# dashersw/cote

A Node.js library for building zero-configuration microservices.

Repository: https://github.com/dashersw/cote
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cote
Homepage: http://cote.js.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: microservices, nodejs, scalability, high-availability, zero-configuration, javascript, microservice
Last push: 2026-01-22T10:07:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 63, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4875, "days_push": 223, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2385, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:42.593940+00:00)

## What it is
cote is a Node.js library for building zero-configuration microservices with automatic service discovery. It provides Responder/Requester, Publisher/Subscriber, and other components so services communicate without nginx, Redis, RabbitMQ, or any central coordinator.

## Use cases
- build microservices in Node.js without configuring IPs, ports, or brokers
- auto-discover services on a network without a central registry like Consul
- horizontally scale services across machines with fault tolerance
- implement request-response communication between Node.js services
- set up publish-subscribe messaging between microservices
- replace nginx, haproxy, redis, or rabbitmq for simple service communication

## When to choose
- you want zero-configuration, decentralized microservice communication in pure Node.js
- you need auto-discovery and fault tolerance without external infrastructure
- you're prototyping or building small-to-medium Node.js microservice systems
- you want a simple, humanized API for inter-service messaging

## When to avoid
- you need battle-tested messaging at very large scale (consider Kafka, NATS, or RabbitMQ)
- your services are polyglot and need cross-language communication
- you require advanced features like message persistence, transactions, or strict delivery guarantees
- you need fine-grained control over routing, load balancing, or service configuration

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: microservices, rpc, message-queue, service-discovery, networking
- domain: microservices, backend, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: zero-configuration, auto-discovery, fault-tolerant, mesh-network, scalability, request-response, pub-sub, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- dashersw/cote (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.593940+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 2026-08-30T02:34:38.300173+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dashersw/cote (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.593940+00:00, sha 96b4bb8f1f44)
  - homepage: http://cote.js.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:15:48.752312+00:00, sha 8fc83e74107e)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/cote (fetched 2026-08-29T10:15:48.755979+00:00, sha 22bbfd04f6e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.