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As of May 18, 2026
Hacker News mentions increased 58.5% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
Instructor
Structured output extraction from LLMs
AI InfrastructureFounded 2023#16 of 55 in AI Infrastructure
Updated May 29, 2026
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What is Instructor?
Instructor is a Python library that simplifies obtaining reliable structured output from Large Language Models. It allows developers to define output schemas using Pydantic, automatically handling validation, retries, and error handling, thereby enhancing the robustness of LLM-powered applications.
History
Research history
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Instructor: Hacker News mentions increased 58.5% over the last 30 days
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Instructor: Hacker News mentions increased 66.7% over the last 30 days
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Instructor: Hacker News mentions increased 56.8% over the last 30 days
1 metricLatest company data
Primary data point
Downloads
13.8M/30d
- npm
- 77.4K
- PyPI
- 13.7M
Tracked packages: npm @instructor-ai/instructor; PyPI instructor
▲ +12%npm + PyPI: Updated 1d ago
Other data points
Dependent projects
461
- npm
- 3
- PyPI
- 458
Projects depending on tracked packages: npm @instructor-ai/instructor; PyPI instructor
npm + PyPI: Updated 9h ago
GitHub stars
13.1K
Main repository stars
Updated 9h ago
Hacker News
59/30d
Position #8 in category discussion
Updated 9h ago
Repository health
Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.
Releases (30d)Source: GitHub release dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Published releases in the last 30 daysMethodology →
0
Repository usage
Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to Instructor.
Repos importingMetric: Public GitHub repos using company packagesSource: ecosyste.ms Packages APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Public GitHub dependency data only; private repos and direct API use outside those packages are not visible.Methodology →
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About Instructor
Instructor is a Python library that simplifies obtaining reliable structured output from Large Language Models. It allows developers to define output schemas using Pydantic, automatically handling validation, retries, and error handling, thereby enhancing the robustness of LLM-powered applications.
FounderJason Liu
Tracked packages (2)
1 npm, 1 PyPI
@instructor-ai/instructor
npmMain npm package@instructor-ai/instructor
Structured output extraction from LLMs
instructor
PyPIMain PyPI packageinstructor
Structured output extraction from LLMs