# retejs/rete

JavaScript framework for visual programming

Repository: https://github.com/retejs/rete
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rete
Homepage: https://retejs.org
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: visual-programming, node-editor, dataflow-programming, graph-editor, flow-based-programming, standwithukraine
Last push: 2026-07-24T04:24:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3473, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": 429, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12226, forks 756 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:52.081963+00:00)

## What it is
Rete.js is a TypeScript-first JavaScript framework for building node-based visual programming editors and dataflow/control-flow graph interfaces. It ships a rendering engine, graph processing engine, and plugins for React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte integration.

## Use cases
- build a node-based editor in the browser
- create a visual programming interface for a DSL
- build a dataflow graph editor with code generation
- embed an interactive node graph in a React or Vue app
- create a workflow builder UI with draggable nodes and connections
- visualize and process graphs with dataflow or control flow semantics

## When to choose
- you need a customizable, framework-agnostic node editor with React/Vue/Angular/Svelte support
- you want graph processing (dataflow/control flow) and code generation, not just visualization
- you need features like undo/redo, minimap, context menus, and reroute out of the box

## When to avoid
- you only need a simple static chart or diagram viewer
- you need a full no-code workflow automation product rather than an editor framework
- your project is not JavaScript/TypeScript based

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: frontend-framework, ui-components, state-management, plugin-system, data-visualization
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, graphics
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: visual-programming, node-editor, dataflow-programming, graph-editor, flow-based-programming, node-based-ui, workflow-editor, react, vue, angular, svelte, automation, web-server, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- retejs/rete (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.081963+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 2026-08-29T17:14:15.445825+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/retejs/rete (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.081963+00:00, sha 0ae77fa6de12)
  - homepage: https://retejs.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:12:06.636652+00:00, sha 005ac6d8c4d8)
  - site_page: https://retejs.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:12:06.640122+00:00, sha 8cfb31e01372)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/rete (fetched 2026-08-29T08:12:06.643128+00:00, sha feaa824a9c6a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.