# IntersectMBO/cardano-node

The core component that is used to participate in a Cardano decentralised blockchain.

Repository: https://github.com/IntersectMBO/cardano-node
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cardano-node
Homepage: https://cardano.org
Language: Haskell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:32:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 82, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2659, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 120, "gap_med": 26, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3176, forks 753 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:47.628195+00:00)

## What it is
The core Cardano full-node executable that integrates the ledger, consensus (Ouroboros), and networking layers to participate in the Cardano decentralized blockchain. It is written in Haskell and can also be consumed as a set of Haskell library packages via CHaP.

## Use cases
- run a cardano full node
- operate a stake pool
- validate blocks on the cardano network
- relay node for cardano network
- interact with the cardano blockchain locally
- build haskell applications on cardano node libraries

## When to choose
- you need to run your own trustless Cardano node or stake pool
- you want to validate blocks and participate in consensus directly
- you need the canonical, up-to-date node implementation maintained by IntersectMBO
- you are building Haskell tooling on top of Cardano node packages

## When to avoid
- you only need wallet or dApp functionality without running infrastructure
- you want a lightweight API/indexer instead of a full node
- you are not comfortable operating Haskell-based server software with significant resource requirements

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: blockchain, networking, cryptography, cli, monitoring, configuration-management
- domain: blockchain, microservices, networking, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: cardano, ouroboros, proof-of-stake, stake-pool, haskell, full-node, ada, blockchain-node, cryptocurrency, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- IntersectMBO/cardano-node (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.628195+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 2026-08-29T18:45:24.619590+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/IntersectMBO/cardano-node (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.628195+00:00, sha 4c16c915afa3)
  - homepage: https://cardano.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:28.719777+00:00, sha 8d0c95714690)
  - site_page: https://cardano.org/docs/communities (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:28.729003+00:00, sha 7c399cf87aad)
  - site_page: https://cardano.org/docs/get-involved (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:28.731065+00:00, sha 193516190501)
  - site_page: https://developers.cardano.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:28.733007+00:00, sha 0fb7d959eb13)
  - site_page: https://cardano.org/ouroboros (fetched 2026-08-29T09:39:28.734766+00:00, sha 333900207ada)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.