Mikros for Go

Mikros is an opinionated framework for Go services.

It defines a consistent way to declare, run, extend, and test microservices in Go—so teams can focus on business logic instead of boilerplate.

Mikros brings a common foundation for:

Service definitions – every service describes itself in a service.toml (name, type, version, product, features, clients).
Lifecycle management – standardized start, run, and shutdown flow across gRPC, HTTP, native, and script services.
Extensibility – a first-class plugin system for features (logging, tracing, metrics, etc.) and even new service kinds.
Consistency – unified logging, error handling, and environment validation.
Testability – built-in testing helpers to run services in-process with predictable behavior.

Why Mikros?

Without Mikros, every Go service tends to reinvent:

Mikros standardizes these patterns.

The result: every service looks and behaves the same—making them easier to run in production, reason about in code review, and evolve over time.

Mikros supports four built-in kinds of services:

Features are optional modules that can be enabled or disabled per service in service.toml.

They cover concerns like logging, tracing, and error wrapping.

You can also build custom features that plug directly into the service lifecycle.