Project Title

beehive — A flexible event/agent & automation system with lots of bees 🐝

Overview

Beehive is an open-source event and agent system written in Go, designed for automation tasks triggered by events and filters. It stands out for its modularity, flexibility, and ease of extension, allowing users to create custom agents that interface with various services like Twitter, Tumblr, Email, IRC, and more.

Key Features

Modular architecture with "Hives" for interfacing with different services
Event-driven automation with custom agent creation
Web-based configuration interface for easy setup and management
Supports a wide range of plugins for various tasks and services

Use Cases

Automating social media posts to a blog or other platforms
Forwarding chat messages to email for notification purposes
Controlling home automation systems based on environmental conditions
Running custom bots for build triggers on Jenkins CI
Managing and controlling Hue lighting systems

Advantages

Highly customizable and extensible with a plugin system
Easy to set up and configure through a web interface
Supports a variety of services and protocols out of the box
Written in Go, ensuring performance and efficiency

Limitations / Considerations

Requires Go 1.13 or higher for building from source
May have a learning curve for new users unfamiliar with event-driven systems
Custom development might be needed for very specific use cases not covered by existing Hives

NATS: A high-performance messaging system, different from Beehive in that it focuses on messaging rather than event-driven automation.
MQTT: A lightweight messaging protocol for small sensors and mobile devices, differing in its focus on IoT applications.
Apache Kafka: A distributed streaming platform, which, while powerful, is more complex and not as focused on event-driven automation as Beehive.

Basic Information

GitHub: https://github.com/muesli/beehive
Stars: 6,457
License: Unknown
Last Commit: 2025-11-17

📊 Project Information

Project Name: beehive
GitHub URL: https://github.com/muesli/beehive
Programming Language: Go
⭐ Stars: 6,457
🍴 Forks: 334
📅 Created: 2014-06-23
🔄 Last Updated: 2025-11-17

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