# handshake-org/hsd

Handshake Daemon & Full Node

Repository: https://github.com/handshake-org/hsd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hsd
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-08-22T07:05:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 38, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3096, "days_push": 376, "days_rel": 428, "gap_med": 101.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2073, forks 305 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:10.561930+00:00)

## What it is
HSD is a full node implementation of the Handshake decentralized naming/cryptocurrency protocol, written in JavaScript for Node.js. It provides a blockchain daemon with a built-in wallet, bitcoind-style RPC and REST APIs, CLI tools, and an authoritative/recursive DNS resolver with optional native libunbound bindings.

## Use cases
- run a handshake full node
- resolve handshake TLD domains locally with DNSSEC
- manage an HNS wallet from the command line
- mine Handshake with CPU or pool
- query blockchain data via RPC or REST API
- serve as an authoritative nameserver for handshake names

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted Handshake node with wallet and DNS resolution
- you want programmatic access to the Handshake chain via RPC/REST
- you want to run a recursive resolver that resolves Handshake TLDs

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight SPV wallet only without running a full node
- you want a GUI wallet rather than a daemon and CLI
- you work with a different blockchain than Handshake

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, cli, networking, cryptography
- domain: blockchain, networking, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: handshake, hns, full-node, dns, blockchain-daemon, wallet, p2p, dnssec, mining, cryptocurrency, command-line, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- handshake-org/hsd (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.561930+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 2026-08-30T02:56:29.915099+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/handshake-org/hsd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.561930+00:00, sha 130f4c3c7f1f)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/hsd (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:57.060090+00:00, sha fb3fab7170de)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.