skotti

Skotti is a lightweight, open-source software framework for automating tasks and coordinating microservices in cloud-native environments. It aims to provide a compact runtime with a pluggable architecture, enabling developers to build and deploy workflows and event-driven processes with minimal overhead. Skotti is designed to run on common server operating systems and to integrate with containers and orchestration platforms.

At its core, Skotti consists of a small event-driven runtime, a scheduler, and a plugin API. Work is expressed as workflows composed of tasks and dependencies. Plugins implement task executors, I/O adapters, and authentication providers. Communication between components uses a deliberately small protocol over lightweight transports, and state is persisted through pluggable backends such as in-memory, file-based, or database storage.

Features include declarative workflows, dependency resolution, retry and backoff policies, observability through structured logs and metrics, and multi-language bindings via SDKs. The framework emphasizes a minimal footprint while still offering extensibility through plugins and adapters, enabling integration with databases, queues, and cloud services.

Skotti was initially released in 2021 by a community of open-source contributors. It has since seen adoption in small and mid-size deployments, particularly where users require a minimal footprint and easy extendability. The project is maintained on a public repository and accepts community contributions; it carries a permissive license suitable for organizations and individuals.

Typical uses include automation of data pipelines, lightweight orchestration of microservices, and background task processing. The ecosystem includes official core plugins and community-developed extensions for databases, message queues, and cloud services. Skotti is positioned as an alternative to larger workflow platforms for teams prioritizing speed and simplicity.