# ayojs/ayo

A fork of Node.js. Humans before technology.

Repository: https://github.com/ayojs/ayo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ayo
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ayo, javascript
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-08-02T15:00:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3299, "days_push": 2953, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1645, forks 74 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.265107+00:00)

## What it is
Ayo.js is a fork of Node.js, a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine with event-driven, non-blocking I/O. It was a community-driven fork with open governance that has not seen releases since 2018.

## Use cases
- run javascript outside the browser
- build server-side javascript applications
- try an alternative node.js runtime
- experiment with a community-governed node fork
- execute npm-based javascript tooling

## When to choose
- you want to study or contribute to a Node.js fork experiment
- you need a Node.js-compatible runtime and prefer this project's governance

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, secure JavaScript runtime for production
- you want the latest Node.js features and security patches
- you need long-term support or an active community

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: programming-language, http-server, cli
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: javascript-runtime, nodejs-fork, v8, community-fork, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ayojs/ayo (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.265107+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 2026-08-30T03:45:24.851217+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ayojs/ayo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.265107+00:00, sha 05534c1de5ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.