Source: https://seerepo.com/r/strapi/strapi/built
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/r/strapi/strapi/built.md
Description: strapi is a TypeScript repo built with React, react-router-dom, Koa, Vite, @apollo/server, and 1 more. It reaches it with knex.

# What is strapi built with?

strapi is a TypeScript repo built with React, react-router-dom, Koa, Vite, @apollo/server, and 1 more. It reaches it with knex, signs people in with jsonwebtoken, bcryptjs, and passport-local, uses AI through @ai-sdk/react and ai, watches its errors with Sentry, makes its content with prismjs, dompurify, highlight.js, markdown-it, markdown-it-container, and 7 more, validates its data with Zod, Ajv, ajv-formats, yup, and prop-types, is tested with @playwright/test, supertest, Vitest, Jest, Testing Library, and 2 more, deploys with @aws-sdk/types and winston, and uses MCP and aws-sdk. It has 804,883 written lines, with 1,980 test files.

Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 958568e.

Repository: https://github.com/strapi/strapi

## Backend (/)

### Data access

- **knex**: 3 files

### Sign-in

- **jsonwebtoken**: 10 files
- **bcryptjs**: 3 files

## Support (/)

### Validation

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- **[Ajv](https://seerepo.com/uses/ajv)**: 1 file
- **ajv-formats**: 1 file

### Testing

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- **supertest**: 4 files
- **Vitest**: 4 files
- **Jest**: 1 file

### Tools

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- **rimraf**: 1 file
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### Other

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- **SemVer**: 3 files
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- **pluralize**: 2 files
- **chalk**: 1 file
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- **ws**: 1 file

## Frontend (packages/cli/cloud)

### Interface

- **boxen**: 2 files
- **cli-progress**: 1 file
- **ora**: 1 file

## Backend (packages/cli/cloud)

### Sign-in

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## Support (packages/cli/cloud)

### Validation

- **yup**: 1 file

### Testing

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### Tools

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- **Inquirer**: 7 files

### Other

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## Support (packages/cli/create-strapi-app)

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 4 files

### Tools

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### Other

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- **execa**: 3 files
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## Frontend (packages/core/admin)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 162 files
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 67 files

### Styles

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### Interface

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- **react-dnd-html5-backend**: 2 files
- **[motion](https://seerepo.com/uses/motion)**: 1 file
- **[sonner](https://seerepo.com/uses/sonner)**: 1 file

## Backend (packages/core/admin)

### Sign-in

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## Support (packages/core/admin)

### The base

- **Koa**: 30 files

### Validation

- **yup**: 18 files
- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 2 files

### Testing

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- **Testing Library**: 28 files
- **msw**: 23 files

### Other

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- **date-fns**: 10 files
- **Immer**: 10 files
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- **React Query**: 1 file
- **SemVer**: 1 file
- **util**: 1 file

## Frontend (packages/core/content-manager)

### The base

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- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 34 files

### Styles

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### Interface

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- **[dnd-kit](https://seerepo.com/uses/dnd-kit)**: 2 files
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- **[Radix UI](https://seerepo.com/uses/radix-ui)**: 1 file
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## Support (packages/core/content-manager)

### The base

- **Koa**: 2 files

### Content

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- **[dompurify](https://seerepo.com/uses/dompurify)**: 1 file
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### Testing

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- **msw**: 13 files

### Other

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## Frontend (packages/core/content-releases)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 10 files
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 8 files

### Styles

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### Interface

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## Support (packages/core/content-releases)

### The base

- **Koa**: 4 files

### Validation

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### Testing

- **msw**: 5 files
- **Testing Library**: 4 files

### Other

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## Frontend (packages/core/content-type-builder)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 71 files
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 10 files

### Styles

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### Interface

- **[dnd-kit](https://seerepo.com/uses/dnd-kit)**: 6 files
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## Backend (packages/core/content-type-builder)

### AI

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- **[ai](https://seerepo.com/uses/ai)**: 2 files

## Support (packages/core/content-type-builder)

### The base

- **Koa**: 6 files

### Content

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### Validation

- **yup**: 10 files
- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 3 files

### Testing

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- **msw**: 1 file

### Other

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- **qs**: 1 file

## Frontend (packages/core/core)

### Interface

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## Backend (packages/core/core)

### Sign-in

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### Services

- **[MCP](https://seerepo.com/uses/mcp)**: 6 files · [packages/core/core/src/services/mcp/handlers/handlePost.ts, line 1](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a/packages/core/core/src/services/mcp/handlers/handlePost.ts#L1)

