# filecoin-project/venus

Filecoin Full Node Implementation in Go

Repository: https://github.com/filecoin-project/venus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/venus
Homepage: https://venus.filecoin.io
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: filecoin, venus, lotus
Last push: 2026-07-30T02:54:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3193, "days_push": 34, "days_rel": 107, "gap_med": 90.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- 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 2054, forks 492 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.758552+00:00)

## What it is
Venus is a Go implementation of the Filecoin distributed storage network, providing a full node and a modular collection of services for chain sync, storage deals, and mining. It offers a distributed chain-service architecture designed for storage providers to scale with high availability.

## Use cases
- run a Filecoin full node
- participate in the Filecoin network as a storage provider
- operate a distributed Filecoin mining pool
- sync and verify the Filecoin blockchain
- manage Filecoin storage deals
- build Filecoin infrastructure with a modular chain service

## When to choose
- you need a scalable, distributed Filecoin node architecture for a storage pool
- you want an alternative to Lotus with separated chain and sealing services
- you operate storage providers that require high-availability chain access
- you prefer a Go-based Filecoin implementation

## When to avoid
- you need a simple single-binary Filecoin node for casual use
- you want a non-Filecoin blockchain
- you are not prepared to run multiple coordinated Venus modules
- you need a client in a language other than Go

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: blockchain, networking, cli, cryptography, file-system
- domain: blockchain, microservices, infrastructure-as-code, cloud-computing
- platform: go, cli, self-hosted
- tags: filecoin, blockchain-node, storage-network, chain-service, storage-provider, web3, ipfs-ecosystem, mining, cryptocurrency, linux

## Member repositories
- filecoin-project/venus (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.758552+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 2026-08-30T02:57:17.950669+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/filecoin-project/venus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.758552+00:00, sha 6030c992b0cb)
  - homepage: https://venus.filecoin.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:35.100676+00:00, sha 865fc4257b02)
  - site_page: https://venus.filecoin.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:35.109530+00:00, sha 9f8ee6566a01)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.