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electric-sql/electric

The agent platform built on sync.

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  • ✓Last commit 1d ago
  • ✓20 active contributors
  • ✓Distributed ownership (top contributor 19% of recent commits)
  • ✓Apache-2.0 licensed
  • ✓CI configured
  • ✓Tests present

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Repo brief: electric-sql/electric

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Verdict

Healthy — Strong maintenance signals

  • Last commit 1d ago
  • 20 active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 19% of recent commits)
  • Apache-2.0 licensed
  • 2 more receipts on the live page

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What it is

Electric is a read-path sync engine for PostgreSQL that syncs data out of Postgres into client applications in real-time. It handles partial replication via 'Shapes', fan-out distribution, and data delivery via a low-level HTTP API integrated with CDNs. Version 1.0 is released and marketed as production-ready for building fast, modern software with live local data sync. Monorepo: packages/agents-desktop contains a desktop app (Electron-based, given electron-window, main.ts, preload.ts patterns) with IPC channels for cloud auth, MCP servers, runtime management, and credentials. Core sync engine lives in packages/ elsewhere (not in top-60 list). Heavy TypeScript frontend, Elixir backend…

Start here

Open these first:

  • packages/agents-desktop/src/main.ts — Electron application entry point; initializes the desktop runtime and IPC bridge.
  • packages/agents-mcp/src/index.ts — MCP agent library main export; defines public API for SDK consumers.
  • packages/agents-desktop/src/runtime/controller.ts — Core runtime lifecycle manager; orchestrates agent server startup, shutdown, and health monitoring.
  • packages/agents-mcp/src/registry.ts — Central registry for MCP tools, resources, and prompts; bridges agent configuration to execution.
  • packages/agents-desktop/src/ipc/register.ts — IPC channel registration hub; connects desktop UI to backend services via Electron's inter-process communication.

Get running

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Daily commands:

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Key cautions & unknowns

  • (1) IPC security: main-process handlers in packages/agents-desktop/src/ipc/ must validate renderer requests to prevent context isolation bypasses. (2) Multi-language complexity: mix of TypeScript, Elixir, Rust…
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  • Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

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