pksunkara/alpaca
Given a web API, Generate client libraries in node, php, python, ruby observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4811
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2449
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2448 stars · 82 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Alpaca is a Go-based CLI tool that generates client libraries (SDKs) for a web API in multiple languages including Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby, along with their documentation. Developers describe their API in a specification format and Alpaca produces publishable packages for each language's package manager.
Use cases
- generate client libraries for my REST API in multiple languages
- create SDKs for node, php, python and ruby from one API definition
- stop maintaining separate API wrappers for each language
- generate API client code and documentation automatically
- build official API libraries for my website's API
When to choose
- you maintain a web API and want consistent client libraries across several languages
- you want generated documentation bundled with your API SDKs
- you prefer defining your API in Alpaca's own specification format
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained tool - the last release was in 2019
- you want OpenAPI/Swagger-based code generation instead of a custom format
- you need client languages beyond node, php, python, and ruby
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
http-client sdk developer-tools apis developer-tools web-development windows bsd go cli client-library-generator multi-language api-sdk code-generation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pksunkara/alpaca · fetched 2026-08-28 · b72a2ab2acb5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pksunkara/alpaca | main | 10 |
For agents
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