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brutal

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A neobrutalism Astro starter theme

Active1 major behindChecked Oct 19, 2026Free

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Why this verdict

How we check →

1 commit by 1 contributor in the last 90 days (1 in the last 30). receipt ↗
Astro 6 declared; latest is 7 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
On current major: Tailwind CSS. receipt ↗
Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗

Snapshot: commit fe01084 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:46 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.

Dependency freshness

Package	Declared	Latest	Status
TypeScript typescript	5.9.3	7.0.2	Behind, not counted
Astro astro	6.1.8	7.4.0	1 major behind
Tailwind CSS tailwindcss	4.1.13	4.3.3	Current

Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.

What's in the stack

Framework: Astro, Vite
UI: Tailwind CSS

Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.

What the README says you get

Content
RSS feedThe RSS feed is automatically generated from the Markdown files
Deploy
Automatic sitemapIt's automatically generated when you build your site
Deploy
Production buildBuild your production site to `./dist/`
Deploy
Local previewPreview your build locally, before deploying
Other
Image optimizationIt has some integrations like Image Optimization
Testing
Biome lint checksRuns Biome lint checks
Testing
Biome formattingFormats the project with Biome
Testing
Astro checksRuns Astro checks plus `biome check`
UI
Neobrutalist Astro themea minimal neobrutalist theme for Astro
UI
Tailwind CSSI'm using Tailwind CSS to generate the utility classes
UI
Blog componentsThis directory contains all components for the blog
UI
Error componentsThis directory contains all error components
UI
404 componentThis component is used when a page is not found
UI
Layout componentsThis directory contains all layout components

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.

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History

Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.

Show as a table

Date	Maintenance	Dependencies	Commits (90d)
Oct 19, 2026	Active	1 major behind	1
Oct 12, 2026	Active	1 major behind	1
Sep 29, 2026	Active	1 major behind	1

Sources

Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked Oct 19, 2026. Open them to verify.

Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
Releases ↗ latest release
package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit fe01084)
README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)

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