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NEAR is dedicated to providing the best developer experience possible for building an open web. This mission is next to impossible to achieve without feedback and contributions from people like you. 🫡

Get involved! πŸ‘‰ please select one of the options above or contribute to one of the essential developer repositories listed below πŸ™


πŸ’¬ Support Channels​

If you’re new or unsure where to start, these are the main support channels to connect with the NEAR community. They are great entry points for general questions and discussions.

ChannelDescriptionLink
Telegram (Near Dev)NEAR Developers community chatJoin
DiscordPrimary discussion and support forum. Weekly Q&A sessions: Thursdays at 11 AM UTC & 6 PM UTC. Also accessible via near.chat.Join
X (Twitter)Official Twitter account for NEAR Protocol.Visit
ZulipTopic-based discussions for detailed conversations.Join
Developer HubCentralized developer resources for NEAR, including announcements, blog and discussions.Visit
Telegram (General)General discussions for anyone interested in NEAR Protocol.Join

The Telegram chats are organized into two groups to make it easier to navigate and find the right discussions:

Group 1: Telegram Folder (21 chats)​

Discover 21 NEAR-related in this Telegram groups folder, or explore and join individual chats below based on your interests.

#TopicChatLink
1GeneralNear DevJoin
2NEAR Protocol Community GroupJoin
3Tools & TechNEAR Tools Community GroupJoin
4NEAR Python Tooling CommunityJoin
5DevelopmentAurora DevJoin
6Bitte DevJoin
7NEAR Chain Abstraction Dev GroupJoin
8Social ProtocolNear Social (near.social)Join
9BOS VM Dev (near.social)Join
10Frontend DevelopmentBOS Decentralized FrontendsJoin
11Technical ResourcesNEAR Docs Community GroupJoin
12BOS Web Engine TestingJoin
13NEAR ValidatorsJoin
14Finance & DeFiNEAR DeFi FoundersJoin
15AnnouncementsNEAR DevHubJoin
16Indexing & DataNEAR Indexer Builder GroupJoin
17NEAR Data GuildJoin
18Wallets & StandardsNEAR Wallet Builder GroupJoin
19NEAR Contract Standards CommunityJoin
20NFTs & Creative TechNEAR NFT Builder GroupJoin
21Jutsu.ai - PublicJoin

Group 2: NearBuilders Only (15 chats)​

These community groups are part of the 31 chats from nearbuilders.com and do not overlap with the previous group. They offer great collaboration opportunities. Verify external links to stay safe.

#TopicChatLink
1GeneralNear DevHub HacksJoin
2AI & Advanced TopicsNEAR AI Builder GroupJoin
3NEAR Zero Knowledge Community GroupJoin
4DAO & CommunityNEAR DAO Builder GroupJoin
5Onboard DAOJoin
6Build DAOJoin
7NEAR Impact Collective 🌱Join
8Creatives DAO Builder GroupJoin
9Tools & TechNEAR Tools Community GroupJoin
10NEAR Python Tooling CommunityJoin
11NEAR x IBC (Cosmos)Join
12Gaming & NFTsNEAR Games CommunityJoin
13Bridging NFTs β‹ˆJoin
14NEAR Multitoken Standard DiscussionJoin
15PrivacyPrivacy on NEARJoin

πŸ“ Docs​

WebsiteDescriptionRepo
docs.near.orgNEAR Developer Documentationnear/docs
nomicon.ioNEAR Protocol Specification Documentationnear/neps
near-nodes.ioNEAR Node Documentation (Validator, RPC, Archival)near/node-docs

⛓️ Protocol​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
nearcoreReference implementation of NEAR Protocolnear/nearcoreLatest Release
NEPsNEAR Protocol Specifications and Standardsnear/nepsβž–

πŸš€ Decentralized Frontend Stack​

Create decentralized frontend components by storing it's source code on the blockchain 🀯.

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
πŸ‘‰ GATEWAY
near-discoverynear.org Gatewaynear/near-discoveryLatest Release
near.socialnear.social GatewayNearSocial/viewerβž–
near-discovery-componentsCore components / primitives for near.orgnear/near-discovery-componentsβž–
πŸ‘‰ EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT
VMB.O.S. Virtual Machinenearsocial/VMLatest Release
BWEB.O.S. Web Engine (WIP replacement for VM)near/bos-web-engineβž–
πŸ‘‰ DATABASE
B.O.S. DatabaseSmart contract hosting frontend source code & user datanearsocial/social-dbβž–

πŸ› οΈ Dev Tools​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
create-near-appEasy fullstack dApp deployment toolnear/create-near-appLatest Release
cargo-nearCargo extension for building smart contracts and ABI schemas on NEARnear/cargo-nearLatest Release
BOS VSCode Ext.VSCode extension for building B.O.S. componentsnear/near-vscodeLatest Release
BOS LoaderSimplifying multiple component local developmentnear/bos-loaderLatest Release

πŸ’» CLI​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
near-cli-rsRust based CLI for interacting w/ NEARnear/near-cli-rsLatest Release
BOS CLICLI for simplifying local development on BOSbos-cli-rs/bos-cli-rsLatest Release

πŸ”‘ Wallet / Auth​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
wallet-selectorWallet integration tool for NEARnear/wallet-selectorLatest Release
web3-onboardWallet integration tool for multichainblocknative/web3-onboardLatest Release
FastAuth SignerAuthenticate and sign transactions w/ FastAuthnear/fast-auth-signerβž–
mpc-recoveryCreate and restore accounts w/ OIDC protocolnear/mpc-recoveryβž–
iDOSDecentralized identity, storage, and verificationidos-network/idos-sdk-jsβž–

πŸ”Œ API​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
near-api-jsAPI tool for frontend & backend JS librariesnear/near-api-jsLatest Release

πŸ“ Smart Contracts​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
near-sdk-jsCreate smart contracts w/ JavaScriptnear/near-sdk-jsLatest Release
near-sdk-rsCreate smart contracts w/ Rustnear/near-sdk-rsLatest Release
KeypomCustomizable key creation for NFT/FT dropskeypom/keypomLatest Release

πŸ§ͺ Testing​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
workspaces-jsTesting sandbox written in JSnear/workspaces-jsLatest Release
workspaces-rsTesting sandbox written in Rustnear/workspaces-rsLatest Release

πŸ”Ž Blockchain Data Indexing​

NameDescriptionRepoLatest Release
QueryApiBuild custom indexers and query with GraphQL endpointsnear/queryapiβž–
near-lake-indexerBuilt on NEAR Indexer that stores JSON in AWS S3 bucketnear/near-lake-indexerLatest Release
near-lake-framework-rsStream blocks from NEAR Lake into your servernear/near-lake-framework-rsLatest Release
near-lake-framework-jsStream blocks from NEAR Lake into your servernear/near-lake-framework-jsβž–
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