# RedisLabs/redis-cluster-proxy

A proxy for Redis clusters.

Repository: https://github.com/RedisLabs/redis-cluster-proxy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/redis-cluster-proxy
Language: C
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-08-16T12:29:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2714, "days_push": 1113, "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 1057, forks 137 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.809281+00:00)

## What it is
A multithreaded proxy for Redis Cluster that abstracts the cluster away so clients can talk to it as if it were a single Redis instance. It automatically routes queries to the correct node, handles ASK/MOVED redirections transparently, and supports both multiplexed and private connection models.

## Use cases
- connect to a redis cluster with a client that doesn't support cluster protocol
- route redis commands to the correct cluster node automatically
- use a redis cluster like a single redis instance
- handle MOVED and ASK redirects transparently for redis clients
- run cross-slot redis commands like MGET across cluster nodes

## When to choose
- your redis client library lacks native cluster support
- you want transparent cluster topology changes without client-side logic
- you need multiplexed connections to reduce connection count to a redis cluster

## When to avoid
- running in production - the project is explicitly alpha and not actively maintained
- you can use a cluster-aware redis client instead
- you need guaranteed atomicity for cross-slot commands

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: proxy, database, routing, middleware
- domain: databases, microservices, developer-tools
- platform: c, self-hosted
- tags: redis, redis-cluster, connection-multiplexing, c, not-actively-maintained, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- RedisLabs/redis-cluster-proxy (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.809281+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 2026-08-30T06:57:54.958438+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RedisLabs/redis-cluster-proxy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.809281+00:00, sha 3f2481149f14)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.