# metaplex-foundation/metaplex

A directory of what the Metaplex Foundation works on!

Repository: https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/metaplex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/metaplex
Homepage: https://metaplex.com
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: nft, rust, js, solana, metaplex
Last push: 2024-08-06T10:50:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1918, "days_push": 757, "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 3352, forks 5955 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:57.857961+00:00)

## What it is
A directory of the Metaplex Foundation's projects for creating, managing, and trading digital assets like NFTs and fungible tokens on the Solana blockchain. It links to on-chain Rust programs, high-level SDKs for JavaScript, iOS, and Android, autogenerated client libraries, and CLI tools such as Sugar for Candy Machine launches.

## Use cases
- mint nfts on solana
- create and manage spl tokens with metadata
- launch an nft collection with candy machine
- build a decentralized nft marketplace with auction house
- interact with metaplex programs from javascript or mobile apps
- create compressed nfts at lower cost
- run a fair token sale on solana

## When to choose
- you are building an application that creates, mints, or trades NFTs or tokens on Solana
- you need official SDKs for JavaScript, iOS, or Android to talk to Metaplex on-chain programs
- you want a battle-tested protocol for NFT launches, marketplaces, or token metadata

## When to avoid
- you are working on a blockchain other than Solana
- you need a general-purpose crypto wallet or exchange rather than asset issuance and management tooling
- you only need a simple NFT viewer without on-chain program interaction

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, blockchain, cli, developer-tools
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: rust, cli, cross-platform
- tags: solana, nft, token-metadata, candy-machine, auction-house, spl-tokens, web3, tokenization, compressed-nfts, smart-contracts, cryptocurrency, nodejs, ios, android

## Member repositories
- metaplex-foundation/metaplex (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.857961+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 2026-08-29T18:40:57.328966+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/metaplex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.857961+00:00, sha 6032498a1c3f)
  - homepage: https://metaplex.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:25.923092+00:00, sha cb15c95e3ae7)
  - site_page: https://metaplex.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:25.932256+00:00, sha 873d5d6f5550)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/metaplex (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:25.934314+00:00, sha 6d9102488549)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.