## Support (packages/core/core)

### The base

- **Koa**: 9 files

### Validation

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- **[Ajv](https://seerepo.com/uses/ajv)**: 2 files
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- **open**: 1 file
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## Backend (packages/core/data-transfer)

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### The base

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### Testing

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### Other

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## Backend (packages/core/database)

### Data access

- **knex**: 27 files

## Support (packages/core/database)

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 22 files

### Other

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- **fs-extra**: 5 files
- **debug**: 3 files
- **@paralleldrive/cuid2**: 1 file
- **date-fns**: 1 file

## Frontend (packages/core/email)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 1 file

### Styles

- **styled-components**: 1 file

## Support (packages/core/email)

### The base

- **Koa**: 2 files

### Validation

- **yup**: 3 files
- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 1 file

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 2 files

### Other

- **Lodash**: 3 files
- **React Query**: 1 file

## Support (packages/core/openapi)

### Validation

- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 2 files

### Tools

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### Other

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## Support (packages/core/permissions)

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 2 files

### Other

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- **@casl/ability**: 3 files
- **qs**: 2 files

## Frontend (packages/core/review-workflows)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 12 files
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 8 files

### Styles

- **styled-components**: 6 files

### Interface

- **react-dnd**: 2 files
- **react-dnd-html5-backend**: 1 file

## Support (packages/core/review-workflows)

### The base

- **Koa**: 4 files

### Validation

- **yup**: 1 file

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 11 files
- **msw**: 5 files
- **Testing Library**: 1 file

### Other

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- **@reduxjs/toolkit**: 2 files
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## Frontend (packages/core/strapi)

### The base

- **[Vite](https://seerepo.com/uses/vite)**: 4 files
- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 1 file

### Styles

- **[Tailwind CSS](https://seerepo.com/uses/tailwind-css)**
- **@tailwindcss/vite**: 1 file

### Interface

- **ora**: 3 files
- **boxen**: 2 files
- **cli-progress**: 1 file

## Support (packages/core/strapi)

### The base

- **Koa**: 1 file

### Validation

- **yup**: 1 file

### Tools

- **commander**: 39 files
- **Inquirer**: 6 files
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- **execa**: 3 files
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- **SemVer**: 2 files

## Support (packages/core/types)

### The base

- **Koa**: 8 files

### Validation

- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 3 files

### Tools

- **commander**: 1 file

### Other

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- **Lodash**: 2 files
- **croner**: 1 file
- **json-logic-js**: 1 file
- **undici**: 1 file

## Frontend (packages/core/upload)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 107 files
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 10 files

### Styles

- **styled-components**: 65 files

### Interface

- **[dnd-kit](https://seerepo.com/uses/dnd-kit)**: 6 files
- **Formik**: 4 files
- **cropperjs**: 2 files
- **[Radix UI](https://seerepo.com/uses/radix-ui)**: 2 files
- **react-select**: 2 files
- **react-dnd**: 1 file

## Support (packages/core/upload)

### The base

- **Koa**: 7 files

### Content

- **file-type**: 2 files
- **[sharp](https://seerepo.com/uses/sharp)**: 2 files

### Validation

- **yup**: 3 files
- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 3 files

### Testing

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### Other

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- **date-fns**: 3 files
- **fs-extra**: 3 files
- **Immer**: 3 files
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- **formidable**: 1 file

## Support (packages/core/utils)

### Validation

- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 7 files
- **yup**: 4 files

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 9 files

### Other

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- **execa**: 1 file
- **http-errors**: 1 file
- **node-machine-id**: 1 file
- **p-map**: 1 file

## Support (packages/generators/generators)

### Content

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### Testing

- **Vitest**: 6 files

### Tools

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### Other

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## Frontend (packages/plugins/cloud)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 1 file
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 1 file

## Frontend (packages/plugins/color-picker)

### The base

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### Styles

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### Interface

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## Support (packages/plugins/color-picker)

### Testing

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- **Vitest**: 1 file

## Support (packages/plugins/graphql)

### The base

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- **graphql-scalars**: 2 files
- **Koa**: 1 file

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 5 files

### Tools

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### Other

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## Frontend (packages/plugins/i18n)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 12 files
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 5 files

### Styles

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## Support (packages/plugins/i18n)

### The base

- **Koa**: 1 file

### Validation

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- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 1 file

### Testing

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- **Testing Library**: 3 files

### Other

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## Backend (packages/plugins/sentry)

