Is colinhacks/zod deprecated?

No deprecation is recorded as of 2026-10-31: GitHub does not mark colinhacks/zod archived, and its npm package zod (4.6.7) is not deprecated.

How healthy is colinhacks/zod?

Its RepoFacts health score is 92/100 (Exemplary; medium confidence, provisional). The main watch item: Governance scores 67 — Issue or PR templates: Missing.

colinhacks/zod

TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference

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Active

colinhacks/zod — TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference — is catalogued under Validation and schema definition. As of 2026-10-31, colinhacks/zod is actively maintained: the latest non-bot commit on its default branch was 2026-10-30. Its RepoFacts health score is 92/100 (Exemplary; medium confidence, provisional). Its npm package zod averaged 46,049,361 downloads a day over the last 90 days, up 57% on the previous 90 days.

Lifecycle on GitHub: activeVerified
Editorial status: ActiveDerived
Recommendation: No recommendation yetDerived
Last verified: 2026-10-3146 snapshots on record

Latest non-bot commit 2026-10-30 is on or after the cutoff 2026-04-30. No reviewed recommendation yet. RepoFacts does not recommend on derived evidence alone.

Health

92Exemplary

Medium confidence · evidence covers 67% of weight · provisional

Rank 04 / 12 in Stack Atlas · #1 of 1 in Validation and schema definition

Is it sustainable and safe enough to evaluate?

Momentum

Insufficient history

1 of 4 signal families have two comparable windows; a trend needs at least 2.

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 100 — Latest non-bot commit: 2026-10-30, 1 day ago.
Watch. Governance scores 67 — Issue or PR templates: Missing.

Activity and adoption

weekly, last 52 weeks

Commits per week

Latest week (2026-10-25): 11 commits

GitHub commit activity on the default branch, including bot commits. The newest week is still in progress and drawn lighter.

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Commits per week
Week of	Commits
2026-10-25	11 (partial)
2026-10-18	3
2026-10-11	4
2026-10-04	3
2026-09-27	5
2026-09-20	3
2026-09-13	8
2026-09-06	38
2026-08-30	31
2026-08-23	88
2026-08-16	72
2026-08-09	62
2026-08-02	5
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-19	0
2026-07-12	0
2026-07-05	0
2026-06-28	0
2026-06-21	0
2026-06-14	0
2026-06-07	2
2026-05-31	0
2026-05-24	0
2026-05-17	3
2026-05-10	0
2026-05-03	16
2026-04-26	96
2026-04-19	0
2026-04-12	0
2026-04-05	0
2026-03-29	0
2026-03-22	0
2026-03-15	0
2026-03-08	0
2026-03-01	0
2026-02-22	0
2026-02-15	2
2026-02-08	7
2026-02-01	1
2026-01-25	6
2026-01-18	10
2026-01-11	0
2026-01-04	3
2025-12-28	42
2025-12-21	9
2025-12-14	7
2025-12-07	6
2025-11-30	3
2025-11-23	5
2025-11-16	23
2025-11-09	2
2025-11-02	9

npm downloads per week · zod

Latest week (2026-10-23): 442,969,207 downloads

npm registry counts, which include CI installs and mirrors. Weeks with registry gap days are drawn lighter; gaps are excluded, not counted as zero.

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npm downloads per week · zod
Week of	Downloads
2026-10-23	442,969,207
2026-10-16	221,643,257 (partial)
2026-10-09	216,094,796 (partial)
2026-10-02	325,977,043 (partial)
2026-09-25	373,908,324
2026-09-18	329,330,334
2026-09-11	263,453,067 (partial)
2026-09-04	206,899,040 (partial)
2026-08-28	234,866,720 (partial)
2026-08-21	275,421,667
2026-08-14	223,532,479 (partial)
2026-08-07	264,069,930
2026-07-31	251,703,836
2026-07-24	246,441,398
2026-07-17	239,177,371
2026-07-10	212,232,594 (partial)
2026-07-03	216,698,653
2026-06-26	213,650,167
2026-06-19	209,082,015
2026-06-12	201,966,959
2026-06-05	189,861,292
2026-05-29	185,548,653
2026-05-22	180,963,775
2026-05-15	178,181,811
2026-05-08	172,533,346
2026-05-01	161,081,307
2026-04-24	164,043,042
2026-04-17	160,755,731
2026-04-10	158,071,285
2026-04-03	133,003,378
2026-03-27	146,594,201
2026-03-20	137,512,910
2026-03-13	122,638,782
2026-03-06	110,055,147
2026-02-27	103,569,611
2026-02-20	100,832,225
2026-02-13	87,739,669
2026-02-06	86,707,051
2026-01-30	90,874,662
2026-01-23	85,141,308
2026-01-16	85,515,088
2026-01-09	76,623,430
2026-01-02	64,319,319
2025-12-26	38,395,620
2025-12-19	47,122,515
2025-12-12	64,988,400
2025-12-05	65,055,545
2025-11-28	60,865,588
2025-11-21	63,346,451
2025-11-14	57,625,268
2025-11-07	54,873,993
2025-10-31	53,343,113

