Practical overview
When it fits
Use Rutis when a running agent or application needs to add, replace or develop plugins without restarting the entire host, particularly when plugins span TypeScript, Python, Go or separate processes and machines.
Who it is for
- Developers building agents that need to add or replace integrations while running.
- Teams extending long-lived applications with reloadable plugins.
- Builders coordinating TypeScript, Python and Go components through named services.
Documented uses
- Create a plugin project for a supported language using the host tooling.
- Inspect which services each plugin needs and provides, including identifying an unprovided dependency.
- Reload a plugin during development when its files change.
- Replace a service provider and restart the plugins that depend on it.
- Embed the runtime in a Rust application.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and lists the MIT license. The README documents host tooling for Node, Bun, Python and Go, plus Rust embedding.
- The runtime core is written in Rust, while documented plugin languages include TypeScript, Python and Go.
- The host workflow documents Node, Bun, Python and Go project scaffolding.
- Plugins declare required and provided services; the host can check these declarations.
- The runtime describes gated startup, cleanup exactly once, rollback on failed loads and dependency-specific restarts on provider replacement.
- Cross-process and cross-machine plugin operation is part of the stated design.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Scaffold and inspect a Node plugin project
Create a Node-language Rutis plugin project, install its dependencies, start the development host and inspect declared plugin services.
Before you start
- Node.js package tooling capable of running npx
- A terminal
Steps
Run the command below.
npx @arcships/rutis-host new weather --lang nodeEnter the generated project directory with
cd weatherand install dependencies using the command below.npm installRun the command below to run the plugin and reload it when its files change.
npx rutis-host devRun the command below to list plugin dependencies and provided services and identify a service with no provider.
npx rutis-host check
Expected outcome
A scaffolded Node plugin project with documented development reload and dependency inspection commands.
Guide limitations
- These steps cover the documented Node host workflow; they do not describe deployment.
Add Rutis to a Rust application
Add the Rutis and Tokio dependencies as the documented setup stage for embedding the runtime in a Rust application.
Before you start
- A Rust project using Cargo
Steps
Run the command below.
cargo add rutisRun the command below.
cargo add tokio --features full
Expected outcome
The Rust project declares Rutis and Tokio dependencies; the repository points to a separate guide for hosting TypeScript, Python and Go plugins in a Rust application.
Guide limitations
- The commands document dependency setup, not a complete host implementation or execution workflow.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 13 October 2026
- Original website title
- arcships/rutis · Official homepage title · retained in its source language