# lens-protocol/core

The Lens Protocol

Repository: https://github.com/lens-protocol/core
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lens-protocol-core
Homepage: https://lens.xyz/
Language: Solidity
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-09-18T10:33:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 42/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 42, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1681, "days_push": 349, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2837, forks 878 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.606918+00:00)

## What it is
Lens Protocol is a decentralized, non-custodial social graph built as a set of Solidity smart contracts, enabling on-chain social interactions like following, posting, and collecting with community ownership of social graphs. It forms the core protocol of the broader Lens ecosystem, which includes Lens Chain (a ZKsync-based Layer 2) and modular social primitives such as Groups, Feeds, Graphs, and Usernames.

## Use cases
- build a decentralized social media app where users own their social graph
- create on-chain follow and follower relationships as NFTs
- implement composable social feeds and monetization for creators
- develop a SocialFi application with on-chain identity and usernames
- integrate decentralized social primitives into an existing web3 dapp
- build access-controlled communities using on-chain group rules

## When to choose
- you are building a web3 social application and want users to own their social graph
- you need composable, on-chain social primitives like graphs, feeds, and usernames
- you want censorship-resistant social interactions secured by Ethereum
- you are developing on Lens Chain or the EVM ecosystem in Solidity

## When to avoid
- you need a traditional web2 social network without blockchain overhead
- your project cannot tolerate smart contract gas costs and on-chain constraints
- you require fully centralized control over user data and moderation
- you are not building in the Ethereum/EVM ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: blockchain, sdk, security
- domain: blockchain, social-media, web-development
- platform: -
- tags: social-graph, web3, socialfi, decentralized-social, nft, smart-contracts, onchain-identity, cryptocurrency, ethereum, solidity, web

## Member repositories
- lens-protocol/core (main) score 42

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.606918+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 2026-08-30T07:37:29.512930+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lens-protocol/core (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.606918+00:00, sha 7618c6d2e97f)
  - homepage: https://lens.xyz/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:01.789224+00:00, sha f0db793833d3)
  - site_page: https://lens.xyz/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:01.792373+00:00, sha 0a52fe42f9c9)
  - site_page: https://lens.xyz/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:01.794499+00:00, sha e18f697494e9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.