photon-hq/spectrum-ts
Bring agents to any interfaces observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 88
- Longevity 21
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 304
- days_rel: 0
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 94
Adoption not part of the score
2097 stars · 268 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Spectrum (by Photon) is an open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents that communicate over real messaging interfaces like iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS/RCS, Slack, Discord, and voice. It provides a unified SDK with pluggable providers, a runtime for handling inbound messages, and optional hosted infrastructure (Spectrum Cloud) or fully self-hosted setups.
Use cases
- build an AI agent that replies over iMessage
- connect a chatbot to WhatsApp Business and Telegram
- run one agent server across multiple messaging channels
- send SMS with iMessage fallback routing
- build a Telegram bot with webhooks in TypeScript
- self-host an agent connected to a local iMessage database
- add voice call support to an AI agent
When to choose
- you want agents reachable on native messaging apps instead of web chat
- you need one unified API across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and SMS
- you want a batteries-included TypeScript SDK with managed or self-hosted options
When to avoid
- you only need a simple web chat widget
- your project is not in the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
- you need channels Spectrum does not yet support and cannot build a custom provider
Facets
framework · maturity active
agent-framework chatbot sdk webhook http-server cli chatbots messaging-platforms developer-tools bun cross-platform cli self-hosted cloud messaging imessage whatsapp telegram sms multi-channel agent-infrastructure voice unified-messaging ai-agents automation nodejs typescript
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/photon-hq/spectrum-ts · fetched 2026-10-21 · a6a9be785e03
- homepage: https://photon.codes/spectrum · fetched 2026-08-29 · 870d35a2290d
- site_page: https://docs.photon.codes · fetched 2026-08-29 · b0a9dd22d5b3
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/spectrum-ts · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9c43376f05c8
- site_page: https://photon.codes/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7ad035be5a44
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| photon-hq/spectrum-ts | main | 80 |
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