{"categories":[{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Coiled is a Python client library that provisions and manages Dask clusters on cloud infrastructure, handling resource allocation, networking, and environment setup to scale parallel workloads.","skillfed_tags":["dask-integration","cloud-provisioning","distributed-computing"],"use_cases":["Scale a Dask DataFrame operation across multiple cloud instances without manually provisioning VMs or configuring networking.","Run distributed machine learning training jobs that require more compute than your local machine provides.","Provision temporary compute clusters for batch analytics jobs, then tear them down to control costs.","Integrate cloud-based Dask clusters into a CI/CD pipeline for large-scale data processing.","Manage multiple Dask clusters across different cloud regions or providers from a single Python client."],"what_it_does":"Coiled is a client library that bridges your local Python environment to the coiled.io deployment service, which provisions and manages Dask clusters in the cloud. It abstracts away the complexity of setting up cloud infrastructure, configuring networking, and managing software environments\u2014you call Coiled's API to create a cluster, and the service handles resource allocation and orchestration on your behalf.\n\nThe package depends on dask and distributed for the core parallel computing engine, boto3 for AWS integration, fabric and paramiko for remote execution, and several utility libraries for configuration and monitoring. It's designed for teams running large-scale analytics or machine learning workloads that need to scale beyond a single machine without manually provisioning and configuring cloud infrastructure.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use Dask and need to scale to cloud infrastructure without managing infrastructure yourself. The low install friction and active maintenance are positive signals. However, verify the Elastic-2.0 license terms for your use case, and confirm whether coiled.io's service requires a paid account\u2014the client library alone is not sufficient without access to the backend service."},"id":"coiled","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/coiled","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/coiled.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/coiled/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-14","license_spdx":"Elastic-2.0","license_treatment":"unclear","name":"coiled","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python client for coiled.io dask clusters"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1437184,"position":3898,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.135.3"}