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soutaro/steep

Static type checker for Ruby observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/soutaro/steep · Ruby · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 9
  • age_days: 3446
  • days_rel: 533
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 10

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1488 stars · 118 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Steep is a static type checker for Ruby based on gradual typing, using RBS signature files and inline annotations. It is distributed as a Ruby gem with a CLI and Steepfile configuration.

Use cases

  • statically type check a ruby codebase
  • add gradual typing to ruby project with rbs signatures
  • catch type errors in ruby before runtime
  • verify ruby method signatures against implementations
  • set up type checking in ci for ruby

When to choose

  • you want static type checking for Ruby with explicit RBS type declarations
  • your team is willing to maintain .rbs signature files
  • you want gradual typing where untyped code is skipped rather than rejected

When to avoid

  • you want automatic type inference without writing signatures
  • you prefer inline-only typing like Sorbet's RBI/RBS annotations workflow
  • your Ruby version is older than 2.6

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

type-system linter cli programming-languages developer-tools testing ruby cli cross-platform ruby rbs static-analysis gradual-typing typechecker

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