NDK
Nostr Development Kit, a client library with outbox-model support and its own documentation site.
How it started
Launched
· first publish of @nostr-dev-kit/ndk to the npm registry (0.0.4), about two weeks after the repository's initial commit · Source (opens in a new tab)
Where the name comes from
The README gives the expansion: 'NDK (Nostr Development Kit)'. · Source (opens in a new tab)
Why it was built
pablof7z, announcing v1.0: 'When I set out to write NDK my main goal was implementing the gossip protocol, now known as outbox model', so nostr apps would have decentralizing tendencies by default, transparent to the developer. · Source (opens in a new tab)
Milestones
NDK 1.0 released with the outbox model · Source (opens in a new tab)
OpenSats long-term support grant for pablof7z, naming NDK as core infrastructure · Source (opens in a new tab)
NDK 3.0.0 published to npm · Source (opens in a new tab)
Release history
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Status evidence
Checked 2026-10-04: the repository is not archived and its most recent public push was 2026-04-16. No published GitHub release was found; repository activity is the only development evidence recorded here. Active describes observed development, not availability, stability or security. The project website answered with HTTP 200 at this check. No founder, maintainer or creator is attributed: person-level role evidence was not verified for this record.
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