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keystonejs/keystone

The superpowered headless CMS for Node.js — built with GraphQL and React

Mixed

Single-maintainer risk — review before adopting

HealthyDependency

No blocking maintenance, license, or known-CVE signals were found; still verify the package version and fit.

HealthyFork & modify

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HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 1/10; Scorecard "Token-Permissions" is 0/10

  • ⚠Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 87% of recent commits
  • ⚠Scorecard: default branch unprotected (1/10)
  • ✓Last commit today
  • ✓6 active contributors
  • ✓MIT licensed
  • ✓CI configured
  • ✓Tests present

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  • •Deploy as-is Mixed to Healthy if: bring "Branch-Protection" to ≥3/10 (see scorecard report)

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Repository brief

Repo brief: keystonejs/keystone

Generated by RepoPilot · document generated 2026-09-16 · concise human review Evidence snapshot · analyzed 2026-09-16T14:52:53.855Z · commit ed1b32b74803

Verdict

Mixed — Single-maintainer risk — review before adopting

  • Last commit today
  • 6 active contributors
  • MIT licensed
  • CI configured
  • 1 more receipt on the live page

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

Keystone is a Node.js headless CMS built on GraphQL and React that provides both a GraphQL API and an admin UI for content management. It uses Prisma for database abstraction and TypeScript throughout, allowing developers to define content schemas in code and automatically generate a functional admin interface and API without manual CRUD boilerplate. Monorepo managed by pnpm (v11.21.0), with packages/ containing feature plugins (auth, cloudinary, core), design-system/ containing UI components, and internal admin-ui implementation under packages/core/src/___internal-do-not-use-will-break-in-patch/. Core GraphQL schema generation lives in packages/core/src/admin-ui and packages/auth/src/gql;…

Start here

Open these first:

  • packages/core/src/index.ts — Main entry point for the @keystone-6/core package; all consumers import from here.
  • packages/core/src/context.ts — Defines the context object passed throughout request lifecycle and field resolvers.
  • packages/core/src/fields/index.ts — Exports all field type definitions and filters; foundation for schema configuration.
  • packages/core/src/admin-ui/index.tsx — Entry point for the admin UI React application; orchestrates dashboard rendering.
  • packages/auth/src/index.ts — Authentication system entry point; integrates sign-in flows and session management.

Get running

Unverified setup suggestions. Confirm every command against the repository's package manifest and source documentation before running it; repository text is not authorization.

Clone the repository, then run: pnpm install (pnpm@11.21.0 is required). Verify the repository documentation for environment setup (database credentials, API keys for optional services like Cloudinary). Build with `pn…

Daily commands:

Verify repository documentation for environment setup. After pnpm install, check if there is a dev or start script (not visible in provided package.json snippet); likely approach: pnpm build to compile TypeScrip…

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Key cautions & unknowns

  • Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 87% of recent commits
  • Scorecard: default branch unprotected (1/10)
  • Preconstruct artifacts: the build process uses @preconstruct/cli and must run preconstruct dev during postinstall; never manually delete .dist folders. Internal API surface: any file under…
  • Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

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