jescalan/roots
a toolkit for rapid advanced front-end development observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5097
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2332
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1447 stars · 126 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Roots is a fast, customizable static site compiler for front-end web development, installed via npm and run from the command line. It is now in maintenance mode with no new features, and its team recommends the successor project Spike for new work.
Use cases
- compile a static website quickly
- build fast cheap-to-host marketing sites
- use a static site generator with client-side mv* frameworks like backbone or angular
- optimize and simplify website build workflow
- rapidly prototype front-end projects
When to choose
- maintaining an existing roots-based site
- you prefer its conventions over newer generators
- a small static site where a legacy tool is acceptable
When to avoid
- starting any new project - use spike or a modern static site generator instead
- you need active development, new features, or long-term support
- you want a tool with a large current community
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
static-site-generator build-tool cli web-development frontend developer-tools cli cross-platform coffeescript static-site-compiler legacy superseded-by-spike nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jescalan/roots · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7541dda23267
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jescalan/roots | main | 23 |
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