# robustmq/robustmq

Communication infrastructure for the AI era — one binary, one broker, one storage layer, any protocol

Repository: https://github.com/robustmq/robustmq
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/robustmq
Homepage: http://robustmq.com/
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: amqp, kafka, message, message-queue, mqtt, mqtt-broker, queue, rust, serverless, streaming, mq, data, infra, middleware, storage, ai, mq9, agent-communication, ai-agnet
Last push: 2026-08-21T00:16:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 95, longevity 80
- inputs: {"age_days": 1126, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 33, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 60}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1787, forks 255 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:36.312922+00:00)

## What it is
RobustMQ is a next-generation message queue infrastructure written in Rust that supports multiple protocols (MQTT, Kafka, AMQP) with a single binary, broker, and storage layer. It positions itself as communication infrastructure for the AI era, including agent-to-agent messaging via its mq9 concept.

## Use cases
- run an mqtt broker for iot devices
- kafka-compatible message queue without running kafka
- self-hosted message broker supporting multiple protocols
- message infrastructure for ai agent communication
- lightweight single-binary streaming platform
- replace multiple message brokers with one unified deployment

## When to choose
- you need multi-protocol messaging (MQTT, Kafka, AMQP) in one deployment
- you want a lightweight Rust-based broker with a single binary
- you are building AI agent communication infrastructure
- you prefer self-hosted message queue with serverless-friendly design

## When to avoid
- you need battle-tested production maturity comparable to Kafka or EMQX
- you depend on the full Kafka ecosystem of tooling
- you require protocol features beyond the currently implemented subset

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: message-queue, streaming, middleware
- domain: microservices, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: rust, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: mqtt-broker, kafka-compatible, amqp, multi-protocol, ai-communication, one-binary, messaging, ai-agents, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- robustmq/robustmq (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.312922+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 2026-08-30T03:23:29.816007+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robustmq/robustmq (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.312922+00:00, sha 03232b26c8ba)
  - homepage: http://robustmq.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:25.356930+00:00, sha 4c5697ca2f30)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.