# ipld/ipld

This repo holds Website and Specs at https://ipld.io

Repository: https://github.com/ipld/ipld
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ipld
Homepage: https://ipld.io/
Language: Nunjucks
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T07:05:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3606, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1351, forks 174 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:28.282472+00:00)

## What it is
The IPLD (InterPlanetary Linked Data) project repository hosting specifications, documentation, and the website at ipld.io. IPLD defines standards and formats for content-addressed, hash-linked data structures that enable interoperability across decentralized protocols like IPFS, Git, and blockchains.

## Use cases
- learn how content-addressed data structures work
- read the IPLD data model and codec specifications
- build interoperable decentralized applications with hash-linked data
- traverse links across protocols like IPFS, Git, and Ethereum
- implement IPLD libraries in a new programming language
- understand how to reference IPFS content from smart contracts

## When to choose
- you need authoritative specs for content-addressable data formats
- you're building decentralized apps that must interoperate across protocols
- you want to learn or contribute to the IPLD ecosystem
- you need canonical documentation for codecs, schemas, and the data model

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable library rather than specs and docs (use language-specific IPLD libraries)
- your project has no need for content addressing or decentralized data structures
- you want a turnkey database or storage product

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, serialization, developer-tools
- domain: documentation, databases, developer-tools, blockchain, microservices
- platform: -
- tags: ipld, content-addressing, specs, website, data-models, multiformats, ipfs, decentralized-web, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ipld/ipld (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.282472+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 2026-08-30T04:42:13.080455+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ipld/ipld (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.282472+00:00, sha 4f838c40ff19)
  - homepage: https://ipld.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:00:54.512965+00:00, sha e7460253a54c)
  - site_page: https://ipld.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:00:54.515477+00:00, sha 01d6227d77a5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.