# skynetservices/skynet-archive

Skynet is a framework for distributed services in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/skynetservices/skynet-archive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/skynet-archive
Language: Go
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-12-01T13:30:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5571, "days_push": 3197, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1962, forks 315 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.611227+00:00)

## What it is
Skynet is a Go framework and communication protocol for building massively distributed services, designed to work in polyglot environments. The repository is an archived version of the project, which was undergoing a refactoring toward SkyDNS and HTTP/JSON before development ceased.

## Use cases
- build distributed services in go
- service discovery for microservices
- build a polyglot distributed app
- rpc framework for go services
- connect services via zookeeper

## When to choose
- you need a historical reference for Go distributed service design
- you maintain legacy code already built on Skynet

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new microservices project - the project is abandoned since ~2017
- you need maintained tooling or support
- you want modern service mesh or gRPC-based solutions

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: rpc, microservices, service-discovery, networking
- domain: microservices, backend, developer-tools
- platform: go, windows
- tags: distributed-services, zookeeper, skydns, polyglot, archived, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- skynetservices/skynet-archive (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.611227+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 2026-08-30T03:05:36.071322+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/skynetservices/skynet-archive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.611227+00:00, sha 623c14459e02)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.