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create-llama (LlamaIndex)
Grade D: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
The easiest way to get started with LlamaIndex
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 460 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release create-llama@0.6.3, 461 days ago. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 97a7d9b on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:11 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
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
- Testing
- Playwright
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AIPre-configured use cases
A set of pre-configured use cases to get you started
- AIOpenAI default models
The app uses OpenAI by default
- AICustomizable LLM support
customize it to use any of the dozens of LLMs we support
- AIDefault GPT-4.1 LLM
The app will default to OpenAI's `gpt-4.1` LLM
- AIDefault embedding model
`text-embedding-3-large` embedding model
- AIModel selection CLI flag
add the `--ask-models` CLI parameter
- APIPython FastAPI option
full-stack Python application powered by the llama-index Python package
- APILlamaIndex Server API
serves LlamaIndex Workflows and Agent Workflows via an API server
- ContentData folder ingestion
Your generated app will have a folder called `data`
- ContentPDF and document ingestion
ingest any PDF, text, CSV, Markdown, Word and HTML files
- ContentVideo and audio ingestion
The Python backend can read even more types, including video and audio files
- DeployNext.js full-stack option
a full-stack Next.js application that you can deploy
- DeployNon-interactive CLI setup
pass command line arguments to set up a new project non-interactively
- UIshadcn/ui chat interface
A front-end using components from shadcn/ui
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 26, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
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| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Dormant | Deps unknown | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | Deps unknown | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | Deps unknown | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Dormant | Deps unknown | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Dormant | Deps unknown | 0 |
Sources
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- 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 97a7d9b)
- packages/create-llama/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 97a7d9b)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)