AI app starters · Rank #42
AI SDK RAG Starter (Vercel)
Grade F: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 720 days ago. receipt ↗
- Next.js 14 declared; latest is 16 (2 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Drizzle 0.31.2 declared; latest is 0.45.4 (0.x releases can break). receipt ↗
- React 18 declared; latest is 19 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Tailwind CSS 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 3db9aeb on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:12 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- No license detected: check terms before commercial use.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js next | 14.2.4 | 16.4.2 | 2 majors behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 5.0.0 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.31.2 | 0.45.4 | 1 major behind |
| React react | 18.0.0 | 19.3.1 | 1 major behind |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 3.4.1 | 4.3.3 | 1 major behind |
| Zod zod | 3.23.8 | 4.6.7 | 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
- Framework
- Next.js
- Database / ORM
- Drizzle, Postgres.js, node-postgres
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AIRAG chatbot
build a chatbot that will only respond with information that it has within its knowledge base
- AIInformation retrieval
The chatbot will be able to both store and retrieve information
- AIVercel AI SDK
Vercel AI SDK
- AIOpenAI integration
OpenAI
- DataDrizzle ORM
Drizzle ORM
- DataPostgres with pgvector
Postgres with pgvector
- UINext.js 14 App Router
Next.js 14 (App Router)
- UIshadcn-ui components
shadcn-ui and TailwindCSS for styling
- UITailwindCSS styling
shadcn-ui and TailwindCSS for styling
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; 1 unverifiable item was discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 27, 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 27, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 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 3db9aeb)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)
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