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picocss/pico

Minimal CSS Framework for semantic HTML

Mixed

Slowing — last commit 4mo ago

MixedDependency

no tests detected in the complete Git tree; no CI workflows detected

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  • ⚠Slowing — last commit 4mo ago
  • ⚠Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 78% of recent commits
  • ⚠No CI workflows detected
  • ⚠No tests detected in the complete Git tree
  • ⚠Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
  • ✓Last commit 4mo ago
  • ✓17 active contributors
  • ✓MIT licensed

What would improve this?

  • •Use as dependency Mixed to Healthy if: add a test suite

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Repository brief

Repo brief: picocss/pico

Generated by RepoPilot · document generated 2026-09-16 · concise human review Evidence snapshot · analyzed 2026-09-16T22:31:04.813Z · commit 1039a4788d6a

Verdict

Mixed — Slowing — last commit 4mo ago

  • Last commit 4mo ago
  • 17 active contributors
  • MIT licensed

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

Pico is a minimal CSS framework (~10MB of CSS source) that provides semantic HTML styling without requiring CSS classes. It ships as pre-compiled CSS files with 20+ color themes and both classless (styles bare HTML) and class-based variants, designed to work out-of-the-box with just a link tag or npm install. Flat structure: source SCSS lives in scss/ directory, compiled output in css/ (with .min.css minified variants). Build system uses npm scripts (no webpack/Vite); scripts/build-themes generates 20+ color theme variants automatically. All CSS is pre-compiled; no runtime JavaScript logic.

Start here

Open these first:

  • css/pico.min.css — Main entry point and production build artifact; primary deliverable for npm package consumers.
  • composer.json — Package metadata and build script definitions; defines all build tasks and project versioning.
  • README.md — Framework documentation and usage guide; establishes semantic HTML philosophy and feature overview.
  • LICENSE.md — MIT license declaration; legal foundation for open-source distribution.
  • css/pico.colors.css — Core color system definitions; foundational token layer for all theme variants.

Get running

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git clone https://github.com/picocss/pico.git
cd pico
npm install
npm run build

Or use directly from CDN: <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@picocss/pico@2/css/pico.min.css">

Daily commands:

Development: npm run dev (watches scss/ and rebuilds on changes via nodemon). Production build: npm run build (runs compile → lint → theme generation → autoprefix → minify pipeline).

Key cautions & unknowns

  • Slowing — last commit 4mo ago
  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 78% of recent commits
  • No CI workflows detected
  • Build output git status: generated CSS files in css/ are committed to the repository, so running npm run build locally will modify many tracked files (expected workflow). Node version: scripts/build-themes…
  • Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

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