Repo brief: foundation/foundation-sites

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Verdict

Mixed — Stale — last commit 2y ago

• 12 active contributors
• MIT licensed
• CI configured
• Tests present

Based on Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against dependency CVEs from deps.dev and OpenSSF Scorecard

What it is

Foundation for Sites is a responsive front-end framework written in SCSS and JavaScript that provides a production-ready grid system, Sass mixins, JavaScript plugins, and accessibility features for building websites and applications across all device sizes. It compiles to CSS (with float, flex, and RTL variants) and distributes JavaScript in multiple module formats (CommonJS, ES6, ESM). Monolithic structure: source SCSS files in assets/ (foundation.scss, foundation-float.scss, foundation-rtl.scss, foundation-prototype.scss) compile to dist/css/; JavaScript source transpiles to dist/js/ in multiple formats (CJS, ESM, ES6). Customizer/ directory provides a UI for selecting features. Test…

Start here

Open these first:

• assets/foundation.scss — Main SCSS entry point that imports and compiles all framework styles into distributable CSS.
• dist/js/foundation.js — Primary JavaScript bundle entry point (CommonJS) that exports all Foundation plugins and core functionality.
• bower.json — Package metadata and dependency declarations for Bower-based installations.
• README.md — Project overview, installation links, and quick-start guidance for new contributors.
• CONTRIBUTING.md — Contribution guidelines, development workflow, and code standards for repository participants.

Get running

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git clone https://github.com/foundation/foundation-sites
cd foundation-sites
yarn install
yarn start

This clones the repo, installs dependencies via Yarn, and starts the documentation server.

Daily commands:

Development: yarn start launches the Gulp-driven dev server with documentation. Tests: yarn test:sass runs Sass unit tests via Mocha, yarn test:javascript:units transpiles and runs JS tests in headless Chrome via…

…shortened for this brief.

Key cautions & unknowns

• Stale — last commit 2y ago
• Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 86% of recent commits
• Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
• Node.js version constraint: minimum version 18 is required (specified in README); running with older Node will fail. External service dependencies: tests rely on BrowserStack for CI cross-browser validation and…
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests
• OpenSSF Scorecard

Evidence note

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