{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/5"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A lightweight client library for interacting with Prefect Cloud or remote Prefect servers, designed for resource-constrained environments like AWS Lambda by omitting CLI and server components.","skillfed_tags":["workflow-orchestration","serverless-friendly","event-driven"],"use_cases":["Trigger Prefect deployments from AWS Lambda or other serverless functions without installing the full Prefect package.","Emit events into a Prefect event-driven system from lightweight, ephemeral workloads.","Query Prefect's orchestration API (read concurrency limits, deployment status, etc.) from a minimal client application.","Deploy client-side Prefect integrations in container images where installation size is constrained.","Monitor and observe workflows from remote applications using OpenTelemetry without server-side overhead."],"what_it_does":"prefect-client is a stripped-down distribution of Prefect designed to run in resource-constrained environments. It removes the CLI, server components, and related dependencies, keeping only what's needed to communicate with a remote Prefect server or Prefect Cloud. You use it to trigger deployments, emit events, and query the Prefect API from lightweight applications\u2014particularly useful in ephemeral compute like Lambda functions where installation size and startup time matter.\n\nThe package shares the same API surface as the full Prefect library for client-side operations, so existing code often works unchanged. However, it explicitly omits server-oriented functionality and CLI tools; attempting to use those will fail. It requires Python 3.10 or later and depends on 42 runtime packages including FastAPI, Pydantic, httpx, and OpenTelemetry for observability.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to interact with Prefect from a resource-constrained environment (Lambda, lightweight containers, edge functions). The low install friction, active maintenance, and permissive license make it a straightforward choice. Not suitable if you need the CLI, server components, or full Prefect functionality\u2014use the main prefect package instead."},"id":"prefect-client","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/prefect-client","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/prefect-client.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/prefect-client/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-13","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"prefect-client","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Workflow orchestration and management."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":456523,"position":6554,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.8.3"}