Tech riderRev. 22 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onLinux
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Build as codeYes
- 4Build cachingYes
- 5Remote executionNo
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: microsoft.github.io
Overview
Lage is ranked #15 of 40 in build automation software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux.
Compared on build automation software
- Build as code
- Yesmicrosoft.github.io
- Build caching
- Yesmicrosoft.github.io
- Remote execution
- Nomicrosoft.github.io
Facts
- Purpose
- Lage is a task runner for JavaScript monorepos that runs repository scripts in dependency order.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Task scheduling
- Its pipeline configuration and package graph determine task order and which tasks can run in parallel.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Adoption
- The documentation says Lage can be adopted with one npm package installation and a single repository configuration file.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Caching
- Lage caches recent task results locally by default and restores them when source files and command arguments have not changed.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Remote cache
- Remote caching can use cloud storage such as Azure Blob Storage, with local cache checked before remote cache.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Remote cache uploads
- Uploading caches to a remote server is not the default and requires setting the LAGE_WRITE_REMOTE_CACHE environment variable.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Scoping
- The CLI can limit runs to selected packages or packages changed since a specified commit, tag, or branch.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Concurrency
- The CLI supports setting a maximum number of jobs and per task worker limits.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Profiling
- The --profile option writes a profile JSON file for inspection in Chromium based browser developer tools.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The CLI includes log reporters for Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, as well as JSON and file logging reporters.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The documentation says large package outputs or packages faster to rebuild locally can be excluded from remote caching individually.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The documentation describes Lage as designed for JavaScript repositories with many packages, including large monorepos.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- microsoft.github.io/lage/docs/introduction/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- microsoft.github.io/lage/docs/guides/cache/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- microsoft.github.io/lage/docs/guides/remote-cache/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- microsoft.github.io/lage/docs/reference/cli/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- microsoft.github.io/lage/docs/guides/profile/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- microsoft.github.io/lage/docs/guides/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/microsoft/lage· checked 4 Oct 2026