# poem-web/poem

A full-featured and easy-to-use web framework with the Rust programming language.

Repository: https://github.com/poem-web/poem
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/poem
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, framework, rust-lang, poem, web, rust-crate, rust-library, http, server, fastapi
Last push: 2026-08-03T02:01:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1848, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4434, forks 357 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:49.240174+00:00)

## What it is
Poem is a full-featured, easy-to-use web framework for Rust built on async/await, with crates for OpenAPI, gRPC, AWS Lambda, and MCP servers. It provides routing, middleware, and type-safe handlers for building HTTP APIs and services.

## Use cases
- build a REST API in Rust
- serve HTTP endpoints with routing and middleware
- generate OpenAPI documentation from Rust code
- deploy a Rust web service to AWS Lambda
- implement a gRPC server in Rust
- build an MCP server for LLM tool integration

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included Rust web framework with OpenAPI support
- you need gRPC, Lambda, or MCP server support alongside HTTP
- you prefer an ergonomic, easy-to-learn framework over maximal performance tuning

## When to avoid
- you need the largest ecosystem and community, where Actix Web or Axum dominate
- you want a minimal micro-framework with no built-in OpenAPI or gRPC layers
- your project is not in Rust

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, routing, middleware, graphql, rpc, mcp, api-framework
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cross-platform, serverless
- tags: openapi, grpc, aws-lambda, tokio, async, rest-api, web-server

## Member repositories
- poem-web/poem (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:49.240174+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 2026-08-29T18:20:53.091332+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/poem-web/poem (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:49.240174+00:00, sha 755123c98e8c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.