1. Executive Summary
42.8%Dead
▼ Improving (-0.4% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "Still getting updates, but they're mostly just security patches for obscure CVEs." |
| Classification | tool |
| Age | 11 years (est. 2015) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of strapi. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): May 2040
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 73,271
- Forks: 9,885
- Open Issues: 217
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 184
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 499
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 0
- Answered Ratio: 0.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 0.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 0.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 23
- Average Views: 3,373.6
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 10
- Average Upvotes: 4.6
- Trend Direction: increasing
- Trend Growth Rate: 100.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 376
- Average Points: 30.6
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 3,719
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 93
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 10/2/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | Summary: Strapi vs Drupal CMS: Install, Build, and Compare Channel: WebWash | 134 |
 | 00. Strapi 5 Tutorial for Beginners | Learn Strapi Headless CMS Step by Step Channel: CoreEd | 408 |
 | 01. Ai Web Development | Strapi - NextJs - Expo Channel: CoreEd | 246 |
 | Tool 44 | Strapi: Free Headless CMS for Developers | Free & Open Source Software | Uplatz Channel: Uplatz | 84 |
 | 02. Ai Web Development | Strapi - NextJs - Expo Channel: CoreEd | 737 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Strapi Release Roundup: Everything That Changed Between June and August 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| With Strapi you can write your own MCP tools now (plus what else shipped this summer) | 10 | 2 |
| Strapi must be the worst support I ever worked | 6 | 4 |
| Built an open-source plugin (strapi-identity) for custom auth & MFA in Strapi v5 | 5 | 1 |
| how are you choosing between Medusa, Saleor, and a commercial composable platform? | 3 | 5 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Open-source security auditors for Supabase, Strapi, Hasura and Ollama | 3 | 0 |
| Show HN: Ex Situ – Open-source spatial index of displaced cultural artifacts | 51 | 41 |
| Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence | 1704 | 404 |
| Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history' | 955 | 841 |
| google.com/goto: Google's anti-scraping update | 681 | 554 |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2/2026 | 42.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/18/2026 | 43.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/4/2026 | 41.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/20/2026 | 51.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/7/2026 | 52.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/23/2026 | 46.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/9/2026 | 42.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/29/2026 | 55.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/16/2026 | 62.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/2/2026 | 67.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/19/2026 | 69.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/6/2026 | 68.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/22/2026 | 61.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/8/2026 | 63.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/26/2026 | 59.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/12/2026 | 60.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/26/2026 | 55.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/13/2026 | 60.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/30/2026 | 48.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/16/2026 | 59.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/3/2026 | 52.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/20/2025 | 50.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/6/2025 | 52.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 11/23/2025 | 37.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/9/2025 | 53.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/27/2025 | 33.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/14/2025 | 37.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/30/2025 | 50.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/16/2025 | 54.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/3/2025 | 49.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/20/2025 | 53.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/6/2025 | 59.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/24/2025 | 58.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/10/2025 | 47.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/26/2025 | 49.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/13/2025 | 48.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/30/2025 | 40.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/10/2025 | 52.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/4/2025 | 59.6% | Dying Slowly |