# stepancheg/grpc-rust

Rust implementation of gRPC

Repository: https://github.com/stepancheg/grpc-rust
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stepancheg-grpc-rust
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: grpc, http2, protobuf, tokio-rs
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-04-08T23:37:29+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": 4084, "days_push": 877, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1367, forks 123 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.459537+00:00)

## What it is
A pure-Rust implementation of the gRPC protocol built on HTTP/2 and Protocol Buffers, with code generation via protoc plugins. The project is officially dead and unmaintained, having been superseded by the official gRPC team's Rust implementation.

## Use cases
- implement gRPC services in Rust
- generate Rust client and server stubs from .proto files
- build a gRPC client to call services written in Go or other languages
- learn how gRPC works over HTTP/2 in pure Rust
- maintain a legacy Rust codebase that depends on the grpc crate

## When to choose
- you are maintaining an existing project already built on this crate
- you need a pure-Rust gRPC implementation for study or reference

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new Rust gRPC project (use tonic or the official gRPC Rust implementation)
- you need production-grade performance and support
- you want an actively maintained library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: rpc, serialization, http-server, http-client
- domain: developer-tools, apis, backend
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: grpc, protobuf, http2, tokio, unmaintained

## Member repositories
- stepancheg/grpc-rust (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.459537+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 2026-08-30T04:41:09.643751+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stepancheg/grpc-rust (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.459537+00:00, sha 95356c429957)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.