# bun-websocket-server

A skill packed with Bun WebSocket server patterns: handlers, pub/sub, broadcasting. Handy when you need a chat or real-time streaming without extra libraries.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 394 installs · ★ 236
- Author: secondsky
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/bun/skills/bun-websocket-server/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bun-websocket-server

## What it does

The skill covers the WebSocket support built into `Bun.serve()`. It ships TypeScript snippets for request upgrade, `open`, `message`, `close`, `drain`, `ping`, and `pong` handlers. There's also a section on sending text, JSON, and binary via `ws.send()`, with compression and buffer checks.

Pub/sub is the main pattern: clients subscribe with `ws.subscribe()`, messages go out through `ws.publish()` or `server.publish()`. The skill walks through chat rooms, broadcast to all clients, attaching user data during upgrade, and token authentication before the upgrade happens.

Server options include `maxPayloadLength`, `idleTimeout`, `backpressureLimit`, `perMessageDeflate`, and `sendPings`. A table covers common errors like `Upgrade failed` and `Message too large`. The source is truncated, so treat this as a pattern collection rather than full Bun documentation.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-websocket-server -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/bun-websocket-server/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/bun-websocket-server/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-websocket-server -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/bun-websocket-server/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-websocket-server -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/bun-websocket-server/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install secondsky/claude-skills bun-websocket-server
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/bun-websocket-server/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-websocket-server -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills --path plugins/bun/skills/bun-websocket-server
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/bun-websocket-server/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-websocket-server -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/bun/skills/bun-websocket-server/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Run a WebSocket server on Bun with no third-party packages
- Build chat rooms with subscribe/publish
- Broadcast a message to every connected client
- Attach user data to a WebSocket connection
- Reject unauthorized upgrades before they happen

## Example prompts
- Set up a Bun WebSocket server that echoes messages back
- Add pub/sub rooms: client sends a room name, messages stay in that room
- Show me how to send binary data with ws.send

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: bun-websocket-server
description: This skill should be used when the user asks about "WebSocket in Bun", "real-time communication", "Bun.serve websocket", "ws server", "socket connections", "pub/sub", "broadcasting messages", "WebSocket upgrade", or building real-time applications with Bun.
metadata:
  version: "1.0.0"
license: MIT
---

# Bun WebSocket Server

Bun has built-in WebSocket support integrated with `Bun.serve()`.

## Quick Start

```typescript
const server = Bun.serve({
  fetch(req, server) {
    // Upgrade to WebSocket
    if (server.upgrade(req)) {
      return; // Upgraded successfully
    }
    return new Response("Not a WebSocket request", { status: 400 });
  },
  websocket: {
    open(ws) {
      console.log("Client connected");
    },
    message(ws, message) {
      console.log("Received:", message);
      ws.send(`Echo: ${message}`);
    },
    close(ws) {
      console.log("Client disconnected");
    },
  },
});

console.log(`WebSocket server running on ws://localhost:${server.port}`);
```

## WebSocket Handlers

```typescript
Bun.serve({
  fetch(req, server) {
    server.upgrade(req);
  },
  websocket: {
    // Client connected
    open(ws) {
      console.log("New connection");
    },

    // Message received
    message(ws, message) {
      // message is string | Buffer
      if (typeof message === "string") {
        console.log("Text:", message);
      } else {
        console.log("Binary:", message);
      }
    },

    // Connection closed
    close(ws, code, reason) {
      console.log(`Closed: ${code} - ${reason}`);
    },

    // Drain event (buffer flushed)
    drain(ws) {
      console.log("Buffer drained");
    },

    // Ping received
    ping(ws, data) {
      // Pong sent automatically
    },

    // Pong received
    pong(ws, data) {
      console.log("Pong received");
    },
  },
});
```

## Sending Messages

```typescript
websocket: {
  message(ws, message) {
    // Send text
    ws.send("Hello");

    // Send JSON
    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "greeting", data: "Hello" }));

    // Send binary
    ws.send(new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]));
    ws.send(Buffer.from("binary data"));

    // Send with compression
    ws.send("compressed message", true);

    // Check if buffer is full
    const bufferedAmount = ws.send("data");
    if (bufferedAmount > 1024 * 1024) {
      console.log("Buffer getting full");
    }
  },
}
```

## Attaching Data to Connections

```typescript
interface UserData {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  joinedAt: Date;
}

Bun.serve<UserData>({
  fetch(req, server) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);
    const userId = url.searchParams.get("userId");

    // Attach data during upgrade
    server.upgrade(req, {
      data: {
        id: userId,
````
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