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skit

A Svelte and Tailwind template with properly configured linting and formatting

Library Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link
github.com/RobiMez/skit
Built by
Robi makes stuff

Bloat

181/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

This is a personal boilerplate the builder made public, and it works as a starter template with a small demo page. It has no users or business model visible, and the creator's latest post says they've moved on to scaffolding React apps with an AI assistant instead. It's a tidy developer resource, not a product with a market.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

It solves a real but tiny problem, scaffolding a Svelte project, and it's free with no way to charge for it. The creator says they've stopped using it themselves.

14/100

Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.

Receipts (3)

  1. It began as the builder's own repo made public so they wouldn't have to redo setup next time.

    “ima make my current repo into a public template so i don't have to go thru this again next time i decide to scaffold a simple svelte/tailwind app. https://github.com/RobiMez/skit”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 2 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The creator says they no longer use it and now have an AI assistant scaffold React apps instead.

    “used to be skit.robi.work but now i just tell claude to scaffold a react app with postgres and give it ssh connection instructions 😂 for the ui , i pick a color from colors.robi.work and make a pallete from it my most recognizable branding is the lexend font + phosphor icons duotone”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 21 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The site is a one-page boilerplate pitch with no pricing, payments or accounts.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · skit.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Svelte and Tailwind starters are plentiful and easy to rebuild in an afternoon, so nothing here is hard to copy. The repo has no license and no release history.

5/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. The repo is described as a boilerplate starter, with no license and zero releases.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/skit (opens in a new tab)

  2. The D3 variant is a second copy of the same idea, not a differentiated technology.

    “New svelte + D3 boilerplate repo https://d3skit.robi.work/ https://github.com/RobiMez/skit-d3 The classic Svelte boilerplate repo https://skit.robi.work/ https://github.com/RobiMez/skit #resource #repo”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 22 Jun 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

It has been around for about three years but was updated in only 5 of 36 months, and nothing has shipped in the last 78 days. The latest post suggests it's winding down.

56/100

  • Sustained shipping51/60

    Worked on across 35 months.

  • Consistency5/40

    Updates in 5 of 36 months.

  • Quiet

    No update for 78 days, so scaled to 85%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “ima make my current repo into a public template so i don't have to go thru this again next time i decide to scaffold a simple svelte/tailwind app. https://github.com/RobiMez/skit”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 2 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “used to be skit.robi.work but now i just tell claude to scaffold a react app with postgres and give it ssh connection instructions 😂 for the ui , i pick a color from colors.robi.work and make a pallete from it my most recognizable branding is the lexend font + phosphor icons duotone”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 21 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working Svelte and Tailwind starter exists with a live demo page and a D3 sibling. It's thin, lacks docs and releases, and never moved to Svelte 5.

78/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://github.com/RobiMez/skit responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram), so HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product25/35

    A working starter template with a live demo page and a D3 variant exists, but it's thin and it never got Svelte 5 support.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (skit.robi.work).

  • Maintained15/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-07-21.

  • Operations3/15

    It has a GitHub repo and a hosted demo site, but no docs, API, accounts, status page or backend.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://github.com/RobiMez/skit responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/skit (opens in a new tab)

  2. The demo site is live on its own domain and presents the boilerplate.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · skit.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

  3. A second boilerplate with its own live site, skit-d3, was published.

    “New svelte + D3 boilerplate repo https://d3skit.robi.work/ https://github.com/RobiMez/skit-d3 The classic Svelte boilerplate repo https://skit.robi.work/ https://github.com/RobiMez/skit #resource #repo”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 22 Jun 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The creator admits there's still no Svelte 5 support.

    “Made statusquo.fyi better , just a tool for myself to note down and remember how im feeling across all of 2025 stores data on LocalStorage as usual also updated my skit.robi.work ( still no Svelte 5 support till i figure s5 bedenb )”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 2 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. The crawler found no docs, accounts or status page.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · skit.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's free, has no revenue path, and the creator says they've moved to other tools. Distribution is just a GitHub repo and a demo site, so there's little to keep it going.

28/100

  • Distribution25/30

    A web app on its own domain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    Nothing in the posts or the site shows paying customers or any revenue.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment3/20

    One person maintains it, with sporadic updates over three years and no roadmap, team or dedicated community. The latest post signals the builder has moved on.

Receipts (5)

  1. A web app on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · skit.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payment provider and no prices were found.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · skit.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator says they've replaced this workflow with AI scaffolding.

    “used to be skit.robi.work but now i just tell claude to scaffold a react app with postgres and give it ssh connection instructions 😂 for the ui , i pick a color from colors.robi.work and make a pallete from it my most recognizable branding is the lexend font + phosphor icons duotone”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 21 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. A small update was posted in January 2025 with Svelte 5 still unresolved.

    “Made statusquo.fyi better , just a tool for myself to note down and remember how im feeling across all of 2025 stores data on LocalStorage as usual also updated my skit.robi.work ( still no Svelte 5 support till i figure s5 bedenb )”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 2 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. The last push to the repo was in October 2025.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/skit (opens in a new tab)