near/nearcore
Reference client for NEAR Protocol observed · 2026-10-12
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 93
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 18.0
- age_days: 2940
- days_rel: 47
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 33
Adoption not part of the score
2618 stars · 799 forks observed · 2026-10-12
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
nearcore is the reference client implementation of the NEAR Protocol, a sharded proof-of-stake blockchain written in Rust. It runs full nodes and validators that execute smart contracts compiled to WebAssembly and maintain the NEAR network's state.
Use cases
- run a NEAR Protocol node
- operate a validator for the NEAR blockchain
- sync a full archive node for NEAR
- develop and test NEAR protocol changes
- host an RPC endpoint for NEAR dApps
- execute WebAssembly smart contracts on NEAR
When to choose
- you need to run or validate on the NEAR network
- you're contributing to NEAR Protocol core development
- you need a self-hosted NEAR RPC node instead of third-party providers
- you're building infrastructure or tooling that requires direct node access
When to avoid
- you just want to write smart contracts (use near-sdk-rs or near-sdk-js instead)
- you want to interact with NEAR from a frontend (use near-api-js)
- you're building on a different blockchain
- you need a lightweight wallet rather than a full node
Facets
application · maturity active
interpreter wasm networking cryptography rpc database blockchain microservices developer-tools rust cross-platform near-protocol blockchain-node smart-contracts sharding validator reference-client cryptocurrency linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/near/nearcore · fetched 2026-10-12 · e73d654aa3c7
- homepage: https://near.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · f58c88eba5d5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| near/nearcore | main | 97 |
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