ethereum/yellowpaper resource
The "Yellow Paper": Ethereum's formal specification observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
36/100
- Activity 8
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4536
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 553
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1715 stars · 534 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The Ethereum Yellow Paper, a formal mathematical specification of the Ethereum protocol originally written by Gavin Wood in LaTeX. It is a free-culture document (CC-BY-SA 4.0) compiled to PDF, currently outdated as of the Shanghai upgrade.
Use cases
- understand the formal definition of the Ethereum protocol
- read the mathematical specification of Ethereum's execution layer
- study how Ethereum's state transition and virtual machine are formally defined
- contribute corrections or updates to the Ethereum specification
- reference protocol details up to the Shanghai upgrade
When to choose
- you need the canonical formal/mathematical specification of Ethereum's protocol
- you are researching or implementing Ethereum protocol internals
- you want to study the formal definitions of the EVM and state transitions
When to avoid
- you need an up-to-date specification covering the Cancun or later upgrades
- you want an executable or testable specification rather than a mathematical paper
- you need beginner-friendly documentation rather than formal notation
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
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1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ethereum/yellowpaper · fetched 2026-08-28 · 704b5cd0ae15
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ethereum/yellowpaper | main | 36 |
For agents
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