MIT licensed · shipped 2026-04-17

Kite is open source.

The protocol, CLI, and mesh live under Alpha-Centauri-Cyberspace on GitHub. The hosted control plane runs on getkite.sh. Build, fork, embed, or just read the code — it's all MIT.

// architecture

What's open, what's hosted.

Kite's positioning is simple: open protocol, open clients, hosted control plane. You can run the CLI against our cloud, fork the mesh into your own stack, or build something new on top of the protocol crate — but the production delivery, storage, and replay infrastructure is a service we operate.

Component
Status
Notes
kite CLI
open
Rust binary. Authenticates, streams, replays, pipes to your tools.
kite-protocol
open
Wire format crate. Signatures, envelopes, CloudEvents normalization.
kite-mesh
open
Multi-consumer fan-out, backpressure, resumable subscriptions.
Homebrew tap
open
Distribution for macOS and Linux.
Control plane
hosted
Endpoints, auth, storage, replay. Runs on getkite.sh. Not open source.
Dashboard & billing
hosted
Web UI, pricing, x402 bootstrap. Hosted only.
// repositories

Four public repos.

Everything you need to ship, fork, or embed Kite. Each repo tracks its own release cadence and issue tracker.

Alpha-Centauri-Cyberspace/kite-cli
Rust · binary

The kite binary. Rust, async, and built for the terminal. Handles auth, streaming, replay, and scripting.

Install via Homebrew
$brew install alpha-centauri-cyberspace/kite/kite
View on GitHub
Alpha-Centauri-Cyberspace/kite-protocol
Rust · crate

The wire format. Published on crates.io so anyone can speak Kite — CloudEvents-normalized payloads, signatures, envelope types.

Install via cargo
$cargo add kite-protocol
View on GitHub
Alpha-Centauri-Cyberspace/kite-mesh
Rust · protocol

The mesh protocol. Fan-out across subscribers, backpressure, and resumable delivery. Makes multi-consumer webhooks sane.

Install via cargo
$cargo add kite-mesh
View on GitHub
Alpha-Centauri-Cyberspace/homebrew-kite
Homebrew · tap

Official Homebrew tap. Keeps every macOS and Linux user one command away from the latest kite build.

Install via tap
$brew tap alpha-centauri-cyberspace/kite
View on GitHub
// contributing

Send us a pull request.

Every public Kite repo is MIT licensed. Use it, fork it, ship it inside your own product — the only ask is that you keep the copyright notice.

Bug reports, protocol feedback, and PRs are welcome. Start with the CONTRIBUTING guide in kite-cli, then open an issue on whichever repo you're working in. We prefer small, focused PRs with a test.