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Extro (browser extension starter)
Grade C: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Open source browser extension starter kit 🧩
Why this verdict
How we check →- 1 commit in the last 90 days, none in the last 30. receipt ↗
- Vercel AI SDK 4 declared; latest is 7 (3 majors behind). receipt ↗
- On current major: React, Supabase JS, Tailwind CSS, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 6 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit b5a883a on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:10 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 4.3.19 | 7.0.143 | 3 majors behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 6.0.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| React react | 19.2.7 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Supabase JS @supabase/supabase-js | 2.108.1 | 2.118.0 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.3.1 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.4.3 | 4.6.7 | 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
- Database / ORM
- Supabase
- API layer
- TanStack Query
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AnalyticsAnalytics
Analytics
- APIMessaging
Messaging
- AuthOAuth authentication
Authentication (OAuth)
- ContentContent scripts UI
Content scripts (UI)
- DataStorage
Storage
- DeployOne-click publishing
One-click publishing
- DeployCI/CD pipelines
CI/CD pipelines
- i18nInternationalization
Internationalization
- OtherFull TypeScript type-safety
Full type-safety with Typescript
- OtherHot reloading
Hot reloading
- OtherEnvironment variables
Environment variables
- TestingUnit tests
Unit tests
- UIAll extension pages
All pages (background, popup, options etc.)
- UIshadcn/ui compatible
shadcn/ui compatible
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 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 2 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 2 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . 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 b5a883a)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)