### Services

- **[Sentry](https://seerepo.com/uses/sentry)**: 1 file · [packages/plugins/sentry/server/src/services/sentry.ts, line 2](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a/packages/plugins/sentry/server/src/services/sentry.ts#L2)

## Support (packages/plugins/sentry)

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 1 file

## Frontend (packages/plugins/users-permissions)

### The base

- **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 20 files
- **[react-router-dom](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-router-dom)**: 5 files

### Styles

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### Interface

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## Backend (packages/plugins/users-permissions)

### Sign-in

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- **bcryptjs**: 1 file

## Support (packages/plugins/users-permissions)

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- **yup**: 4 files
- **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 2 files

### Testing

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- **msw**: 1 file

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- **url-join**: 4 files
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### Content

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### Testing

- **Vitest**: 3 files

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### Testing

- **Vitest**: 1 file

### Other

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### Content

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### Testing

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### Content

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### Testing

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### Data

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### Testing

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### Other

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## Support (packages/providers/upload-local)

### Testing

- **Vitest**: 1 file

### Other

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## Support (packages/utils/logger)

### Deploy

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### Tools

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- **Prettier**: 1 file

### Other

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- **fs-extra**: 3 files
- **chalk**: 2 files

## Frontend (packages/utils/upgrade)

### Interface

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## Support (packages/utils/upgrade)

### Testing

- **memfs**: 10 files

### Tools

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- **commander**: 4 files
- **fast-glob**: 1 file
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### Other

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- **chalk**: 5 files
- **fs-extra**: 3 files
- **Lodash**: 3 files
- **execa**: 1 file
- **undici**: 1 file

## Other repos with a similar stack

- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip/built): React, react-router-dom, MCP, Vite, Sentry, Zod, Ajv, ajv-formats, motion, dnd-kit, Radix UI, dompurify, ai, react-markdown, Tailwind CSS, sharp · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/strapi/strapi)
- [supabase/supabase](https://seerepo.com/r/supabase/supabase/built): React, MCP, Vite, Sentry, Zod, motion, sonner, dnd-kit, Radix UI, react-dropzone, @ai-sdk/react, ai, react-markdown, Tailwind CSS · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/strapi/strapi/vs/supabase/supabase)
- [ruvnet/ruflo](https://seerepo.com/r/ruvnet/ruflo/built): React, react-router-dom, MCP, Vite, bcryptjs, Zod, Ajv, sonner, Radix UI, highlight.js, Tailwind CSS, file-type, sharp, handlebars · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/ruvnet/ruflo/vs/strapi/strapi)
- [n8n-io/n8n](https://seerepo.com/r/n8n-io/n8n/built): MCP, Vite, Sentry, jsonwebtoken, bcryptjs, Zod, Ajv, highlight.js, markdown-it, ai, file-type, nodemailer, winston · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/n8n-io/n8n/vs/strapi/strapi)
- [Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT](https://seerepo.com/r/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT/built): React, Sentry, bcryptjs, Zod, motion, sonner, Radix UI, react-window, highlight.js, @ai-sdk/react, ai, react-markdown, Tailwind CSS · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT/vs/strapi/strapi)
- [shadcn-ui/ui](https://seerepo.com/r/shadcn-ui/ui/built): React, MCP, Vite, Zod, ora, motion, sonner, dnd-kit, Radix UI, @ai-sdk/react, ai, Tailwind CSS, prompts · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/shadcn-ui/ui/vs/strapi/strapi)

## Frequently asked questions

### What language is strapi written in?

strapi is written in TypeScript, with 804,883 written lines.

### What framework does strapi use?

strapi is built with React, react-router-dom, Koa, Vite, @apollo/server, and graphql-scalars.

### What does strapi sign people in with?

strapi signs people in with jsonwebtoken, bcryptjs, and passport-local.

### Does strapi use AI?

Yes. strapi uses AI through @ai-sdk/react and ai.

### What services does strapi use?

strapi watches its errors with Sentry and uses MCP and aws-sdk.

The proof: [packages/plugins/sentry/server/src/services/sentry.ts, line 2](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a/packages/plugins/sentry/server/src/services/sentry.ts#L2)

### Does strapi have tests?

Yes. strapi has 1,980 test files and is tested with @playwright/test, supertest, Vitest, Jest, Testing Library, msw, and memfs.

### Which repos have a stack like strapi's?

The ones that share most of its stack: paperclipai/paperclip, supabase/supabase, and ruvnet/ruflo.

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.