# attic-labs/noms

The versioned, forkable, syncable database

Repository: https://github.com/attic-labs/noms
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/noms
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-08-27T22:44:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4109, "days_push": 1832, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7424, forks 267 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:59.799313+00:00)

## What it is
Noms is a decentralized, versioned database written in Go, philosophically descended from Git, that stores structured data with full history, branching, and efficient synchronization between disconnected instances. The project is explicitly unmaintained; its actively maintained successor is Dolt.

## Use cases
- store structured data with full version history like git for databases
- sync a database between disconnected instances and reconcile changes
- branch and rewind a dataset to any previous version
- diff two versions of a large structured dataset efficiently
- back a content-addressed database with S3 or a local filesystem

## When to choose
- you need a git-like versioned structured database for research or experimentation
- you want to study prolly-trees or content-addressed database design
- you're building on the lineage that led to Dolt

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained production database - use Dolt instead
- you need SQL queries or a rich ecosystem of tooling
- you require long-term support or bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: database, version-control, serialization
- domain: databases, developer-tools, microservices
- platform: go, windows, cross-platform
- tags: versioned-database, content-addressed, git-like, syncable, prolly-trees, unmaintained, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- attic-labs/noms (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.799313+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 2026-08-29T17:37:45.128762+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/attic-labs/noms (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.799313+00:00, sha 1b53c0b94e04)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.