# anoma/anoma

Reference implementation of Anoma

Repository: https://github.com/anoma/anoma
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/anoma
Homepage: https://anoma.net
Language: Elixir
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cryptography, blockchain, protocol, consensus, distributed-systems, p2p, elixir, erlang, operating-system
Last push: 2026-06-15T14:56:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2038, "days_push": 79, "days_rel": 192, "gap_med": 24, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 33637, forks 4113 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:58.391167+00:00)

## What it is
Anoma is the reference implementation of the Anoma protocol, a distributed operating system that abstracts existing blockchains into configurable resources with native privacy, intents, and cross-chain interoperability. It is written primarily in Elixir (with Rust components) and provides a node implementing the Anoma Resource Machine and its novel consensus system.

## Use cases
- run an Anoma node to interact with the Anoma network
- build privacy-preserving cross-chain payment applications
- develop intent-based blockchain apps that work on any chain
- experiment with the Anoma Resource Machine virtual machine
- research novel blockchain consensus and resource-based execution models
- build an app SDK on top of a unified multi-chain interface

## When to choose
- you want to run or develop against the Anoma protocol and its node software
- you need cross-chain interoperability with built-in privacy and intents
- you are researching resource-based blockchain architectures or novel consensus designs
- you want to build once and deploy across Ethereum, Solana, and other chains

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, battle-tested blockchain stack for a mainnet deployment today
- you want a conventional smart-contract platform like Ethereum or Solana rather than an experimental protocol
- your team is not comfortable with Elixir/Erlang and Rust codebases
- you need extensive user and developer documentation, which is still incomplete

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: blockchain, cryptography, p2p, networking, concurrency, rpc, security
- domain: blockchain, microservices, privacy, security, fintech
- platform: windows, elixir, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: blockchain-protocol, distributed-operating-system, resource-machine, intents, privacy-preserving, consensus, interoperability, elixir, erlang, cryptocurrency, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- anoma/anoma (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:58.391167+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:28:09.538115+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/anoma/anoma (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:58.391167+00:00, sha 3a02048608c9)
  - homepage: https://anoma.net (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:37.570823+00:00, sha 34b0e4ac57de)
  - site_page: https://docs.anoma.net (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:37.573503+00:00, sha 78bddc62d11b)
  - site_page: https://anoma.net/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:37.575465+00:00, sha a0ccbcd23d05)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.