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RAN! Toolkit
Grade F: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
:zap: RAN! React . GraphQL . Next.js Toolkit :zap: - SEO-Ready, Production-Ready, SSR, Hot-Reload, CSS-in-JS, Caching, CLI commands and more...
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 2056 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release 0.9.0, 2845 days ago. receipt ↗
- Next.js 7 declared; latest is 16 (9 majors behind). receipt ↗
- React 16 declared; latest is 19 (3 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Express 4 declared; latest is 5 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 9879d90 on master, checked 2026-10-19 06:04 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 | 7.0.2 | 16.4.2 | 9 majors behind |
| React react | 16.7.0 | 19.3.1 | 3 majors behind |
| Express express | 4.16.4 | 5.3.0 | 1 major behind |
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
- API layer
- GraphQL
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- DeployMulti-platform deployment
Production Deployment Ready for Now, Digital Ocean, Heroku, and AWS
- OtherHot reload dev
Hot-Reload Ready for Dev
- OtherES6 JavaScript
Next Generation JavaScript (ES6)
- OtherOffline ready
Offline Ready (Experimental!)
- OtherCLI page creation
Create New Page in a Second (with CLI)
- OtherSEO ready
SEO-Ready
- TestingPrettier and ESLint
Prettier and ESLint integrated
- UICSS-in-JS
Next Generation CSS (CSS-in-JS)
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.
Watch RAN! Toolkit
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
History
Sep 26, 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 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (master) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 9879d90)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)