# markqvist/NomadNet

Communicate Freely

Repository: https://github.com/markqvist/NomadNet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nomadnet
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: mesh-networks, privacy, off-grid, lora, packet-radio, lxmf, reticulum, rns
Last push: 2026-05-28T17:27:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1947, "days_push": 97, "days_rel": 104, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2457, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:53.243326+00:00)

## What it is
Nomad Network is a Python terminal application for encrypted, off-grid mesh communication built on the Reticulum and LXMF protocols. It provides private messaging, distributed message stores, and a text-based browser for node-hosted pages over low-bandwidth mediums like LoRa and packet radio.

## Use cases
- send encrypted messages without internet access
- build a private mesh network over LoRa radios
- communicate off-grid during emergencies
- host pages and files on a mesh node
- chat over packet radio with forward secrecy
- run a daemon as a message store for offline users

## When to choose
- you need communication that works without IP networks or internet connectivity
- you want strong encryption and privacy with no signups or central authority
- you operate over extremely low-bandwidth links like 300bps radio
- you prefer a lightweight terminal client over a GUI

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical or mobile messaging client (consider Sideband instead)
- you need rich media like images or video in conversations
- you require integration with mainstream chat platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, cryptography, p2p, networking, cli, terminal-ui
- domain: privacy, networking, censorship-circumvention, self-hosted
- platform: windows, python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: mesh-networking, lora, packet-radio, reticulum, lxmf, off-grid, encrypted-messaging, messaging, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- markqvist/NomadNet (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.243326+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 2026-08-30T02:30:02.372367+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/markqvist/NomadNet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.243326+00:00, sha 1cc2f3a460eb)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/nomadnet/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:11:26.091357+00:00, sha d0de13aa83dd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.