# coralproject/talk

A better commenting experience from Vox Media

Repository: https://github.com/coralproject/talk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/talk
Homepage: https://coralproject.net
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: comments, comments-widget, react, graphql, nodejs, javascript, journalism, typescript
Last push: 2026-08-11T13:16:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3593, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 13.0, "n_releases_24m": 41}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1996, forks 372 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.491212+00:00)

## What it is
Coral is an open-source commenting platform from Vox Media that provides embeddable comment streams, moderation tools, and community features for news sites and other publishers. It is a self-hosted Node.js/TypeScript application with a React frontend and a GraphQL API, deployed via Docker with MongoDB and Redis.

## Use cases
- add a commenting section to a news site
- self-host a privacy-friendly alternative to Disqus
- moderate and filter toxic comments at scale
- integrate comments with an existing SSO registration system
- customize and extend a comments widget via a GraphQL API
- highlight journalist and staff replies in discussions

## When to choose
- you run a publishing or media site and want full control of comment data without ads or trackers
- you need robust moderation tooling and AI-assisted filtering out of the box
- you want a self-hosted, customizable commenting system with an API

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight drop-in script with no server infrastructure
- your stack cannot run Node.js, MongoDB, and Redis
- you only need a simple static-site comment section

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, graphql, api-framework, middleware
- domain: web-development, cms, media, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: commenting-platform, moderation, community, journalism, react, typescript, embeddable-widget, privacy-first, nodejs, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- coralproject/talk (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.491212+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 2026-08-30T03:02:29.044864+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/coralproject/talk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.491212+00:00, sha a494a4dc46ee)
  - homepage: https://coralproject.net (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:34.823692+00:00, sha 0830d7aa480d)
  - site_page: https://coralproject.net/about-2 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:34.836961+00:00, sha a0ca13a8a297)
  - site_page: https://docs.coralproject.net (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:34.839173+00:00, sha b451a8ed1e9b)
  - site_page: https://coralproject.net/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:34.834643+00:00, sha dacabde29b9c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.