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SoftInstigate/restheart

The Agent-Ready Backend for MongoDB

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GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 20, 2026

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887 stars177 forksLast push Sep 20, 2026 Java AGPL-3.0

Decision brief

RESTHeart provides an HTTP RESTful API for MongoDB, suiting needs that require lightweight data retrieval, GraphQL support and WebSocket capabilities.

Good fit when

When integrating with AI agents that need direct access to MongoDB via a RESTful interface
For projects requiring both GraphQL and traditional REST endpoints exposing MongoDB data

Avoid when

If fine-grained control over database operations beyond simple CRUD is required, as RESTHeart adheres strictly to HTTP methods
When proprietary licensing must be avoided since RESTHeart uses AGPL-3.0, which may affect derivative work distribution

Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Adoption

Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (887) are secondary evidence.

Docker Hub pulls (30d): 1,918,372·Docker Hub API·Sep 20, 2026

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Very active (0d since push); As of Sep 20, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of Sep 20, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Aug 16, 2026

Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.

Install

git clone https://github.com/SoftInstigate/restheart

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Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

Provides an HTTP RESTful API for the MongoDB document database system. Supports GraphQL, WebSockets and Docker.

Capability facts

Deploy: Self-host
Source: dockerfile:docker-compose.yml · Sep 20, 2026
Docker: Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:docker-compose.yml · Sep 20, 2026
Languages: java
Source: github.language · Sep 20, 2026

README

License RESTHeart core is licensed under the GNU AGPL v3. , the Maven artifact plugins depend on to reach the Approved Interfaces, is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Plugins that depend only on , without linking against RESTHeart's AGPL licensed core, can be distributed un...

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

/tools/softinstigate-restheart.md GET /api/graphcanon/tools/softinstigate-restheart GET /api/graphcanon/graph?tool=softinstigate-restheart