Automattic/kue
Kue is a priority job queue backed by redis, built for node.js. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 5546
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 933
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9426 stars · 860 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Kue is a feature-rich priority job queue for Node.js backed by Redis, supporting delayed jobs, retries with backoff, job progress events, and a RESTful JSON API with an integrated management UI. The project is officially no longer maintained, with Bull suggested as an alternative.
Use cases
- run background jobs in node.js
- schedule delayed tasks with redis
- process emails asynchronously in a queue
- retry failed jobs with backoff
- monitor job progress with a web UI
- distribute parallel workload across workers
When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy Node.js codebase already using Kue
- you need a Redis-backed priority queue with a built-in UI and JSON API
When to avoid
- starting a new project - the library is unmaintained
- you want active support, security fixes, or modern Node.js compatibility
- consider Bull, BullMQ, or similar maintained alternatives instead
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
message-queue scheduling workflow-automation backend developer-tools microservices job-queue redis priority-queue background-jobs worker-queue unmaintained nodejs
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Automattic/kue · fetched 2026-08-28 · 615dfc29f1ce
- homepage: http://automattic.github.io/kue · fetched 2026-08-29 · 23d09a79fb19
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/kue · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8dd75798fd17
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Automattic/kue | main | 23 |
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