colinhacks/zod
TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference
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Summary
colinhacks/zod — TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference — is catalogued under Validation and schema definition. As of 2026-09-16, colinhacks/zod is actively maintained: the latest non-bot commit on its default branch was 2026-09-13. Its RepoFacts health score is 87/100 (Strong; medium confidence, provisional). Its npm package zod averaged 35,557,995 downloads a day over the last 90 days, up 52% on the previous 90 days.
- Lifecycle on GitHub
- activeVerified
- Editorial status
- ActiveDerived
- Recommendation
- No recommendation yetDerived
- Last verified
- 2026-09-161 snapshot on record
Latest non-bot commit 2026-09-13 is on or after the cutoff 2026-03-17. No reviewed recommendation yet. RepoFacts does not recommend on derived evidence alone.
Health
87Strong
Medium confidence · evidence covers 67% of weight · provisional
Is it sustainable and safe enough to evaluate?
Momentum
Surging
3 families rising, at least one by ≥1.5×, none falling.
Is attention, adoption, or contribution growing?
Stack fit
Not evaluated
Stack Fit reads a saved technology profile. It arrives with the personalized Stack Fit phase; no score is shown until then.
Does it fit your runtime, database, and deployment?
- Strongest signal. Maintenance scores 85 — Latest non-bot commit: 2026-09-13, 4 days ago.
- Watch. Governance scores 67 — Issue or PR templates: Missing.
Health dimensions
repofacts-health-v1| Dimension | Weight | Score | Coverage | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20% | 85 | 100% | 3 of 3 scored
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| Security posture | 20% | 100 | 25% | 1 of 4 scored
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| Documentation | 12% | 100 | 100% | 3 of 3 scored
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| Stability | 12% | 100 | 100% | 3 of 3 scored
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| Community depth | 12% | 70 | 100% | 2 of 2 scored
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| Dependency exposure | 10% | No evidence | 0% | 0 of 2 scored
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| Operational burden | 8% | No evidence | 0% | 0 of 1 scored
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| Governance | 6% | 67 | 100% | 3 of 3 scored
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Momentum signals
repofacts-momentum-v0| Signal | Window | Current | Previous | Direction | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development | 91 days | 303 commits | 117 commits | Rising strongly (2.59×) | 303 commits in the last 13 weeks vs 117 in the 13 before. Includes bot commits. |
| Contribution | 90 days | 57 contributors | 42 contributors | Rising (1.36×) | 57 human contributors in the last 90 days vs 42 before. |
| Adoption | 90 days | 35,557,995 downloads/day | 23,458,012 downloads/day | Rising strongly (1.52×) | zod: 35,557,995 downloads/day over the last 90 days vs 23,458,012 before. Registry counts include CI and mirrors. |
| Attention | — | — | — | Not measured | Star history accumulates from RepoFacts snapshots and needs 60 days of them. It is never reconstructed. |
Composite score withheld. A composite score is normalized within a category cohort of at least 8 repositories. This category has 1. Hidden Gem: not eligible — Composite momentum needs a category cohort of at least 8; this category has 1. Above the 5,000-star attention ceiling.
Packages
npm| Package | Latest | Identity | Downloads/day (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| zod(opens in a new tab)primary | 4.6.5 | MatchedManifest repository is colinhacks/zod. | 35,557,995 |
No relationships are catalogued. Absence here is not a claim that none exist.
- Is colinhacks/zod still maintained?
- As of 2026-09-16, colinhacks/zod is actively maintained: the latest non-bot commit on its default branch was 2026-09-13.
- Is colinhacks/zod deprecated?
- No deprecation is recorded as of 2026-09-16: GitHub does not mark colinhacks/zod archived, and its npm package zod (4.6.5) is not deprecated.
- How healthy is colinhacks/zod?
- Its RepoFacts health score is 87/100 (Strong; medium confidence, provisional). The main watch item: Governance scores 67 — Issue or PR templates: Missing.
- How widely is colinhacks/zod used?
- colinhacks/zod has 43,955 GitHub stars, which measure attention rather than use. Its npm package zod averaged 35,557,995 downloads a day over the last 90 days, up 52% on the previous 90 days. Registry download counts include CI installs and mirrors. Checked 2026-09-16.
Evidence
snapshot 2026-09-16Every value collected for this profile, with its provenance. Source links are the API endpoints that answered. Unknown and unavailable values are shown as such and never counted as zero.
| Group | Field | Value | Provenance | Source and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repository | Archived | No | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Repository | Disabled | No | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Repository | Fork | No | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Repository | License (SPDX) | MIT | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Repository | Default branch | main | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Repository | Created | 2020-03-07 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Repository | Last push (any branch) | 2026-09-14 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zodMoves on a push to any branch; not used as a maintenance signal. |
| Repository | Metadata updated | 2026-09-16 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zodMoves on metadata edits; not used as a maintenance signal. |
| Attention | Stars | 43,955 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Attention | Forks | 2,190 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Attention | Watchers (subscribers) | 84 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod |
| Repository | Open issues + pull requests | 59 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zodGitHub includes open pull requests in this count. |
| Activity | Latest default-branch commit | 2026-09-13 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&per_page=100 |
| Activity | Latest non-bot commit | 2026-09-13 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&per_page=100 |
| Activity | Commits, last 13 weeks | 303 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/stats/commit_activityAll commits on the default branch, including bot commits. |
| Activity | Human contributors, last 90 days | 57 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&since=2026-03-20T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-03-20 → 2026-09-16Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted. |
| Activity | Human commits, last 90 days | 294 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&since=2026-03-20T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-03-20 → 2026-09-16Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted. |
| Activity | Bot commits, last 90 days | 10 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&since=2026-03-20T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-03-20 → 2026-09-16Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted. |
| Releases | Releases, last 365 days | 29 | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/releases?per_page=100GitHub releases only. Projects that publish solely to a package registry show none here. Lower bound: pagination stopped at a cap. |
| Releases | Latest stable release | v4.6.5 (2026-09-13) | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/releases?per_page=100GitHub releases only. Projects that publish solely to a package registry show none here. Lower bound: pagination stopped at a cap. |
| Community | GitHub community profile | 85% | Verified | https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/community/profileDetects files in the default locations GitHub checks. |
| Security | Security policy | Yes | Verified | https://api.github.com/graphqlIncludes a policy inherited from the owner's .github repository. |
| npm · zod | Latest version | 4.6.5 | Verified | https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/latestThe manifest of the version tagged `latest`, which may be a prerelease. |
| npm · zod | Deprecated | No | Verified | https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/latestThe manifest of the version tagged `latest`, which may be a prerelease. |
| npm · zod | Manifest repository | git+https://github.com/colinhacks/zod.git | Verified | https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/latestThe manifest of the version tagged `latest`, which may be a prerelease. |
| npm · zod | Downloads/day, last 90 days | 35,557,995 | Verified | https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-03-17:2026-09-15/zodWindow 2025-03-17 → 2026-09-14Registry download counts include CI installs, mirrors, and bots. Gap days are excluded, not counted as zero. |
| npm · zod | Downloads/day, last 30 days | 39,845,080 | Verified | https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-03-17:2026-09-15/zodWindow 2025-03-17 → 2026-09-14Registry download counts include CI installs, mirrors, and bots. Gap days are excluded, not counted as zero. |
Collected 2026-09-16T22:40:41.662Z · repofacts-status-v0 · repofacts-health-v1 · repofacts-momentum-v0 · repofacts-taxonomy-v1 · inputs f091d15cfd36
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