Bunqueue Framework Integrations: Hono & Elysia for Bun

Integrate bunqueue with AI agents and modern Bun-native frameworks.

AI Agent Integrations (MCP)

bunqueue ships with a native MCP server — AI agents get full queue control out of the box.

Client	Setup	Guide
Claude Code	claude mcp add bunqueue -- bunx bunqueue-mcp	MCP Server
Claude Desktop	Add to claude_desktop_config.json	MCP Server
Cursor	Add to MCP settings	MCP Server
Windsurf	Add to MCP settings	MCP Server
Any MCP client	bunx bunqueue-mcp (stdio transport)	MCP Server

73 tools, 5 resources, 3 prompts. Agents can add jobs, manage crons, retry failures, set rate limits, register HTTP handlers, and monitor everything.

Web Frameworks

Embedded Mode Required

All framework integrations use embedded: true for in-process queues. Without it, bunqueue tries to connect to a TCP server.

Framework	Description	Guide
Hono	Ultrafast web framework for the Edge	Hono Integration
Elysia	Ergonomic framework with end-to-end type safety	Elysia Integration

Quick Comparison

Feature	Hono	Elysia
Type Safety	Manual typing	Built-in with t schema
Middleware	Function-based	Plugin-based
Validation	External libraries	Native with t.Object()
WebSocket	Via adapters	Built-in
Performance	Excellent	Excellent

Best Practices

Project Structure

src/
├── api/
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── emails.ts
│   │   └── reports.ts
│   └── index.ts
├── queues/
│   ├── definitions.ts    # Queue instances
│   └── index.ts
├── workers/
│   ├── email.worker.ts
│   ├── report.worker.ts
│   └── index.ts
└── index.ts              # Entry point

Queue Definitions

queues/definitions.ts

import { Queue } from 'bunqueue/client';

export const queues = {
  emails: new Queue('emails', {
    embedded: true,
    defaultJobOptions: {
      attempts: 3,
      backoff: 5000,
      removeOnComplete: true,
    },
  }),
  reports: new Queue('reports', {
    embedded: true,
    defaultJobOptions: {
      timeout: 300000,
    },
  }),
  notifications: new Queue('notifications', {
    embedded: true,
    defaultJobOptions: {
      attempts: 5,
      backoff: 1000,
    },
  }),
} as const;

export type QueueName = keyof typeof queues;

Graceful Shutdown

import { shutdownManager } from 'bunqueue/client';
import { queues } from './queues';
import { workers } from './workers';

async function shutdown() {
  console.log('Shutting down...');

  // Stop accepting new jobs
  for (const worker of Object.values(workers)) {
    worker.pause();
  }

  // Wait for active jobs to complete
  await Promise.all(
    Object.values(workers).map((w) => w.close())
  );

  // Close queue connections
  await Promise.all(
    Object.values(queues).map((q) => q.close())
  );

  // Shutdown the embedded manager
  shutdownManager();

  console.log('Shutdown complete');
  process.exit(0);
}

process.on('SIGINT', shutdown);
process.on('SIGTERM', shutdown);

Next Steps

• MCP Server - Full AI agent integration guide
• Hono Integration - Complete guide with examples
• Elysia Integration - Production-ready REST API example with tests