The highly optimized Kotekan framework processes streaming data. Written in a combination of C/C++, it is primarily designed for use on radio telescopes and was originally developed for the CHIME project. It is similar to radio projects such as GNUradio (ascl:2504.029) or Bifrost (ascl:1711.021), though has a greater focus on efficiency and throughput. Kotekan is conceptually straightforward: data is carried through the system in a series of ring buffer objects, which are connected by processing blocks which manipulate the data, and optional metadata structures can be passed alongside the streaming data.