# wakujs/waku

⛩️ The minimal React framework

Repository: https://github.com/wakujs/waku
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/waku
Homepage: https://waku.gg
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-25T10:57:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 91
- inputs: {"age_days": 1279, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6413, forks 213 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.230763+00:00)

## What it is
Waku is a minimal React framework built on React 19 features like server components and server actions. It provides a lightweight alternative to heavier React meta-frameworks, targeting marketing sites, headless commerce, and full-stack web apps.

## Use cases
- build a full-stack react app with server components
- lightweight alternative to next.js for react projects
- create a marketing site with react
- build a headless commerce storefront
- scaffold a new react project with file-based routing
- use react server actions in a small web app

## When to choose
- you want a minimal framework surface and to compose your own ecosystem libraries
- you want to adopt React 19 server components and actions without a heavyweight framework
- you're building a marketing site, headless commerce, or small-to-large full-stack React app
- you prefer explicit control over server/client boundaries

## When to avoid
- you need a batteries-included framework with mature built-in solutions for auth, data fetching, and deployment
- your team relies on Next.js-specific features or its large ecosystem of integrations
- you need long-term stability guarantees - Waku is still at release-candidate stage
- you're building a purely static site with no React interactivity

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, ssr, frontend-framework, routing, static-site-generator
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, react-server-components, react-19, minimal-framework, full-stack, vite, headless-commerce, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- wakujs/waku (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.230763+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 2026-08-29T17:44:55.970204+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wakujs/waku (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.230763+00:00, sha 3ac5a92c54fb)
  - homepage: https://waku.gg (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:05.165610+00:00, sha b19542754401)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/waku (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:05.169610+00:00, sha 926ddd3f7dd3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.