theMackabu/ant
javascript for 🐜's, a tiny runtime with big ambitions observed · 2026-09-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 20
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2.5
- age_days: 286
- days_rel: 16
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 39
Adoption not part of the score
1249 stars · 30 forks observed · 2026-09-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Ant is a lightweight, high-performance JavaScript runtime built from scratch in C, featuring its own hand-built engine (Ant Silver) with a JIT compiler based on a fork of MIR. It targets the WinterTC Minimum Common API specification and is designed for environments where binary size (~9 MB) and cold start time (~5 ms) matter, such as serverless functions, edge computing, and embedded systems.
Use cases
- run javascript scripts with a tiny fast runtime
- deploy javascript to serverless functions with minimal cold start
- run javascript on edge computing environments
- embed a javascript runtime in an application or device
- build cli tools in javascript without node.js
- run javascript on resource-constrained or embedded systems
When to choose
- binary size and startup time are critical constraints
- you need a self-contained javascript runtime without v8 or jsc
- building serverless or edge functions where cold start matters
- embedding javascript in embedded systems or small binaries
- you want a wintertc-conformant server-side javascript runtime
When to avoid
- you need full test262 spec conformance (currently ~65%)
- you rely on the mature node.js ecosystem and native addons
- you need battle-tested production stability like node, bun, or deno
- your project depends on node-specific apis beyond wintertc
Facets
application · maturity active
interpreter compiler http-server cli programming-languages developer-tools web-development performance windows cli cross-platform javascript-runtime jit-compiler serverless edge-computing embedded wintertc lightweight linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/theMackabu/ant · fetched 2026-09-03 · ff8ddd4c9a8f
- homepage: https://antjs.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · c3c283b2ee53
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| theMackabu/ant | main | 83 |
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