# nymtech/nym

Nym provides strong network-level privacy against sophisticated end-to-end attackers, and anonymous transactions using blinded, re-randomizable, decentralized credentials.

Repository: https://github.com/nymtech/nym
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nym
Homepage: https://nym.com
Language: Rust
License Family: other
Topics: decentralized, mixnet, rust, rust-lang, zero-knowledge, mixnets, midnightntwrk
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:00:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2430, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 60}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1912, forks 280 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:53.429330+00:00)

## What it is
Nym is a decentralized privacy platform built in Rust, centered on a mixnet that shuffles Sphinx packets to protect network-level metadata, plus anonymous transactions via blinded, re-randomizable zero-knowledge credentials. It ships node software (nym-node), client SDKs, SOCKS5/WebSocket clients, a Tauri desktop wallet, and powers NymVPN, a decentralized VPN with dVPN and 5-hop mixnet modes.

## Use cases
- run a mix node or gateway on the nym network
- route application traffic through a metadata-protecting mixnet
- build apps that send anonymous messages via the mixnet sdk
- use a decentralized vpn resistant to censorship and surveillance
- make http requests anonymously through the mixnet with mix-fetch
- make anonymous payments with decentralized credentials
- proxy existing apps through a socks5 mixnet client

## When to choose
- you need metadata protection against network-level end-to-end attackers, not just payload encryption
- you want a decentralized, permissionless alternative to traditional VPNs
- you're building privacy-preserving messaging or transaction apps in Rust or TypeScript
- you want to earn incentives by operating privacy infrastructure

## When to avoid
- you need maximum throughput or low latency - mixnet hopping adds significant delay
- you just need a simple fast VPN for streaming - the dVPN mode or a conventional VPN is simpler
- you need a mature, widely audited codebase - the license field is unspecified and the ecosystem is still evolving

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: privacy, networking, vpn, cryptography, proxy, sdk, cli, p2p
- domain: privacy, security, networking, censorship-circumvention, blockchain, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cross-platform, windows, self-hosted, cli
- tags: mixnet, mixnode, sphinx-packets, zero-knowledge-credentials, decentralized-vpn, anonymous-transactions, metadata-protection, nymvpn, tauri-wallet, onion-routing-alternative, cryptocurrency, linux, macos, desktop, tauri

## Member repositories
- nymtech/nym (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.429330+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 2026-08-30T03:10:39.344587+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nymtech/nym (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.429330+00:00, sha df1feaed3bc0)
  - homepage: https://nym.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:56.083373+00:00, sha a33a3cc3cb14)
  - site_page: https://nym.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:56.094778+00:00, sha de12fbb17efe)
  - site_page: https://nym.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:56.096404+00:00, sha f5338ce93a8d)
  - site_page: https://nym.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:56.092800+00:00, sha 43293db9bb56)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.