# LukeMathWalker/pavex

A backend framework for Rust professionals

Repository: https://github.com/LukeMathWalker/pavex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pavex
Homepage: https://pavex.dev
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, web, backend, compiler, framework
Last push: 2026-05-03T17:51:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 56, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1535, "days_push": 122, "days_rel": 296, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 39}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2069, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:10.306056+00:00)

## What it is
Pavex is a Rust framework for building APIs and web applications, aiming to combine the productivity of frameworks like Rails or ASP.NET Core with the performance of handwritten Rust. It uses a compiler-driven approach to generate application scaffolding and provide strong error reporting.

## Use cases
- build a REST API in Rust
- create a high-performance web backend
- replace actix-web or axum with a more ergonomic framework
- scaffold a new Rust web service with routing and middleware
- build an API server with dependency injection
- get Rails-like productivity in Rust web development

## When to choose
- you want a productive, batteries-included Rust API framework with strong ergonomics
- you need high performance comparable to handwritten Rust solutions
- you value excellent compile-time error reporting for web development
- you're starting a new API project and can accept a beta-stage framework

## When to avoid
- you need a battle-tested, production-proven framework today
- you require a large ecosystem of third-party middleware and extensions
- you don't want to sign up for closed beta access
- your team is already invested in axum, actix-web, or rocket

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: experimental
- function: web-framework, api-framework, routing, middleware, http-server
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: api-development, closed-beta, ergonomics, high-performance, compiler-driven, dependency-injection, rest, web-server

## Member repositories
- LukeMathWalker/pavex (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.306056+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 2026-08-30T02:56:45.087626+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LukeMathWalker/pavex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.306056+00:00, sha 3370c7251c75)
  - homepage: https://pavex.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:52.755199+00:00, sha df137c8e916d)
  - site_page: https://pavex.dev/docs/latest/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:52.757625+00:00, sha 29a7877b72df)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/pavex (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:52.759636+00:00, sha 934e9954ae05)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.