{"adoption": {"forks": 2147, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "stars": 43535}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zod", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "library", "description": "TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference", "domain": ["web-development", "developer-tools", "apis"], "enriched": true, "function": ["serialization", "type-system", "developer-tools"], "health_score": 98, "homepage": "https://zod.dev", "language": "TypeScript", "license": "MIT", "license_family": "permissive", "maturity": "stable", "member_repos": ["colinhacks/zod"], "name": "colinhacks/zod", "platform": ["browser", "bun", "cross-platform"], "pushed_at": "2026-08-27T00:37:15+00:00", "repo": "colinhacks/zod", "stars": 43535, "tags": ["schema-validation", "runtime-validation", "static-type-inference", "-schema", "typescript-first", "form-validation", "env-validation", "nodejs", "deno", "typescript"], "topics": ["typescript", "schema-validation", "type-inference", "runtime-validation", "static-types"], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["validate untrusted API request bodies in TypeScript", "parse and type-check environment variables", "validate form input with type-safe schemas", "infer static TypeScript types from runtime schemas", "convert schemas to JSON Schema for OpenAPI docs", "validate data from external JSON sources", "build end-to-end typesafe APIs with tRPC"], "what_it_is": "Zod is a TypeScript-first schema validation library for defining and validating data structures at runtime with static type inference. It has zero dependencies, a tiny 2kb core, works in Node.js and browsers, and includes built-in JSON Schema conversion.", "when_to_avoid": ["your project is plain JavaScript without TypeScript and you don't need type inference", "you need extremely high-throughput validation where a compiled/AOT validator outperforms an interpreter", "you're locked to TypeScript versions older than 5.5"], "when_to_choose": ["you use TypeScript and want runtime validation that stays in sync with static types", "you need a small, dependency-free validation library for Node or browsers", "you want JSON Schema generation or a rich validation ecosystem (tRPC, form libraries)"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/zod", "repo": "colinhacks/zod", "role": "main", "score": 89}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T16:22:26.332660+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "439c0c93c68f5dffea46de6df34f3b545d001d19570b5ee4975755d40bcf2c78", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:12:09.056814+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/colinhacks/zod"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.177119+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.188842+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=features"}, {"content_hash": "e9a1c0e76f78105aff56919a8f8485dc3a2618d1879f58a209c23b68d2bfbf37", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.190691+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev?id=installation"}, {"content_hash": "4f5b99701b7e7cad91d08d6105dc7c4a1ed77df96ac8b7f12fc936454ab2dc2d", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.186246+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/v4/changelog"}, {"content_hash": "47cbbe39f641e9ebdca7ec09f3dfb09bd9d9bd4e55f3ed461a29e87789fc7e93", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T07:46:12.192575+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://zod.dev/ecosystem?id=form-integrations"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 99, "longevity": 100, "rhythm": 70}, "computed_at": "2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00", "flags": [], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 2370, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 121, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 115}, "score": 89, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}