# kissjs/node-mongoskin

The wrapper for node-mongodb-native.

Repository: https://github.com/kissjs/node-mongoskin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-mongoskin
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-06T07:14:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5636, "days_push": 27, "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 1504, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:54.736240+00:00)

## What it is
mongoskin is a JavaScript wrapper library around the official node-mongodb-native driver for Node.js. It simplifies the driver's API by enabling chained calls, connection via db URLs, and convenient helpers like collection binding and promise-style methods.

## Use cases
- connect to mongodb from node.js with a connection url
- simplify mongodb queries with chained api calls
- bind helper methods to mongodb collections
- use mongodb replica sets without manual connection event handling
- wrap node-mongodb-native callbacks in promise-style calls

## When to choose
- you are using node-mongodb-native and want a friendlier, chainable API
- you want quick mongodb connections via a dburl string
- you want to attach custom model helper methods to collections

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use the modern official mongodb node driver instead
- you need the latest mongodb driver features or driver versions
- you use an ORM/ODM like mongoose and need schema validation

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: database-driver, database
- domain: databases, backend, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: mongodb, node-mongodb-native, wrapper, promise-support, nosql, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- kissjs/node-mongoskin (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.736240+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 2026-08-30T04:32:45.834626+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kissjs/node-mongoskin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.736240+00:00, sha 5a62d5e7c1c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.