Health dimensions

repofacts-health-v1

Health dimensions with weight, score, evidence coverage, and the signals behind each score
Dimension	Weight	Score	Coverage	Signals
Maintenance	20%	100	100%	3 of 3 scored Latest non-bot commit1002026-10-30, 1 day ago. Weeks with commits (last 13)10013 of 13 weeks had commits. Includes bot commits. Latest stable release100v4.6.7, published 19 days ago.
Security posture	20%	100	25%	1 of 4 scored Security policy100A security policy is published. Security advisories—Not collected in v0. Absence of data is not absence of vulnerabilities. OpenSSF Scorecard—Not collected in v0. Release provenance—Not collected in v0.
Documentation	12%	100	100%	3 of 3 scored README100Present. Contributing guide100Present. Homepage or docs site100Listed on the repository.
Stability	12%	100	100%	3 of 3 scored Prerelease share (last year)1000% of 27 releases were prereleases. Primary package ≥ 1.0100zod@4.6.7. Primary package not deprecated100zod is not deprecated.
Community depth	12%	70	100%	2 of 2 scored Human contributors (90 days)10057 distinct non-bot authors. Top contributor share (90 days)40The most active author made 80% of human commits.
Dependency exposure	10%	No evidence	0%	0 of 2 scored Dependency count—Not collected in v0. Vulnerable dependencies—Not collected in v0.
Operational burden	8%	No evidence	0%	0 of 1 scored Required services—Editorial assessment, not collected in v0.
Governance	6%	67	100%	3 of 3 scored Machine-detectable license100MIT. Code of conduct100Present. Issue or PR templates0Missing.

Momentum signals

repofacts-momentum-v0

Momentum by signal family, comparing the current window with the previous window of the same length
Signal	Window	Current	Previous	Direction	Basis
Development	91 days	333 commits	21 commits	Not measured	333 commits in the last 13 weeks vs 21 in the 13 before. Includes bot commits. Previous-window baseline 21 is below the 26 floor, so a ratio would be a small-number artefact.
Contribution	90 days	57 contributors	2 contributors	Not measured	57 human contributors in the last 90 days vs 2 before. Previous-window baseline 2 is below the 3 floor, so a ratio would be a small-number artefact.
Adoption	90 days	46,049,361 downloads/day	29,306,158 downloads/day	Rising strongly (1.57×)	zod: 46,049,361 downloads/day over the last 90 days vs 29,306,158 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

Packages published from this repository and whether their identity matches it
Package	Latest	Identity	Downloads/day (90d)
zod(opens in a new tab)primary	4.6.7	MatchedManifest repository is colinhacks/zod.	46,049,361

Alternatives and successors

No relationships are catalogued. Absence here is not a claim that none exist.

Common questions about colinhacks/zod

Is colinhacks/zod still maintained?: As of 2026-10-31, colinhacks/zod is actively maintained: the latest non-bot commit on its default branch was 2026-10-30.
Is colinhacks/zod deprecated?: No deprecation is recorded as of 2026-10-31: GitHub does not mark colinhacks/zod archived, and its npm package zod (4.6.7) is not deprecated.
How healthy is colinhacks/zod?: Its RepoFacts health score is 92/100 (Exemplary; medium confidence, provisional). The main watch item: Governance scores 67 — Issue or PR templates: Missing.
How widely is colinhacks/zod used?: colinhacks/zod has 44,236 GitHub stars, which measure attention rather than use. Its npm package zod averaged 46,049,361 downloads a day over the last 90 days, up 57% on the previous 90 days. Registry download counts include CI installs and mirrors. Checked 2026-10-31.

Evidence

snapshot 2026-10-31

Every 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.

Collected evidence with provenance, observation window, source, and caveats
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)	2026-10-30	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zodMoves on a push to any branch; not used as a maintenance signal.
Repository	Metadata updated	2026-10-31	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zodMoves on metadata edits; not used as a maintenance signal.
Attention	Stars	44,236	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod
Attention	Forks	2,307	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod
Attention	Watchers (subscribers)	78	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod
Repository	Open issues + pull requests	114	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zodGitHub includes open pull requests in this count.
Activity	Latest default-branch commit	2026-10-30	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&per_page=100
Activity	Latest non-bot commit	2026-10-30	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&per_page=100
Activity	Commits, last 13 weeks	333	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=2026-05-04T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-05-04 → 2026-10-31Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted.
Activity	Human commits, last 90 days	324	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/colinhacks/zod/commits?sha=main&since=2026-05-04T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-05-04 → 2026-10-31Counts 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=2026-05-04T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-05-04 → 2026-10-31Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted.
Releases	Releases, last 365 days	27	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	v4.6.7 (2026-10-12)	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	4.6.7	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	46,049,361	Verified	https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-05-01:2026-10-30/zodWindow 2025-05-01 → 2026-10-29Registry download counts include CI installs, mirrors, and bots. Gap days are excluded, not counted as zero.
npm · zod	Downloads/day, last 30 days	58,071,645	Verified	https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-05-01:2026-10-30/zodWindow 2025-05-01 → 2026-10-29Registry download counts include CI installs, mirrors, and bots. Gap days are excluded, not counted as zero.

Collected 2026-10-31T13:05:03.440Z · repofacts-status-v0 · repofacts-health-v1 · repofacts-momentum-v0 · repofacts-taxonomy-v1 · inputs 14a48fd198b2

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