Storybook
Tool for developing, testing and documenting UI components in isolation.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
144
1.1% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#16 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
24.6M
npm, last 7 days, storybook
GitHub stars
91.2K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Storybook is used
Storybook is a dependency in 144 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.1%), #16 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Vitest (68.8%), Vite (75.0%), Playwright (JavaScript) (59.7%). It is more common in projects set up for Continue (7.9%) than for GitHub Copilot (2.1%).
Often used with Storybook
| Vitest | 68.8% of Storybook projects · 5.6× more than average |
|---|---|
| Vite | 75.0% of Storybook projects · 3.3× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 59.7% of Storybook projects · 6.8× more than average |
| Prettier | 63.9% of Storybook projects · 3.7× more than average |
| Testing Library | 54.2% of Storybook projects · 7.5× more than average |
| jsdom | 39.6% of Storybook projects · 7.4× more than average |
| TypeScript | 92.4% of Storybook projects · 1.7× more than average |
| React | 82.6% of Storybook projects · 1.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 2.9% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 2.8% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 2.1% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 4.2% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 2.7% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 3.1% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 2.6% of projects set up for it |
| Continue | 7.9% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Storybook as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install storybook |
|---|---|
| Packages counted | storybook, @storybook/addon-docs, @storybook/addon-a11y, @storybook/react-vite, @storybook/addon-vitest, @storybook/react, @storybook/addon-links, @storybook/addon-mcp |
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (98), Next.js (33), React Native / Expo (6), Python (3) |
| Example projects | Automattic/wp-calypso, LeagueAkari/LeagueAkari, primer/react, Asvarox/allkaraoke, storybookjs/mealdrop |
Alternatives to Storybook
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |