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PrismarineJS/node-minecraft-protocol

Parse and serialize minecraft packets, plus authentication and encryption. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/PrismarineJS/node-minecraft-protocol · homepage · JavaScript · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 98
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_readme

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: 13
  • age_days: 4992
  • days_rel: 18
  • days_push: 11
  • n_releases_24m: 24

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1417 stars · 287 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Node.js library that parses and serializes Minecraft protocol packets, with support for authentication and encryption. It enables building Minecraft clients, servers, and proxies programmatically.

Use cases

  • create a minecraft bot in node.js
  • parse and serialize minecraft packets
  • build a custom minecraft server
  • implement a minecraft proxy
  • authenticate and encrypt minecraft connections
  • automate minecraft gameplay programmatically

When to choose

  • you need low-level access to the Minecraft protocol in JavaScript
  • you are building bots, clients, servers, or proxies for Minecraft
  • you want an actively maintained library with a large ecosystem (PrismarineJS)

When to avoid

  • you need a high-level bot API with ready-made behaviors rather than raw protocol access
  • your project is not JavaScript/Node.js based
  • you target Minecraft versions outside the library's supported range

Facets

library · maturity active

serialization auth networking proxy http-client gaming-tools networking developer-tools cross-platform minecraft-protocol packets minecraft-client minecraft-server bot-framework minecraft nodejs javascript

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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