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Analysis updated 2026-08-02 · repo last pushed 2026-07-31

190TypeScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5ActiveSetup · easy

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A personal monorepo workspace where design engineer Hayden Bleasel organizes all his open-source projects, like Ultracite, Files SDK, and Blume, in one place. It serves as a hub linking to his individual tools and sponsorship page.

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    What it does
      Personal monorepo workspace
      Hub for open source projects
      Links to website and Twitter
    Projects
      Ultracite
      Files SDK
      Batchwork
      Blume
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Monorepo setup
    Use cases
      Discover his tools
      Sponsor his work
      Explore project code
    Audience
      Founders and PMs
      Curious developers
      Open source users

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Discover what open source tools Hayden Bleasel is currently building and maintaining.

USE CASE 2

Find links to his individual project repositories for their own documentation and setup guides.

USE CASE 3

Support his open source work through the GitHub Sponsors link provided in the repo.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptMonorepo

How does it compare?

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Stars190190189
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2026-07-31
MaintenanceActive
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/53/5
Audiencegeneralgeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

This is a personal hub repo with no setup instructions, you simply browse the links to find the individual project you want to use.

No license is mentioned in the README, so it is unclear what permissions others have to use or modify this code.

So what is it?

This repository is a personal monorepo, essentially a single workspace where Hayden Bleasel keeps all of his personal projects organized together. Rather than scattering code across dozens of separate folders and setups, everything lives in one place. Hayden is a design engineer based in San Francisco who has built a number of well-known open source tools. He originally created projects like Streamdown, AI Elements, and Tersa while working at Vercel. Now he maintains a newer set of tools, including Ultracite, Files SDK, Batchwork, and Blume, and this monorepo serves as the home base for that ongoing work. The README itself is fairly minimal. It doesn't go into detail about how the monorepo is structured, what build tools it uses, or how to run the projects locally. Instead, it functions more like a hub: it lists the open source projects he's contributed to, links to his website and Twitter, and invites people to sponsor his work through GitHub Sponsors. For non-technical readers, the value here is mostly informational. If you're a founder, PM, or curious developer who has used one of his tools and wants to see what else he's working on, this repo is a starting point. It connects you to the individual projects he maintains, each of which has its own repository with its own documentation. The monorepo approach itself is a common pattern among developers who juggle multiple projects. It keeps related work in one spot, which can make it easier to share code between projects and maintain consistency. That said, the README doesn't explain the specific tradeoffs or tooling behind this setup, so anyone looking for technical detail would need to explore the code directly.

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Prompt 1
List all the open source tools Hayden Bleasel is currently working on based on his monorepo, and help me figure out which one I should try first.
Prompt 2
I found Hayden Bleasel's monorepo. Can you search the web for his projects Ultracite, Files SDK, Batchwork, and Blume, and give me a one-sentence summary of what each does?
Prompt 3
Help me understand the monorepo pattern Hayden Bleasel uses. Why do developers keep multiple projects in one workspace, and what are the pros and cons?

Frequently asked questions

What is haydenbleasel?

A personal monorepo workspace where design engineer Hayden Bleasel organizes all his open-source projects, like Ultracite, Files SDK, and Blume, in one place. It serves as a hub linking to his individual tools and sponsorship page.

What language is haydenbleasel written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Monorepo.

Is haydenbleasel actively maintained?

Active — commit in last 30 days (last push 2026-07-31).

What license does haydenbleasel use?

No license is mentioned in the README, so it is unclear what permissions others have to use or modify this code.

How hard is haydenbleasel to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is haydenbleasel for?

Mainly general.

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