ipfs/specs resource
Technical specifications for the IPFS protocol stack observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4193
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1238 stars · 249 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The official repository of technical specifications for the IPFS protocol stack and its subsystems, published at specs.ipfs.tech. It defines interoperable standards for content routing, data exchange, HTTP gateways, and data formats so independent implementations can work together.
Use cases
- implement an IPFS client that interoperates with other implementations
- understand how the IPFS Kademlia DHT routing works
- build an HTTP gateway for content-addressed data
- learn the Bitswap block exchange protocol
- propose a change to the IPFS protocol via the IPIP process
- check the lifecycle status of an IPFS subsystem spec
When to choose
- you are implementing or integrating with the IPFS protocol and need normative specifications
- you want to verify interoperability requirements for gateways, routing, or data formats
- you are researching peer-to-peer content-addressed networking design
When to avoid
- you need user documentation or tutorials for using IPFS rather than protocol specs
- you want ready-to-use IPFS software rather than standards documents
- you need a finalized, guaranteed-stable standard - most specs are still draft or reliable
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation p2p networking file-system networking microservices developer-tools documentation cross-platform ipfs specifications standards content-addressing peer-to-peer protocol-design
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ipfs/specs · fetched 2026-08-28 · d6725497f047
- homepage: https://specs.ipfs.tech · fetched 2026-08-29 · f24e52102fc4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ipfs/specs | main | 77 |
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