Sunsetting and Archival

Purpose

Retire packages or the repository responsibly when maintenance ends.

When to Use

• •Archival criteria are met (no commits for 12 months, maintainers vote, unpatchable vulnerability, or unsupported stack)

Steps

1. •Announce intent to archive with a 90-day notice.
2. •Publish a final release with end-of-life notice.
3. •Update README and docs with deprecation banner.
4. •Archive the repository and deprecate npm package if applicable.

Output Contract

• •Stakeholders are notified ahead of archival.
• •Final release and documentation reflect end-of-life status.