AI agent starters · Rank #43
Forge
Grade C: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Forge is an open-source, self-hosted alternative for visually building and shipping AI agents and workflows without giving up control of your infrastructure.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 25 commits by 1 contributor in the last 90 days (5 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Next.js 14 declared; latest is 16 (2 majors behind). receipt ↗
- React 18 declared; latest is 19 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- On current major: LangChain, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7, FastAPI 0 → 0. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 25074df on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js next | 14.2.18 | 16.4.2 | 2 majors behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 5.6.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| FastAPI fastapi | 0.115.0 | 0.146.0 | Behind, not counted |
| React react | 18.3.1 | 19.3.1 | 1 major behind |
| LangChain langchain | 1.3.0 | 1.4.6 | Current |
| LangGraph langgraph | 1.2.0 | 1.2.16 | Current |
| Pydantic pydantic | 2.9.0 | 2.14.1 | Current |
| SQLAlchemy sqlalchemy | 2.0.36 | 2.1.5 | 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
- SQLAlchemy, Alembic
- API layer
- Pydantic, Uvicorn
- Testing
- Vitest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APITool Builder
Register REST, GraphQL, Code, SQL, MCP, or built-in tools and test them live against real inputs
- APIResponse Projection
A JMESPath response projection trims bulky payloads before they reach the model
- EmailEmail Channel
deploy a workflow to Email
- OtherSSRF Guard
Every outbound call is screened by an SSRF guard
- UIEmbeddable Web Widget
Drop your assistant onto any website with a one-line script
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 12, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 9 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch Forge
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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 | 2+ majors behind | 25 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | 2+ majors behind | 25 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 20 |
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
- apps/web/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 25074df)
- apps/api/pyproject.toml ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 25074df)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)
- PyPI ↗ latest versions of Python packages (each linked in the table above)
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