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EmDash CMS

EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress

WebsiteGitHubDiscordChangelog
Data confidence100/100
Source coverage98/100
Publish confidence99/100
Evidence checkedJul 31, 2026
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These bars are a reader-facing view of the ToolVitals evidence model. They summarize maintenance, shipping, confidence, and decay signals.

Activity
Recent commits, releases, changelog, package, and product-motion signals.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from recency, release evidence, availability, and repo signals.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars, forks, and watchers when available.
Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals98/100Health95/100Shipping100/100Zombie Risk0/100
Overall Score98Active
Activity100
Reliability95
Adoption83
Sustainability96

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about EmDash CMS

EmDash is a full-stack TypeScript CMS based on Astro; the spiritual successor to WordPress

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Maintenance and shipping signals are strong.

Source-visible projectContent ManagementOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

TS
emdash-cms/emdash
Stars11,464
Forks1,070
Watchers11,464
Open Issues233
Primary Language
TypeScript
Last Commit
Today
Releases 90d
30
Default Branch
main
License
MIT
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence100/100Strong
Source Coverage98/100Strong
Publish Confidence99/100Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Websitehttps://emdashcms.comGitHubemdash-cms/emdashDiscordhttps://discord.gg/YY9vBaQRYtChangelog RSShttps://emdashcms.com/rss.xml
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Classification

Category
Cms
Use Case
Content Management
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Active
Maintainers

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Release Notes

Jul 24, 2026emdash@0.31.1Jul 24, 2026create-emdash@0.31.1Jul 24, 2026@emdash-cms/x402@0.31.1Jul 24, 2026@emdash-cms/gutenberg-to-portable-text@0.31.1Jul 24, 2026@emdash-cms/cloudflare@0.31.1

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