kurrentdb

name	kurrentdb
description	Provides KurrentDB (EventStoreDB) client code for event sourcing and CQRS. Generates correct package names, connection strings, and API patterns for Python, Node.js, .NET, F#, Go, Java, Rust. Triggers on "kurrentdb", "eventstore", "event sourcing", "append events", "read stream", "subscription", "aggregate", "CQRS".

KurrentDB Development Skill

Provides working code for KurrentDB (formerly EventStoreDB) - the event-native database.

When to Read Additional Files

Need	Read
Full API reference for any language	reference.md
Ready-to-run project templates	templates/{language}/

Quick Reference

Docker Setup (Insecure Single Node)

docker run --name kurrentdb-node -it -p 2113:2113 \
    docker.kurrent.io/kurrent-latest/kurrentdb:latest \
    --insecure --run-projections=All --enable-atom-pub-over-http

Or use docker-compose - see templates/docker-compose.yaml

Connection String: kurrentdb://localhost:2113?tls=false Web UI: http://localhost:2113

Client Installation Quick Reference

Language	Install Command
.NET/C#	dotnet add package KurrentDB.Client
F#	dotnet add package KurrentDB.Client
Java	Add com.eventstore:db-client-java:5.3.2 to pom.xml
Python	pip install kurrentdbclient
Node.js	npm install @kurrent/kurrentdb-client
Go	go get github.com/kurrent-io/KurrentDB-Client-Go/kurrentdb
Rust	Add kurrentdb = "1.0" to Cargo.toml

Key API Patterns

Optimistic Concurrency (CRITICAL)

ALWAYS use expected revision for aggregates:

• NO_STREAM - Creating new aggregate (stream must not exist)
• StreamExists - Appending to existing stream
• Specific revision number - Prevent concurrent modifications

Subscriptions

• Catch-up: Read history + live events. Use for projections.
• Persistent: Server-managed with ACK/NACK. Use for reliable processing.

System Streams

• $ce-{category} - All events from streams matching pattern (e.g., $ce-order for order-*)
• $et-{eventType} - All events of a type (e.g., $et-OrderCreated)

Official Documentation

• https://docs.kurrent.io/server/
• https://docs.kurrent.io/clients/