# caicloud/cyclone

Powerful workflow engine and end-to-end pipeline solutions implemented with native Kubernetes resources. https://cyclone.dev

Repository: https://github.com/caicloud/cyclone
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cyclone
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: continuous-integration, continuous-delivery, ci-cd, kubernetes, workflow, dag, ai-pipeline
Last push: 2023-10-24T12:08:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3607, "days_push": 1044, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1065, forks 170 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.696106+00:00)

## What it is
Cyclone is a workflow engine and end-to-end pipeline solution built entirely on native Kubernetes resources, with no extra dependencies. It provides DAG-based workflow scheduling plus built-in CI/CD and AI DevOps pipeline templates that run anywhere Kubernetes is deployed.

## Use cases
- run CI/CD pipelines on kubernetes
- orchestrate DAG workflows with kubernetes resources
- build AI devops pipelines
- trigger builds from webhooks or cron schedules
- execute workflows across multiple kubernetes clusters
- manage multi-tenant pipeline isolation

## When to choose
- you want CI/CD or AI pipelines implemented purely with native Kubernetes resources
- you need DAG scheduling with pause, resume, retry and cancel controls
- you need multi-cluster or multi-tenant workflow execution

## When to avoid
- you are not running Kubernetes
- you need a mature, actively developed CI system - the latest release was October 2023 and activity appears limited
- you prefer simpler non-Kubernetes CI tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: workflow-automation, ci-cd, scheduling, deployment, container-orchestration
- domain: cloud-computing, machine-learning
- platform: go, self-hosted, cloud
- tags: workflow-engine, dag, cicd-pipelines, ai-pipeline, multi-tenancy, helm, devops, containers, automation, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- caicloud/cyclone (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.696106+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 2026-08-30T06:55:29.125920+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/caicloud/cyclone (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.696106+00:00, sha 7f8ed93fad14)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.