# actix/actix

Actor framework for Rust.

Repository: https://github.com/actix/actix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/actix
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, actor, actor-model, actix, concurrency, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-01T23:29:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3271, "days_push": 32, "days_rel": 447, "gap_med": 272, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9243, forks 676 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:29.041172+00:00)

## What it is
Actix is an actor framework for Rust providing the actor model for building concurrent, asynchronous applications. It integrates with Tokio and futures for message-passing between actors.

## Use cases
- build concurrent applications with the actor model in Rust
- implement message-passing between async tasks
- manage stateful background workers in Rust
- coordinate distributed-style services with actors

## When to choose
- you need the actor model with async/await in Rust
- you want a mature, widely used concurrency library
- you're building on Tokio and need structured message handling

## When to avoid
- you only need simple threads without message passing
- you want a full web framework (use actix-web instead)

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: concurrency, rpc
- domain: developer-tools, microservices
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: actor-model, async, tokio, message-passing

## Member repositories
- actix/actix (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:29.041172+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:23:14.474099+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/actix/actix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:29.041172+00:00, sha f449b4f9cd24)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/actix (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:56.854147+00:00, sha 595c0fcb4019)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.