{"categories":[{"label":"Dynamic Content","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http-dynamic-content/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides server-side streaming support for AI chat applications built with Starlette, enabling real-time message delivery to React frontends.","skillfed_tags":["streaming","ai-chat","starlette"],"use_cases":["Stream LLM responses in real time from a Python backend to a React chat interface without waiting for the full response to generate.","Build a production chat service where users see tokens or message chunks arrive progressively, improving perceived responsiveness.","Integrate with Vercel AI SDK or LangGraph backends to stream tool calls and structured outputs to the frontend as they execute.","Add streaming to an existing Starlette application without replacing the entire web framework or rewriting request handling."],"what_it_does":"assistant-stream is a Python package that adds server-side streaming capabilities to Starlette-based backends, designed to work with the assistant-ui React library for building AI chat applications. It handles the server-side mechanics of streaming responses from language models or AI backends to connected clients in real time, complementing the React frontend's ability to display streaming messages as they arrive.\n\nThe package sits in the backend layer of an AI chat stack: you use it to stream responses from your LLM or AI service through a Starlette web server to the browser. It abstracts away the complexity of managing persistent connections and chunked response delivery, letting you focus on the business logic of generating chat responses. With only Starlette as a runtime dependency, it has minimal install friction and integrates into existing Python web applications.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are building a Python backend for an AI chat application using Starlette and need server-side streaming. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive MIT license. It is a focused tool for a specific use case (streaming responses to assistant-ui frontends) rather than a general-purpose library, so install it only if you are actually building that stack."},"id":"assistant-stream","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/assistant-stream","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/assistant-stream.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/assistant-stream/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-04","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"assistant-stream","python_support":"supports_current","summary":null},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":91292,"position":13527,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.0.36"}