# ipfs/js-ipfs

IPFS implementation in JavaScript

Repository: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/js-ipfs
Homepage: https://js.ipfs.tech
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ipfs, js-ipfs, libp2p, javascript, peer-to-peer, p2p, ipld, decentralized, distributed, immutable
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-05-25T17:13:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4479, "days_push": 1196, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7395, forks 1205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:59.657621+00:00)

## What it is
A JavaScript implementation of the IPFS peer-to-peer protocol, usable as a library in Node.js and browsers or as a CLI daemon for adding and retrieving content-addressed files. The project is deprecated and superseded by Helia, with no further security fixes.

## Use cases
- run an IPFS node in JavaScript
- add and fetch files over IPFS from Node.js
- embed peer-to-peer content addressing in a browser app
- start a local IPFS daemon via CLI
- build decentralized apps with libp2p and IPLD

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use Helia instead
- needing security fixes or ongoing maintenance
- production deployments requiring long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: p2p, file-system, cli, http-client, http-server
- domain: microservices, developer-tools, files, networking
- platform: browser, cli, cross-platform
- tags: ipfs, libp2p, ipld, content-addressed-storage, decentralized-web, deprecated, superseded-by-helia, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- ipfs/js-ipfs (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.657621+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 2026-08-29T17:38:04.439804+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.657621+00:00, sha 6b369a3b3ee5)
  - homepage: https://js.ipfs.tech (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:41.403017+00:00, sha 7e2d3fbf9949)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.