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koding/kite

Micro-service framework in Go observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/koding/kite · homepage · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

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: 4577
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2866
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3260 stars · 302 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Kite is a Go framework for building micro-services where each service (a 'kite') acts as both an RPC server and client, communicating over WebSocket using the dnode protocol. It includes Kontrol, a service registry and authentication service for discovering and connecting kites, with browser clients supported directly.

Use cases

  • build microservices in go
  • service discovery for go services
  • rpc between go services over websocket
  • connect browser apps directly to backend services
  • service registry with authentication
  • bidirectional communication between distributed services

When to choose

  • you are already invested in the Koding ecosystem or maintaining existing kite-based services
  • you need websocket-based bidirectional RPC with browser clients in Go

When to avoid

  • starting a new project - the last release was 2018 and the project is unmaintained
  • you need a modern, actively maintained microservice or gRPC framework
  • you need high-throughput or standardized RPC protocols

Facets

framework · maturity abandoned

rpc websocket service-discovery web-framework auth api-framework microservices backend developer-tools apis go windows cross-platform microservices dnode-protocol kontrol service-registry bidirectional-communication linux macos

6 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
koding/kitemain32

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