# krakenjs/kraken-js

An express-based Node.js web application bootstrapping module.

Repository: https://github.com/krakenjs/kraken-js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kraken-js
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: javascript, krakenjs, expressjs, middleware
Last push: 2025-08-11T19:53:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 39/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 36, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4720, "days_push": 387, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4918, forks 453 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:02.390660+00:00)

## What it is
Kraken-js is an Express-based Node.js web application bootstrapping module that adds environment-aware configuration, middleware management, security defaults, and app lifecycle events. The project is officially deprecated and not recommended for new products.

## Use cases
- bootstrap an express app with environment-aware configuration
- organize express middleware via configuration files
- add security defaults to a node.js web app
- manage app lifecycle events in express
- configure view engines and express settings from config files

## When to choose
- maintaining an existing legacy kraken-js application
- you are already invested in the krakenjs ecosystem

## When to avoid
- starting any new node.js web project
- you want an actively maintained framework
- you need modern express tooling or long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, middleware, configuration-management, security
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: express, bootstrapping, app-lifecycle, deprecated, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- krakenjs/kraken-js (main) score 39

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.390660+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 2026-08-29T18:18:02.645136+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/krakenjs/kraken-js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.390660+00:00, sha 94e47f514e02)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/kraken-js (fetched 2026-08-29T09:00:15.447609+00:00, sha 3728c56e6d34)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.