# colinhacks/zod

> TypeScript-first schema validation library with static type inference: define a schema, parse untrusted data, and get back a strongly typed validated result. Zero dependencies, works in Node.js and browsers.

- Magnitude: 2.6 out of 10 — Steady
- Stars: 44,094 total · +1 star measured 2026-10-12, 08:41–10:16 UTC, ≈ 4 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Developer tools · Language: TypeScript · License: MIT · Created: 2020-03-07 · Last push: 2026-10-11
- GitHub: https://github.com/colinhacks/zod · Homepage: https://zod.dev · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/colinhacks/zod

## Useful for

- Validate API request bodies and form input before using them
- Infer TypeScript types from one schema instead of writing them by hand
- Convert a schema to JSON Schema for docs or external tooling

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-12 (UTC), 08:41–10:16: 44093 → 44094 stars (+1). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +4 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- Hacker News: “Zod 4.6.6 compromised by malware?” — 122 points, 2 h ago.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 2,243
- Issues and pull requests: 5,419
- Watchers: 84
- Average over the last week: 7 per day
- Usual pace: 7 per day
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 1
- Latest release: v4.6.6 (2026-10-11)

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-09-13 … 2026-10-12: 5, 18, 12, 4, 13, 4, 8, 4, 9, 6, 4, 15, 7, 6, 9, 6, 13, 7, 2, 5, 3, 3, 9, 7, 6, 9, 11, 7, 8, 1

## Hacker News

- Zod 4.6.6 compromised by malware? — 122 points, 31 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50052814

## Spotted in now

- Spotted on Hacker News

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Days are UTC. “So far today” is a fact; “expected by the end of the day” is a forecast.
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Data as of 2026-10-12 10:26 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.