simple as possible. It provides out-of-the-box support for JS, CSS, file assets, JSX, Vue, and more with minimal configuration.

## Use cases
- bundle a javascript web application without writing webpack config
- scaffold a new react or vue project quickly
- serve a web app locally with hot reload during development
- build a production-ready minified bundle for deployment
- package an npm library with zero build configuration
- use css modules and postcss out of the box

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy project already built with Poi
- you want a webpack-based bundler with zero configuration
- you need out-of-the-box support for Vue, React, Preact, or Svelte

## When to avoid
- starting any new project - Poi is deprecated and the author recommends migrating to Vite
- you need active maintenance, security updates, or community support
- you want the fastest modern dev server and HMR experience

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: webpack-wrapper, zero-config, bundler, deprecated, vite-alternative, javascript, vue, react, svelte, typescript, babel, postcss, nodejs

## Member repositories
- egoist/poi (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.560236+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 2026-08-29T18:01:52.499389+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/egoist/poi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.560236+00:00, sha 0b9755f80fe1)
  - homepage: https://poi.js.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:09.410644+00:00, sha 14d3787603f7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.