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DietrichGebert/ponytail · freshness 100/100 · rescored August 4, 2026

Is ponytail maintained?

Yes. ponytail is actively maintained — last commit 19 days ago, freshness 100/100.

The answer

Yes. ponytail is actively maintained — last commit 19 days ago, freshness 100/100.

Signals behind this verdict — read August 4, 2026 from the GitHub API for DietrichGebert/ponytail
SignalValueEffectWhy
Last commit19 days ago-8Last push 19 days ago — inside a normal release month.
Commits, 90 days100++6100+ commits in the last 12 weeks.
Last releasev4.8.4 · 36 days ago+4Released v4.8.4 36 days ago; 14 releases in the last year.
Release cadence0 days, mediannot scored
Issue responsetoo few issues to samplenoneNot enough recent issues to measure a response time.
Unanswered issues100% of 4 samplednot scored
Committers, 90 days40+540 people committed in the last 90 days.
Bus factor1not scored
Archivednonot scored
LicenceMITnot scored
Stars95,208not scored
Open issues56not scored

The same verdict, in words

Against it: Last push 19 days ago — inside a normal release month. The signals totalled 107; 100 is the ceiling. For it: 100+ commits in the last 12 weeks. Released v4.8.4 36 days ago; 14 releases in the last year. 40 people committed in the last 90 days.

Last push 19 days ago, 100+ commits in the last 90 days, last release v4.8.4 36 days ago, 40 committers in 90 days. Read from the GitHub API; DietrichGebert/ponytail carries 95,208 stars and 56 open issues.

Verdict

Maintained100
Last commit
19d
Category
Spec frameworks
Repository
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Homepage
ponytail.dev
Rescored
August 4, 2026

Verdict history

4 nightly captures — too few to draw a shape from.

August 1, 2026
maintained · 100/100
August 2, 2026
maintained · 100/100
August 3, 2026
maintained · 100/100
August 4, 2026
maintained · 100/100

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