# tempoxyz/tempo

the blockchain for payments

Repository: https://github.com/tempoxyz/tempo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tempoxyz-tempo
Homepage: https://docs.tempo.xyz
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-09-03T00:54:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 87, longevity 32
- inputs: {"age_days": 457, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 6, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 93}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1016, forks 350 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:18.492832+00:00)

## What it is
Tempo is a Rust-based blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin payments, built on the Reth EVM execution SDK with sub-second finality via Simplex consensus. It provides TIP-20 stablecoin token standards, stablecoin-denominated gas, batched/scheduled transactions, compliance policy enforcement, and SDKs, a wallet CLI, an indexer API, and an MCP server for AI agents.

## Use cases
- accept stablecoin payments in my app
- issue my own stablecoin with compliance controls
- run a blockchain node for payments
- let AI agents make on-chain payments
- batch payroll or settlement payouts atomically
- pay blockchain gas fees in USD stablecoins
- query blockchain transaction data with SQL

## When to choose
- building payment infrastructure, fintech platforms, or PSPs that need high-throughput stablecoin transfers
- you need built-in compliance policies, transfer memos for reconciliation, and sub-millidollar fees
- you want EVM compatibility with payment-first features like fee sponsorship and scheduled payments
- you are building agentic payment flows (MPP) or AI-driven transactions

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose smart contract chain with a mature DeFi ecosystem
- you require non-USD stablecoin fee support today (on-chain FX is still coming soon)
- you want a fully decentralized, permissionless network with a long track record
- your project depends on established L1s/L2s with broader tooling and liquidity

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: blockchain, sdk, cli, mcp, api-framework, http-server, search-engine, cryptography
- domain: blockchain, fintech, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cross-platform, cli, self-hosted
- tags: stablecoin-payments, evm, tip20-token-standard, payment-lanes, fee-amm, agentic-payments, reth-sdk, simplex-consensus, compliance-policy-registry, passkey-authentication, indexer-api, wallet-cli, cryptocurrency, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- tempoxyz/tempo (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:18.492832+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 2026-08-30T07:11:41.953113+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tempoxyz/tempo (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:18.492832+00:00, sha 69eb68144d2a)
  - homepage: https://docs.tempo.xyz (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:17.987265+00:00, sha 7b0bf920ae0e)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:17.996472+00:00, sha 303136eaad89)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/quickstart/faucet (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:17.998514+00:00, sha 99fdd7067304)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/api/indexer-api (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:18.000265+00:00, sha ee0c611a6d9b)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/cli/wallet (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:18.002439+00:00, sha d48cca8b2f29)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/sdk (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:18.004262+00:00, sha e1306c8226b9)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/using-tempo-with-ai (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:18.005898+00:00, sha b3e770d4259c)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/quickstart/integrate-tempo (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:18.007558+00:00, sha 581eef6924e7)
  - site_page: https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/payments/accept-a-payment (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:18.009173+00:00, sha f3634049791a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.