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**One web toolkit, every language.**
Codegen-first polyglot web toolkit. A Rust core plus 14 language bindings generated by alef — spec-driven codegen (OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, GraphQL, JSON-RPC, gRPC, and SQL→HTTP), type-safe routing, tower-http middleware, an MCP server for coding agents, and fixture-driven cross-language testing.
**Rust core** · Python · TypeScript · Ruby · PHP · Elixir · Go · Java · C# · Kotlin · Dart · Swift · Zig · WASM · C FFI
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[Install](#installation) · [Why spikard](#why-spikard) · [Quick example](#quick-example) · [MCP server](#mcp-server) · [Docs](https://spikard.dev)
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---
> [!IMPORTANT]
> **spikard is experimental and pre-1.0.** APIs change between releases, and not every binding is at
> the same level of maturity. It is not yet recommended for production.
>
> That is also the invitation: this is the point where feedback actually shapes the design. If you try
> it and something is wrong, awkward, or missing, please
> [open an issue](https://github.com/Goldziher/spikard/issues). If you want to help,
> [good first issues](https://github.com/Goldziher/spikard/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
> are scoped to be finishable in an evening, and [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) explains the
> generated-bindings workflow.
## Why spikard
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| **Type-safe across bindings** | HTTP routing with path, query, body, and header validation. Errors convert losslessly between languages. |
| **Polyglot bindings** | Python, TypeScript/Node, Ruby, PHP, Elixir, Go, Java, C#, Kotlin, Dart, Swift, Zig, WASM, Rust, and C FFI. |
| **Schema codegen** | Parse OpenAPI 3.0, AsyncAPI 3.0, GraphQL SDL, and JSON-RPC 2.0 specs. Generate handlers and validators per binding. |
| **SQL to HTTP codegen** | Annotate SQL queries with `@http GET /path`, `@http_auth bearer:jwt`, and emit route metadata and OpenAPI specs. |
| **Tower middleware** | Compression, rate limiting, timeouts, request IDs, JWT/API-key auth, and static file serving. |
| **Lifecycle hooks** | `onRequest`, `preValidation`, `preHandler`, `onResponse`, and `onError`. |
| **WebSocket & SSE** | Bidirectional streams and server-sent events. |
| **Fixture-driven testing** | Shared JSON fixtures drive tests across language bindings for behavioral consistency. |
| **CLI & MCP server** | Initialize projects, generate code, validate schemas, and integrate with MCP-compatible tools. |
## Installation
Each binding ships through its native package manager.
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| Target | Package | Install |
| ------- | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Rust | `spikard` on crates.io | `cargo add spikard` |
| CLI | `spikard-cli` on crates.io | `cargo install spikard-cli` or `cargo binstall spikard-cli` |
| Python | `spikard` on PyPI | `pip install spikard` |
| Node.js | `@spikard/node` on npm | `pnpm add @spikard/node` |
| WASM | `@spikard/node-wasm` on npm | `pnpm add @spikard/node-wasm` |
| Ruby | `spikard` on RubyGems | `gem install spikard` |
| PHP | `goldziher/spikard` on Packagist | `composer require goldziher/spikard` |
| Elixir | `spikard` on Hex | Add `{:spikard, "~> 0.17"}` to `mix.exs` |
| Go | `github.com/Goldziher/spikard` | `go get github.com/Goldziher/spikard` |
| Java | `dev.spikard:spikard` on Maven Central | Maven/Gradle — see [Java README](packages/java) |
| C# | `Spikard` on NuGet | `dotnet add package Spikard` |
| Kotlin | `dev.spikard:spikard` on Maven Central | Maven/Gradle — see [Kotlin README](packages/kotlin) |
| Dart | `spikard` on pub.dev | `dart pub add spikard` |
| Swift | `Spikard` via SwiftPM | Add to `Package.swift` |
| Zig | `spikard` via `build.zig.zon` | Add to build manifest |
| C FFI | `spikard-ffi` shared/static library | [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Goldziher/spikard/releases) |
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## Quick example
### Python
```python
from spikard import Spikard
from msgspec import Struct
class User(Struct):
id: int
name: str
app = Spikard()
@app.get("/users/{id:int}")
async def get_user(id: int) -> User:
return User(id=id, name="Alice")
if __name__ == "__main__":
app.run(port=8000)
```
### TypeScript
```typescript
import { Spikard } from "@spikard/node";
const app = new Spikard();
app.get("/users/{id:int}", async (id: number) => {
return { id, name: "Alice" };
});
app.run({ port: 8000 });
```
<details>
<summary><strong>More examples</strong> (Ruby · PHP · Elixir · Go · Java · C# · Kotlin · Dart · Swift)</summary>
See the [examples directory](https://github.com/Goldziher/spikard/tree/main/crates/spikard-http/examples) in the repository for working examples in every supported language.
