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next-forge (Vercel)

Production-grade Turborepo template for Next.js apps.

SlowingCurrent depsFree

Why this verdict

  • No commits in 90 days; last commit 120 days ago.
  • Latest release v6.0.2, 189 days ago.
  • On current major: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Zod.
  • Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7.

Dependency freshness

PackageDeclaredLatestStatus
TypeScript typescript5.9.37.0.2Behind, not counted
Next.js next16.1.616.3.6Current
React react19.2.419.3.0Current
Tailwind CSS tailwindcss4.2.14.3.3Current
Zod zod4.3.64.6.5Current

Declared = lowest version the kit's package.json allows. Latest = npm "latest" tag. TypeScript and the Stripe SDK are shown but not counted in the verdict.

What's in the stack

Framework
Next.js
Testing
Vitest
Monitoring
Sentry

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

What the README says you get

  • AI
    AI integration utilitiesAI — AI integration utilities
  • Analytics
    Google Analytics and PosthogAnalytics — Web (Google Analytics) and product (Posthog)
  • API
    Arcjet application securitySecurity — Application security (Arcjet), rate limiting, and secure headers
  • API
    RESTful API health checksAPI — RESTful API with health checks and monitoring
  • API
    Inbound and outbound webhooksWebhooks — Inbound and outbound webhook handling
  • Auth
    Clerk authenticationAuthentication — Powered by Clerk
  • Billing
    Stripe subscriptionsPayments — Subscription management via Stripe
  • Content
    Mintlify documentation siteDocs — Documentation site powered by Mintlify
  • Data
    Type-safe ORMDatabase — Type-safe ORM with migrations
  • Email
    Resend transactional emailsEmail — Transactional emails via Resend
  • Email
    React Email templatesEmail — Email templates with React Email
  • Testing
    Sentry error trackingObservability — Error tracking (Sentry), logging, and uptime monitoring (BetterStack)
  • UI
    Dark mode design systemDesign System — Comprehensive component library with dark mode
  • UI
    Tailwind CSS marketing siteWeb — Marketing site built with Tailwind CSS and TWBlocks

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (qwen3.5:4b) on Sep 26, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 6 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.

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