# reactjs/rfcs

RFCs for changes to React

Repository: https://github.com/reactjs/rfcs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/reactjs-rfcs
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-06-11T05:12:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3192, "days_push": 813, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5807, forks 572 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:29.875122+00:00)

## What it is
The official repository of Request for Comments (RFC) documents for the React project, where substantial changes and new features are proposed, discussed, and reviewed. It serves as a public record of React's design process and the rationale behind its API evolution.

## Use cases
- understand why React features were designed the way they were
- track upcoming proposed changes to React
- learn how the React RFC process works before submitting a proposal
- research the history and rationale behind React APIs like hooks or server components
- find active React proposals open for community feedback

## When to choose
- you want insight into the design rationale behind React features
- you are considering proposing a substantial change to React
- you want to preview experimental or upcoming React APIs

## When to avoid
- you need React itself to build an application
- you want documentation for released React features rather than proposals
- you need a general-purpose RFC tool for your own project

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: web-development, frontend, documentation
- platform: -
- tags: rfc, react, design-process, community-governance, specifications, web-server

## Member repositories
- reactjs/rfcs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:29.875122+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 2026-08-29T17:52:37.996080+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/reactjs/rfcs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:29.875122+00:00, sha 6b5199c6a1a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.