</details>
## MCP server
The CLI ships an [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server so a coding agent can scaffold and
generate spikard projects directly. It is enabled by default (`spikard-cli` feature `mcp`) and speaks
stdio out of the box; streamable HTTP is available via the `mcp-http` feature.
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spikard": {
"command": "spikard",
"args": ["mcp"]
}
}
}
```
Thirteen tools are exposed, covering project init, codegen from every supported spec format, the
SQL→HTTP pipeline, AsyncAPI fixture and test-app generation, schema validation, and a feature summary.
See the [MCP documentation](https://spikard.dev/mcp/) for the full tool list and worked flows.
## Coding agent plugins
Install the curated Spikard plugin for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Kimi, OpenCode, Pi, Hermes, Factory, Agent Plugins and Copilot. It includes the public `skills/spikard` skill and six API references; MCP-enabled clients connect to the installed local CLI. See the [installation guide](docs/guides/agent-plugins.md) and [plugin publishing setup](.github/PLUGIN-PUBLISHING.md).
## SQL to HTTP
Annotate a SQL query and spikard emits the route, an OpenAPI 3.1 fragment, and a typed handler stub
that calls into the generated query function:
```sql
-- @name GetUser
-- @returns :one
-- @http GET /users/{id}
-- @http_auth bearer:jwt
SELECT id, name, email FROM users WHERE id = $1;
```
Query parsing and type inference come from [scythe](https://github.com/Goldziher/scythe); spikard
reads scythe's analyzed-query IR and overlays the HTTP vocabulary on top. scythe stays
library-agnostic and owns no HTTP concepts. See the
[SQL codegen guide](https://spikard.dev/guides/sql-codegen/).
## Architecture
All bindings call a shared Rust core through thin language-native layers:
<details>
<summary><strong>How bindings work</strong></summary>
```text
Language bindings (Python, Node, Ruby, Go, Java, C#...)
|
v
FFI / NAPI / PyO3 / Magnus / runtime bridge
|
v
crates/spikard-http Router, middleware, auth
crates/spikard-core HTTP types, validation, errors
crates/spikard-codegen OpenAPI, GraphQL, AsyncAPI, JSON-RPC
```
Bindings are generated from the Rust API surface via [alef](https://github.com/xberg-io/alef). Binding code stays thin: type conversion, error conversion, and runtime integration. Business logic, validation, middleware, and codegen all live in Rust.
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Specification support</strong></summary>
- **OpenAPI 3.0** — Route definitions to specs, parameter validators, Swagger/ReDoc UI
- **GraphQL** — SDL schema parsing, query execution, introspection, Handler trait integration
- **AsyncAPI 3.0** — Channel/operation extraction, message validators, WebSocket integration
- **OpenRPC** — JSON-RPC 2.0 method handlers, parameter validation, batch requests
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Middleware stack</strong></summary>
Compression (gzip/brotli), rate limiting, timeouts, request IDs, authentication (JWT/API key), static files. Configured via ServerConfig structs. All middleware is implemented in Rust via tower-http.
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## Development
```bash
mise run setup # Install dependencies
mise run build # Build Rust core (debug)
mise run test # Run Rust tests
mise run test:all # Run all tests (Rust + bindings)
mise run e2e:all # Generate + build + run e2e tests
mise run format # Format all code
```
Run `mise tasks ls` for the full task catalog.
<details>
<summary><strong>Project status</strong></summary>
- Experimental and pre-1.0 — see the note at the top of this README. APIs change between releases.
- Binding packages follow the Rust crate version.
- E2E coverage is fixture-driven and shared across supported language targets.
- See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines on modifying generated bindings.
</details>
## License
MIT License — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.