# Unstated

200 bytes to never think about React state management libraries ever again

Repository: https://github.com/jamiebuilds/unstated-next
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unstated
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, state-management, library, redux
Last push: 2022-02-10T13:23:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2681, "days_push": 1665, "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 4186, forks 139 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:38.597271+00:00)

## What it is
Unstated is a tiny React state management library that shares component-like state across the component tree using Provider/Subscribe containers, with Unstated Next as its modern hooks-based successor. It offers a minimal alternative to Redux without extra architecture or ceremony.

## Use cases
- share state between React components without Redux
- manage global state with React hooks
- replace Redux with a simpler state container
- lift component state to a shared container
- minimal state management for small React apps

## When to choose
- you want Redux-like shared state with almost no boilerplate
- you prefer React's setState mental model
- you want a tiny dependency for small-to-medium React apps

## When to avoid
- you need devtools, middleware, or time-travel debugging
- you need very high-frequency state updates or large-scale store architecture
- you need a library under active development

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: state-management, frontend-framework
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: react, hooks, context-api, minimal-state, unstated-next, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jamiebuilds/unstated-next (main) score 32
- jamiebuilds/unstated (mirror) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.597271+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 2026-08-29T17:35:15.684586+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jamiebuilds/unstated-next (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.597271+00:00, sha ab5c3580ce38)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.