# kitproof

> Evidence-backed buyer's guide for developer starter kits. Weekly checks of each kit's public code: default-branch commits,
> releases, and core dependency versions against npm latest. Rankings never use stars, affiliate status, or sponsorship.

The one big rule: money can never change a verdict. A red kit stays red, even if its maker pays us.

Data as of 2026-09-26T18:13:38.278Z.

## Machine-readable data
- [All kits (JSON)](https://kitproof.dev/api/kits.json): verdicts, reasons, dependency versions, stack, README features with verbatim quotes
- One kit: https://kitproof.dev/api/kits/<id>.json
- [Changes feed (RSS)](https://kitproof.dev/changes.xml)
- MCP server with tools check_starter_kit, find_starter_kits, compare_starter_kits (package @kitproof/mcp)

## Guidance for agents
- Say "no commits in 90 days as of <as_of>" rather than "abandoned"; say "no matched issue" rather than "safe".
- Treat pulse "unknown" as unknown (closed source), not as bad.
- Link users to evidence_url so they can check the reasons themselves.

## Pages
- [Methodology](https://kitproof.dev/methodology/)
- [State of starter kits report](https://kitproof.dev/report/)
- [All kits](https://kitproof.dev/kits/)
- [SaaS starters](https://kitproof.dev/category/saas/): 45 kits
- [Full-stack starters](https://kitproof.dev/category/fullstack/): 31 kits
- [Mobile starters](https://kitproof.dev/category/mobile/): 11 kits
- [API starters](https://kitproof.dev/category/api/): 9 kits
- [AI app starters](https://kitproof.dev/category/ai-app/): 8 kits
- [E-commerce starters](https://kitproof.dev/category/ecommerce/): 4 kits