# inko-lang/inko

A language for building concurrent software with confidence

Repository: https://github.com/inko-lang/inko
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/inko
Homepage: http://inko-lang.org
Language: Rust
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: rust, compiler, programming-language, llvm, inko
Last push: 2026-08-26T01:22:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4166, "days_push": 8, "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 1301, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.634418+00:00)

## What it is
Inko is a statically typed programming language for building concurrent software, compiled to machine code via LLVM. It offers deterministic automatic memory management, move semantics, and type-safe concurrency without race conditions.

## Use cases
- build concurrent programs without race conditions
- learn a statically typed systems language
- compile a new language to machine code with LLVM
- write software with deterministic memory management
- explore type-safe concurrency models
- build efficient error-handling applications

## When to choose
- you want safe concurrency enforced by the type system
- you prefer deterministic memory management over garbage collection
- you are experimenting with modern programming language design

## When to avoid
- you need a mature ecosystem with extensive libraries
- your team requires widely adopted, battle-tested tooling
- you need quick hiring from a large developer pool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, programming-language, concurrency
- domain: programming-languages, compilers, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cpp
- tags: llvm, static-typing, memory-management, type-safe-concurrency, move-semantics, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- inko-lang/inko (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.634418+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 2026-08-30T04:52:15.096268+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/inko-lang/inko (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.634418+00:00, sha 64d9d8107e72)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.