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๐Ÿช“ An orchestration engine for background tasks, AI agents, and durable workflows

โ˜…8KSTARS
โ‘‚508FORKS
!143ISSUES
๐Ÿ†#845GLOBAL RANK
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#125

MOST-STARRED Go

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Stars gained+49+200+630
Per day777
Forks gained+3+10+25

hatchet gained 200 stars in the last 30 days, about 7 a day, and now has 8K. It is about 3 years old and has averaged roughly 2.7K stars a year. It ranks #125 among Go repositories and #845 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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hatchet has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #1174. Below is the 30-day activity profile:

๐Ÿ’ก Overview

hatchet is an open-source project written in Go: ๐Ÿช“ An orchestration engine for background tasks, AI agents, and durable workflows.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in concurrency, dag, distributed. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

โšก Key Features

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Optimized execution pipeline written in Go for predictable speed.

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Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

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Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

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Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

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Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

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Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

๐Ÿ“ฅ Installation

terminal
$ go install github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet@latest

โš™ System Requirements

Platforms

  • โ€ข macOS
  • โ€ข Linux
  • โ€ข Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

Go >= 1.21 runtime environment

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

๐Ÿง  How It Works

hatchet coordinates its core functionality through a modular Go pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

๐ŸŽฏ Production Use Cases

Production System Integration

Embed hatchet into Go backend services to handle core application logic.

CI/CD Automated Pipelines

Run automated validation, builds, and integration suites during deployments.

Developer Tooling & Workflows

Accelerate developer onboarding with pre-configured project utilities.

Open Source Extension

Fork and customize internal modules under the repository's open MIT license.

๐Ÿš€ Getting Started

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Install hatchet using your package manager: `go install github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet@latest`

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Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for hatchet.

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Import hatchet into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

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Execute your test suite or run `hatchet --help` to verify successful setup.

๐Ÿ‘ Strengths

Active community backing with 8,008 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the MIT license.
Built in Go for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

โš ๏ธ Considerations

Requires familiarity with Go and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with Go, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

๐Ÿ† Nearby in the Rankings

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does hatchet do? +

๐Ÿช“ An orchestration engine for background tasks, AI agents, and durable workflows

What language is hatchet written in? +

The primary language is Go. Topics include: concurrency, dag, distributed, distributed-systems, durable-execution.

Is hatchet actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 25, 2026 with 143 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does hatchet have? +

hatchet has 8,009 stars and 508 forks on GitHub.

How does hatchet rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 8,009 stars, hatchet-dev/hatchet is ranked #845 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #125 among Go projects.

What license is hatchet distributed under? +

The repository reports a MIT license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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