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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Gray Matter
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Fastest prototype
Gray Matter
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Gray Matter
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Gray Matter Smarter YAML front matter parser, used by metalsmith, Gatsby, Netlify, Assemble, mapbox-gl, phenomic, vuejs vitepress, TinaCMS, Shopify Polaris, Ant Design, Astro, hashicorp, garden, slidev, saber, sourcegraph, and many others. Simple to use, and battle tested. Parses YAML by default but can also parse JSON Front Matter, Coffee Front Matter, TOML Front Matter, and has support for custom parsers. Please follow gray-matter's author: https://github.com/jonschlinkert |
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| Quality | 77/100 Strong |
| Decision verdict | 79/100 Strong shortlist Shortlist this skill and compare it with close alternatives before production adoption. |
| Adoption | 4.5K stars 0 installs |
| Freshness | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Use-case fit | |
| Stack fit | |
| Platform hints | JavaScript, Markdown, Claude Code |
| Warnings | Repository looks stale · No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for |
| Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals |
| Not ideal for | teams that require actively maintained dependencies · production agents without a repository review |
| OpenAgentSkill engagement | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add jonschlinkert/gray-matter |